.“The Enemy Has a Vote”
"Tucked deep within the recesses of the New York Times today are a couple of opinions that one doesn’t get to hear too often from Americans involved in the Iraq effort. Commenting on President Obama’s withdrawal timetables…
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Others, like Capt. Craig A. Giancaterino, the commander of the 287th Military Police Company from Fort Riley, Kan., said they were concerned that a deadline for withdrawal was a horizon for the insurgency, too.These points are theoretically compelling, but practically invalid at this point. The war is over. The insurgency is dead. The insurgents and militias won’t come back to life. And U.S. troops will have to leave far ahead of Obama’s stated schedule."
“It’s our own worst enemy,” he said. “You’re setting a target for the enemy to wait us out.”
Col. Burt K. Thompson, the commander of the First Stryker Combat Brigade, said more than once in an interview in his headquarters that “the enemy has a vote,” suggesting that even the president could be forced to adapt his well-laid plans.
“I don’t think the war is over,” he said. “We’ve thwarted the main objective of the insurgency, but the enemy has a vote, and the moment you let your guard down, something bad will happen.”
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posted by madtom at 11:30 PM
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You ask a commander in the field if the war is over? What the hell do you expect him to say? He better be thinking it isn't over-- If one of my kids were serving in his unit, I'd insist on it! Having said that, it's as over as it's ever gonna be. If Iraqis can't get their shit together in a sustainable way in the next year with a little less help--- fuck 'em!
Some people do not agree, some say the war will fire up again, and others seem to think the Iraqis will invite us to stay longer. Either of which could be true, or come true.
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