We Support the Troops

[Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Enterprises]

Remember the ubiquitous bumper sticker? Well, now they are nowhere to be found, and few people are calling for troops.

Here's an interesting article...

"There's plenty of recent evidence that using massive ground forces to destroy insurgents will not work."

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/sorry-senator-graham-boots-the-ground-wont-beat-isis-14409

I suspect that most of those parading the bumper stickers (and the flag) were Christians who were riding high on patriotism and gave little thought to the consequences.

You can not possibly put ALL the blame on GW Bush when he was reelected and given a mission. "Mission Accomplished"... Remember?


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"The jungle has never been this much fun!"

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[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 11:02:22 AM UTC-5, Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote:
> Remember the ubiquitous bumper sticker? Well, now they are nowhere to be found, and few people are calling for troops.
>
> Here's an interesting article...
>
> "There's plenty of recent evidence that using massive ground forces to destroy insurgents will not work."
>
> http://nationalinterest.org/feature/sorry-senator-graham-boots-the-ground-wont-beat-isis-14409

A comment of mine to the article above. As always full of irony and good humor:

Bring the draft back and send a million men to the Middle East. That's what I call "cojones."