Posted by
flagwaver on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:41:49 PM
With the installation of General David Petraeus as the new commander of US forces in Iraq, and the President's decision to go ahead with his 'surge' in Iraq, I believe we have come to a critical point in this war. President Bush has rejected, some would say too late, the minimalist philosophy of Donald Rumsfeld and has adopted a modified version of the famed "Powell Doctrine". With the influx of troops in and around Baghdad we may finally be getting down to business.
There are many different ideas in conservative circles about how this war should have been fought, whether the tactics have been the right ones, and whether we have had the correct strategy in Iraq to win. The beauty of our debate, though, has been that at the heart of it all has been the desire to achieve a victory. We have long since stopped arguing about the causes and justifications for war and have instead spent our time trying to figure out how to succeed; you see, we know the stakes and realize the true importance of the mission at hand.
Contrast that to the endless "debate" among the Democrats about things that cannot be changed. They waste valuable time and resources jawjacking about why went into Iraq, and they all like to claim they were mislead in some way. And off course the media allows them to get away with that foolishness because they are just as invested in the defeat of President Bush and his policies as the Democrat Party.
But I think, and hope, that the President has come up with a plan that will work. We have tried the minimalist approach with varying degrees of success, now we'll try a different approach. I believe that if we build up the number of troops and unite their hands, we can make a big move towards ending some of the conflict in and around Baghdad. It is also nice to see the protective mantle being lifted from Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Militia making them fair game. If we crush them I believe that will go a long way towards pacifying a large part of the city.
So to General Petraeus and the men under his command I wish them godspeed, and give 'em hell! You have our prayers and our support, no matter what!