Comments on: The Surge: Why the Argument Against Its “Success” Won’t Work http://www.1001words.com/2008/03/the-surge-why-the-argument-against-its-success-wont-work.html We live in an age of forgetting. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chris http://www.1001words.com/2008/03/the-surge-why-the-argument-against-its-success-wont-work.html#comment-860 Chris Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:26:18 +0000 http://www.1001words.com/2008/03/the-surge-why-the-argument-against-its-success-wont-work.html#comment-860 My view is that there is no plan and that the people in charge never really had one, or at least one that would work. I don't see how we can invade a country, destroy their government and infrastructure and then say "You're welcome! Now, here are a bunch of benchmarks that you need to meet for fixing your country." It just doesn't make sense to me from any point of view. The Pentagon and State Department ignored what their own people were saying about the "plan" to invade, the "evidence" of WMDs, and "efficiency" of a quick strike attack. Whether the "surge" worked or didn't is certainly up for debate. Fewer soldiers and civilians appear to be dying, but in my mind that isn't the point. No one seems to have a plan beyond the Republicans saying "Victory is the only option" and Democrats saying "Get out now". My view is that there is no plan and that the people in charge never really had one, or at least one that would work. I don’t see how we can invade a country, destroy their government and infrastructure and then say “You’re welcome! Now, here are a bunch of benchmarks that you need to meet for fixing your country.” It just doesn’t make sense to me from any point of view.

The Pentagon and State Department ignored what their own people were saying about the “plan” to invade, the “evidence” of WMDs, and “efficiency” of a quick strike attack.

Whether the “surge” worked or didn’t is certainly up for debate. Fewer soldiers and civilians appear to be dying, but in my mind that isn’t the point. No one seems to have a plan beyond the Republicans saying “Victory is the only option” and Democrats saying “Get out now”.

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