Thank you for your letter dated March 28, 2008 replying to my previous correspondence.
My doubts concerning General Petraeus’s analysis are caused by what I consider military blunders of the past and the “retirement” of all generals with different conclusions than the administration’s. If General Petraeus came to different conclusions he too would “retire.” General Tommy Franks should have been court-martialed instead of praised due to his logistical blunders. He led his troops into a trap. He forgot the rule; never leave an enemy behind, alive. How many leaders lead their troops into battle and during the fighting leave to return to their homes while the men who followed them continue to die?
During, what we refer to as our Revolutionary war, General George Washington defeated the best trained army in the world with little assistance from congress, state legislatures, and less than 1/3rd of the citizenry. He did so with a comparatively small group of dedicated soldier-citizens.
I have no doubts you believe you observe improvements in Iraq but how permanent are they? We have set “our friend” Saudi Arabia at risk. As a Sunni country, because of our lack of planning, they have to deal with Shia Iran and Shia Iraq.
The bad guys in Iraq just have to stop fighting, we will consider ourselves successful and we will either reduce our troop level or leave or both. Improvements can only be counted after the United States has left the area. Until we remove our military from the area the threat will continue.
We did not learn from Viet Nam and we have not learned from our experience in Iraq. Victory requires total destruction of the enemy and as with Germany and Japan, complete and unconditional surrender.
The enemy is not crazy. It is easy to poison our water sources but they have chosen to not do so. Anthrax is easy to dispense but again they have chosen not to do so. Twenty-four suicide bombers within the borders of the United States detonating one an hour for 24 hours at various locations across the United States would bring this country to its collective knees. With two or three on Wall Street, the financial world would collapse. The enemy has chosen to not do so. They have one goal and until we are willing to kill as they kill we cannot change their mind. They want us out of the Middle East. Very simple.
The United States should live and let live. We are not the world’s police. Our reputation should be as a friend we are a good friend. As an enemy Hell would be a nicer place to be in than in our path.
In our futile attempt to help the 8-year-old Iraqi child we are saddling the 8-year-old American child with trillions of dollars of debt. The 8-year-old Iraqi child will grow to hate the 8-year-old American child after all he/she is Shia/Sunni the 8-yar-old American child is not. The Iraqi child will grow to hate the American child. No Iraqi, no matter the age, is worth our time or our blood.
When we send our troops to war those left behind should "feel" the war. A draft should be initiated to include men and women up to age forty-five years. Rationing should be implemented and we should pay as we go. In that way we will not be attacking sovereign countries unless the people want to. What President Bush has done has left him and leaders of congress open to charges of committing war crimes. He has invaded a sovereign country; removed the legally elected/appointed government; destroyed the infra-structure; turned members of government over to their enemies to be executed.
I believe President Bush is eligible for 10-years of Secret Service protection. He just may have a problem. A decisive and complete victory may be his only hope for a peaceful retirement.
I hope you and General Petraeus are right but I do not believe you are. Only time will tell and no one over 25-years-old is young enough to see it.
My doubts concerning General Petraeus’s analysis are caused by what I consider military blunders of the past and the “retirement” of all generals with different conclusions than the administration’s. If General Petraeus came to different conclusions he too would “retire.” General Tommy Franks should have been court-martialed instead of praised due to his logistical blunders. He led his troops into a trap. He forgot the rule; never leave an enemy behind, alive. How many leaders lead their troops into battle and during the fighting leave to return to their homes while the men who followed them continue to die?
During, what we refer to as our Revolutionary war, General George Washington defeated the best trained army in the world with little assistance from congress, state legislatures, and less than 1/3rd of the citizenry. He did so with a comparatively small group of dedicated soldier-citizens.
I have no doubts you believe you observe improvements in Iraq but how permanent are they? We have set “our friend” Saudi Arabia at risk. As a Sunni country, because of our lack of planning, they have to deal with Shia Iran and Shia Iraq.
The bad guys in Iraq just have to stop fighting, we will consider ourselves successful and we will either reduce our troop level or leave or both. Improvements can only be counted after the United States has left the area. Until we remove our military from the area the threat will continue.
We did not learn from Viet Nam and we have not learned from our experience in Iraq. Victory requires total destruction of the enemy and as with Germany and Japan, complete and unconditional surrender.
The enemy is not crazy. It is easy to poison our water sources but they have chosen to not do so. Anthrax is easy to dispense but again they have chosen not to do so. Twenty-four suicide bombers within the borders of the United States detonating one an hour for 24 hours at various locations across the United States would bring this country to its collective knees. With two or three on Wall Street, the financial world would collapse. The enemy has chosen to not do so. They have one goal and until we are willing to kill as they kill we cannot change their mind. They want us out of the Middle East. Very simple.
The United States should live and let live. We are not the world’s police. Our reputation should be as a friend we are a good friend. As an enemy Hell would be a nicer place to be in than in our path.
In our futile attempt to help the 8-year-old Iraqi child we are saddling the 8-year-old American child with trillions of dollars of debt. The 8-year-old Iraqi child will grow to hate the 8-year-old American child after all he/she is Shia/Sunni the 8-yar-old American child is not. The Iraqi child will grow to hate the American child. No Iraqi, no matter the age, is worth our time or our blood.
When we send our troops to war those left behind should "feel" the war. A draft should be initiated to include men and women up to age forty-five years. Rationing should be implemented and we should pay as we go. In that way we will not be attacking sovereign countries unless the people want to. What President Bush has done has left him and leaders of congress open to charges of committing war crimes. He has invaded a sovereign country; removed the legally elected/appointed government; destroyed the infra-structure; turned members of government over to their enemies to be executed.
I believe President Bush is eligible for 10-years of Secret Service protection. He just may have a problem. A decisive and complete victory may be his only hope for a peaceful retirement.
I hope you and General Petraeus are right but I do not believe you are. Only time will tell and no one over 25-years-old is young enough to see it.
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