VDH - Genius
I love to read Victor Davis Hanson's articles. He always has an intelligent, level-headed way of looking at things. This one is no different, it's one of the best I've seen by him. There is so much good stuff in this one that it's hard to exerpt only a few, but here's one. Great strategy ideas which I hope are shared by President Bush:
Putting Iran and Syria on notice that we will bomb terrorists flocking across their borders.
Give an ultimatum to militia heads, especially Moqtadar Sadr, to disband or face annihilation from the United States.
Expand the rules of engagement in all matters dealing with IEDs, with a shoot on sight rule concerning anyone found implanting or aiding such efforts.
Enlarge the planned Iraqi security forces to near 400,000, and embed far more Americans in those units.
Recalibrate the ratio of support to combat troops, so that we don’t simply create bigger compounds to facilitate larger troop levels to end up with more stationary and more numerous targets—and ever more enclaves of Americans behind thousands of acres of bermed reserves.
So spell out the mission, the new rules of engagement, and then, and only then, surge—if need be— more troops.
He also goes on to highlight the Democrats who have decided they need to go over and talk to our enemies, criticizing their country overseas in a time of war. Gee, whatever happened to "unity?" They have gone against the Commander-in-Chief's wishes to do what they've done, and word is that Arlen Specter is going to do it, too. I really can't stand that man, I don't care if he is a Republican. Bill Nelson just returned from schmoozing with mass murderer Assad, and assures us that he wants to be a stabilizing force in the region. SYRIA. And Kerry in Egypt...ARGH.
Anyway, read the article. Lots of good information there.
Putting Iran and Syria on notice that we will bomb terrorists flocking across their borders.
Give an ultimatum to militia heads, especially Moqtadar Sadr, to disband or face annihilation from the United States.
Expand the rules of engagement in all matters dealing with IEDs, with a shoot on sight rule concerning anyone found implanting or aiding such efforts.
Enlarge the planned Iraqi security forces to near 400,000, and embed far more Americans in those units.
Recalibrate the ratio of support to combat troops, so that we don’t simply create bigger compounds to facilitate larger troop levels to end up with more stationary and more numerous targets—and ever more enclaves of Americans behind thousands of acres of bermed reserves.
So spell out the mission, the new rules of engagement, and then, and only then, surge—if need be— more troops.
He also goes on to highlight the Democrats who have decided they need to go over and talk to our enemies, criticizing their country overseas in a time of war. Gee, whatever happened to "unity?" They have gone against the Commander-in-Chief's wishes to do what they've done, and word is that Arlen Specter is going to do it, too. I really can't stand that man, I don't care if he is a Republican. Bill Nelson just returned from schmoozing with mass murderer Assad, and assures us that he wants to be a stabilizing force in the region. SYRIA. And Kerry in Egypt...ARGH.
Anyway, read the article. Lots of good information there.
posted by Jennifer at 12:47 AM
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