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Originally Posted by Indy  Ok then how about the own militarys official stance? They did just release a 700 page memo describing the mistakes in planning and execution of the war after the initial invasion correct? I would call that a failure in planning and execution of the war after the initial invasion. But hey, what do I know, I tend to trust the military when they review themselves...  |
We call this after the fact second guessing. The military is known for it's analysis of tactics and actions after the fact. They call it learning from their mistakes.
Would you care to read all the after the fact reports from WWII; do you think that war was conducted flawless? Do you think no one criticized the conduct of the war or Eisenhower? Do you think the troops didn’t complain about the incompetence of their officers and those in command? Many back home in America criticized and castigated one of the best Generals in the war, General Patton. He was politically incorrect. But he probably saved a hell of a lot of lives slapping troopers who needed it.
But hey, what do I know, my dad, my uncles were all veterans and I was raised in the Army. What does history know right?
Far better we second guess and criticize our own Commander and Chief and chastise the planners for political opportunism than to support the effort and see it to its conclusion right?
I presume you also think it is far better to run from our obligations and prove Osama right about the lack of will of the American people than to see it to its conclusion right?
Far better to pretend we didn't also occupy Europe for 50 years and whine about a five to ten year commitment now; thus also proving Osama, our enemy, right, right?
One has to stand on one’s head and be stoned to have that kind of logic. But that is the world we live in today. A world that continues to ignore the lessons of the historic past thinks that life should be painless and without sacrifice and a world that thinks Government run by benevolent intellectual liberals is better equipped to help the poor than families and communities.