panzade wrote:Agreed Tico....but let me ask you something. As a well spoken proponent of the right and the military. How can you condone the absolute incompetence that has been the modus operandi of the administration in military matters?
Why doesn't the right question this abysmal record since 9/11? Even the Chiefs of Staff have shown their abhorrance of the ineptness of Rummy and the rest of the handlers. Am I being too pessimistic here?
Yes, I believe you are. But that could just be the partisan in you.
In military matters I believe we've kicked a** and taken names. Following the end of major combat operations, the insurgency collected itself into highly populated civilian areas, making it difficult to blow them away. As someone posted earlier (I think on this thread) the US military puts itself in danger, and takes extraordinary risks to avoid casualties to non-combatants. So, I take issue with your premise that there has been "absolute incompetence" in the "military matters." Ask members of the military whether there has been incompetence.
Has it been perfect. No, it has not. It is not expected to be. It is "war" after all. If one constantly and solely reads the NYT and other MSM (read "liberal), one will only be spoonfed the doom and gloom of what is going on in the war. That is the news that is sought to be printed. It isn't very salacious or interesting, nor does it sell newspapers, to print articles that show the positive things that are going on in Iraq. Nor is it advantageous for the NYT (and others) to do so, since that would be contrary to their political leanings.
So, it is very difficult to get a good picture of what is going on over there. But I don't accept your characterization that it is fraught with "absolute incompetence."
