Comments on: Patience, Sacrifice, and Resolve http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/ This We'll Defend Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:29:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Nephi http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-69793 Nephi Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:28:00 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-69793 I am left-of-Hillary liberal and have no admiration for Bush or his merry band of cronies, and I certainly do not trust anything that comes from his mouth personally or through the likes of Tony Snow. That said, I hope this latest "plan" succeeds; notwithstanding, however, I think it too little, too late. I am left-of-Hillary liberal and have no admiration for Bush or his merry band of cronies, and I certainly do not trust anything that comes from his mouth personally or through the likes of Tony Snow. That said, I hope this latest “plan” succeeds; notwithstanding, however, I think it too little, too late.

]]> By: MisoSoup http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-69065 MisoSoup Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:28:31 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-69065 Except one thing everyone keeps forgetting - even though he claims his plan is not open-ended he set no timetables, no benchmarks, nothing to hold the Iraqi's accountable for fullfilling their end of the bargin. Another thing people seems to forget are the retired AND active-duty generals see this plan as flawed. They all say there is no military solution to what is clearly a political problem. Even if we were to make a dent in the situation, some generals are saying it would take 100,000+ more troops to do so. Hell, as long as the Haliburtons, Bechtels and the rest of them are using tax payer dollars to to invest in their ventures over there, its all good, right? I mean american blood for corporate dollars, why not? Except one thing everyone keeps forgetting - even though he claims his plan is not open-ended he set no timetables, no benchmarks, nothing to hold the Iraqi’s accountable for fullfilling their end of the bargin.
Another thing people seems to forget are the retired AND active-duty generals see this plan as flawed. They all say there is no military solution to what is clearly a political problem. Even if we were to make a dent in the situation, some generals are saying it would take 100,000+ more troops to do so.

Hell, as long as the Haliburtons, Bechtels and the rest of them are using tax payer dollars to to invest in their ventures over there, its all good, right? I mean american blood for corporate dollars, why not?

]]> By: gypsy http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-68063 gypsy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:48:24 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-68063 Been waiting for your insight and you didn't disappoint. The President is doing what he knows is right to protect us and the polls be darned. When I look at him it's like I see the weight of the free world on his shoulders...and it is. Heavy burden...and MissBirdLegs is right, pray for him too. It's beyond disgusting to me that the left, in their zeal to make the President wrong no matter what he does, is willing to see us withdraw vice doing what is right when it comes to security and our Troops. Been waiting for your insight and you didn’t disappoint. The President is doing what he knows is right to protect us and the polls be darned. When I look at him it’s like I see the weight of the free world on his shoulders…and it is. Heavy burden…and MissBirdLegs is right, pray for him too.

It’s beyond disgusting to me that the left, in their zeal to make the President wrong no matter what he does, is willing to see us withdraw vice doing what is right when it comes to security and our Troops.

]]> By: Papa Ray http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-68017 Papa Ray Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:27:00 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2007/01/14/patience-sacrifice-and-resolve/#comment-68017 I'm trying really hard to be hopeful. But the track record of the Iraqi government is nothing to hang my hopes on. Sure they might have had a "come to Jesus" meeting with Bush and others, but I think that most of them are too corrupted, tribal and just plain ignorant to try to make their Nation work in the way that we would hope for. I hope I'm wrong. Meanwhile, the politicians that we call our own, are being <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/162waviy.asp" rel="nofollow">Boneless Wonders</a> and some are even planning ways to cut funding to our Military. It makes me sick, as that is what happened back when in Nam. I had to stand by and watch millions of people suffer for our stupidity. I don't know if I can stand to do it again. Continue the Mission. Papa Ray West Texas USA I’m trying really hard to be hopeful. But the track record of the Iraqi government is nothing to hang my hopes on. Sure they might have had a “come to Jesus” meeting with Bush and others, but I think that most of them are too corrupted, tribal and just plain ignorant to try to make their Nation work in the way that we would hope for.

I hope I’m wrong.

Meanwhile, the politicians that we call our own, are being Boneless Wonders and some are even planning ways to cut funding to our Military. It makes me sick, as that is what happened back when in Nam. I had to stand by and watch millions of people suffer for our stupidity.

I don’t know if I can stand to do it again.

Continue the Mission.

Papa Ray
West Texas
USA

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