tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758485141630151476.post1358487999248972234..comments2023-04-17T01:16:47.806-07:00Comments on Seed of Doubt - Iraq: the US military is NOT doing a good job in Iraq.sodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13621338661272787428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758485141630151476.post-77204869480627098202007-08-16T01:25:00.000-07:002007-08-16T01:25:00.000-07:00The fact that they are put in the position to have...<I>The fact that they are put in the position to have to speak up against our policies is tragic.</I><BR/><BR/>yes it is. and speaking against their political command, is going against every thing they have been trained for.<BR/><BR/>yet i don t understand, why they don t accept responsibility for clear military failure. Abu Ghraib, Fallujah, training the iraqi police (Petraeus did this!!) all simply ASK for some commanders to step back.<BR/>they didn t.<BR/><BR/><I>You must imagine, considering their lives are on the line for this and so many of their friends have been lost already, that the military men and woman may need to drink some of the kool-aid in order to keep doing their jobs.</I><BR/>well, i know the military. most of the guys are there, because they are not going to leave their comrades alone in trouble. <BR/>the current recruitment trend helps as well. very conservative guys and people in desperate need of money.<BR/>once you lost your family, yet another deployment might look ,more like relieve, less than trouble.<BR/><BR/><I>Our representatives need to show the same kind of spine.</I><BR/>i fear this is not going to happen. elections in the US prevent this. candidates and parties want to show, that they are tough on foreign policies, "good" commanders in chief.<BR/><BR/>Bush veto tactic is a clever one: he will veto everything. congress will not defund the military. <BR/>i think they NEED help from the military, to get out of this.sodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621338661272787428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758485141630151476.post-82269835403797698102007-08-15T18:52:00.000-07:002007-08-15T18:52:00.000-07:00The fact that they are put in the position to have...The fact that they are put in the position to have to speak up against our policies is tragic. <BR/><BR/>We cannot forget about all the generals that have spoken up and have been fired for it. The military is doing its job, but there's still a significant enough portion of the US citizens that buy into the propaganda. You must imagine, considering their lives are on the line for this and so many of their friends have been lost already, that the military men and woman may need to drink some of the kool-aid in order to keep doing their jobs. <BR/><BR/>I think it's time that Congress step up and speak out. Enough military personal have done it. Our representatives need to show the same kind of spine.Jennifer Brineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348336664484695694noreply@blogger.com