Utterly Meaningless

Did you see the letter from the soldier stationed over there in today’s Best of the Web? (opinio...m/best)

1. I think his analysis of the problem is spot on.
2. His solution will never fly.

3-4x increase in troop level? Him and what army? We don’t have those kinds of numbers available. Never get there short of a draft, and no politician would dare propose one in this climate. The Dems would hold both houses for decades.

The alternatives in the real world are stay the course and watch 2 or 3 American soldiers and dozens of Iraqis die each day with no end in sight or get out since our presence only helps to fuel the fighting. Bush/Cheney want the former, obviously hoping for “victory” somewhere years down the road. Of course what “victory” means is never articulated.

I’d be willing to support staying IF somebody had an achievable plan for achieving stability in Iraq. I don’t think that plan exists though, so I’m more and more leaning to a slow draw down in troop levels.

I don’t think us there is a huge factor in the fighting anymore though. They are mostly killing each other, based on 1500 year old grievances. We are just a sideshow at this point.