Reply #36: Who will stuff it this time? [View All]

[zipplewrath]

That's the question. You claim how successful he was at a rapid draw down in Iraq as a basis for have optimisim in his command in Afghanistan. But if there is no one to stuff a withdrawl plan down his throat there, like there was in Iraq, where is the basis for your optimism?

I have no problem with hope. I've been guilty repeatedly of having it. The problem becomes when "hope" is just a euphamism for "kidding yourself". Given half a chance, Patreaus would still be hip deep in Iraq. He's now being given half a chance in Afghanistan.