Comments on: Poll: Americans Split On Troop 'Surge'

55% In CBS Survey Don't Think Increased Troop Levels Will Help Stabilize Baghdad

[random_radar]

A long time ago, kings who wanted to wage wars had lead the charge or the people wouldn't fight. Part of the job of the king was to actually lead the troops into battle.

If world leaders still were required to lead the charge into battle, I wonder how many wars we would fight? The greatest innovation of modern warfare is the idea that those who declare wars don't have to fight wars.

[exusmcsgt]

kwlambi-

And considering you don't even know the duration of the Viet Nam war, yet presuppose to lecture others on the matter, I wouldn't be using the word "idiot" if I were you.

From you it sounds rather hypocritical.

[exusmcsgt]

kwlambi-

You ignorance is showing, Sir. I was in Viet Nam and it went on through 1973. And I'll comment about what I please.

[pakaal]

I agree, exusmcsgt, the poll results shown here are confusing at best. Only 48% oppose a troop surge, but 59% favor withdrawing some or all the troops immediately?

[kwlambi]

i was specifixcally speaking about 2 men as presidents from Texas, who have acted the same in an unpopular war 40 years apart. "Lets send some more boys over there to take care of things." If you did not know what happened from 64-68 in Vietnam then dont respond to my original comments about Texans in the white house.

[exusmcsgt]

Make that Connecticut as responsible for contributing Lieberman. My bad.

[exusmcsgt]

Oh, and don't forget Arizona. They produced the bonehead McCain......

[exusmcsgt]

kwlambi-

Unfortunately, Texas doesn't have the market on idiots cornered. Hillary is from Illinois and Lieberman is from Massachusettes and who knows where Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz come from.

[kwlambi]

there is about as much interest in a poll as there is in the issues themselves. I never thought that this country would ever allow anyone to bring another Vietnam to our homes each week. This has got to be the most ridiculous man in Washington and his generals as the idiots that failed in the 60s and 70s. and we have to listen to him wed night trying to justify himself? Can we all agree never elect another idiot from Texas? Bush and Johnson.

[exusmcsgt]

I-tack-

My point was how can 28% think it's going well if only 3% approve of the strategy. It seems utterly incongruous regardless of phrasing.

Otherwise 25% (who don't approve of the strategy) are saying "it's going well even though our strategy sucks". What?