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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:07 PM Original message |
Why generals won't ask for more troops |
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bballny (456 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Risk |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I disagree. I think Risk is exactly where they learned geopolitics |
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bballny (456 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Risk does tell you what is needed |
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Ysolde (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's actually a VERY scary idea. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I rather despise the US officer corps |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. at the beginning of the occupation Many officers quit the military |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I recall some headlines like that from early in the Iraq war |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Not necessarily. |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I seem to recall some general speaking out against Clinton |
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wli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. "He was not elected" ... "He was appointed by God." |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Like I said, there are a few out there - |
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wli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I wouldn't mind hearing of the AF Academy stuff |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I don't have the links |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Generals ask for more troops-they kiss their careers goodbye! |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's the problem |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. The word "troops" might need to be parsed here. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Tom "Enron" White wasn't exactly a hero in this |
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realFedUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I thought they were just buying them these days.... |
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greekspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. Read this in the Democrat...Big Brother is alive and well |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Never, God willing. |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. But, Bush may drag us to a point... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. The line up to castrate GWB |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. 1700+ US. reservist's in Iraq are aged 50 and over. |
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Ce qui la baise (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. Great article thanks |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-05 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. Heard last few minutes of Bill "Bet It" Bennett's show today,he's pushing |
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