Comments on: Army: Iraq Occupation Was Understaffed

700-Page Study Finds There Weren't Enough Soldiers To Handle War From The Beginning

[bigsk8fan]

george w bush caught in yet another republican mistake. i bet no one is surprised by that!

[brianp55]

We should also not forget that the problems resulting from this arrogant understaffing were compounded greatly by the fumbling of Jerry Bremer. Among his other dubious accomplishments, Jerry''s insightful disbanding of the Iraqi army turned loose thousands of disgruntled army personnel who were looking to settle a grudge.

[starleo146]

Does anyone remember?...General Shensheki said this right from the very beginning!!...and Bush Retired (Fired) him!! Why don''''t Politicians lISTEN to the Generals?

Posted by jjarden at 12:24 PM : Jun 30, 2008
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Yep, you are right and for months they said no plan, not enough troops 5 years later Petraeus everyone knows the pentagon has no voice, only the secretary of defense, and commander in chief, look what they are doing now with Pakistan, and Iran, don''t forget Cheney was, under daddy Bush, secretary of defense, and his paws are in this deep

[starleo146]

Oops .. the Rumsfeld neo-con doctrine wrong; the Powell doctrine right. Bush said he would listen to the military and he hasn''''t since the beginning. Either criminal, impeachable, or treasonous behavior ... you choose.

Posted by afmca at 12:37 PM : Jun 30, 2008

They are doing it all over again in Afghanistan I guess another five years we will see it.Unless Obama get in .How long is it now we went into Afghanistan I just lost all purpose of time, between Irag and Afghanistan. Did we not go there first, had it under control, and pulled a lot of troops out to go to Iraq. LOrdy Lordy how deep this well is getting.

[afmca]

Oops .. the Rumsfeld neo-con doctrine wrong; the Powell doctrine right. Bush said he would listen to the military and he hasn''t since the beginning. Either criminal, impeachable, or treasonous behavior ... you choose.

[jjarden]

Does anyone remember?...General Shensheki said this right from the very beginning!!...and Bush Retired (Fired) him!! Why don''t Politicians lISTEN to the Generals?

[terrorislami]

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM IS THE PROBLEM,,,

DEMONIC-RAT HUSSEIN IS NOT THE SOLUTION,,,

[terrorislami]

YOU DO NOT LIKE THE USA IN THE MIDDLE EAST,,,

BLAME THE DEMONIC-RATS,,,

THE DEMONIC-RAT DOCTRINE,,,

On February 16, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the "the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States." On February 14, 1945, while returning from the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt met with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia on the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, the first time a U.S. president had visited the Persian Gulf region.

The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on 23 January 1980, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. The doctrine was a response to the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and was intended to deter the Soviet Union%u2014the Cold War adversary of the United States%u2014from seeking hegemony in the Persian Gulf. After stating that Soviet troops in Afghanistan posed "a grave threat to the free movement of Middle East oil," Carter proclaimed:

Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. (full speech)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Doctrine

[navyjimfl]

no f**king wonder the americans got beat in Vietnam and have failed in Iraq and Afghanistan Posted by Nelson5716

maybe you forgot the French got run out of Vietnam also

[notblue]

talkingham, I see you are a leftwing hindsite genious too!