Comments on: Freedom on the march http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1603 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DallasNE http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1603/comment-page-1#comment-242318 DallasNE Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:28:21 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1603#comment-242318 The story in the Newsweek link below gives new meaning to "freedom on the march", especially at the barrel of a gun; our gun. The focus is on Bush's surge plans that are currently being drawn up. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17282867/site/newsweek/... That plan calls for hundreds of mini-forts to be set up around Baghdad and throughout Iraq. I see major security issues with a set-up like this. Either a sizable percentage of troops are dedicated to force protection or these places will be under constant attack. There will still be a need for headquarters operations for vehicle maintenance and storage, supply depots, etc. 21,500 troops will not be anywhere near enough for this kind of set-up. The kindest word I can think of to describe the surge proposal is insane. Lastly, will Iraq's neighbors put up with withering attacks on the Iraqi population? The unintended consequences will be huge. Not just in Iraq, but in the whole region. Are we really prepared for $100 oil, just on the outside chance that a legacy could be saved. Somebody needs to do a risk/rewards assessment here. If somebody did, this plan would be deep-sixed in a hurry. The story in the Newsweek link below gives new meaning to “freedom on the march”, especially at the barrel of a gun; our gun.

The focus is on Bush’s surge plans that are currently being drawn up.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17282867/site/newsweek/...

That plan calls for hundreds of mini-forts to be set up around Baghdad and throughout Iraq.

I see major security issues with a set-up like this. Either a sizable percentage of troops are dedicated to force protection or these places will be under constant attack. There will still be a need for headquarters operations for vehicle maintenance and storage, supply depots, etc. 21,500 troops will not be anywhere near enough for this kind of set-up. The kindest word I can think of to describe the surge proposal is insane.

Lastly, will Iraq’s neighbors put up with withering attacks on the Iraqi population? The unintended consequences will be huge. Not just in Iraq, but in the whole region. Are we really prepared for $100 oil, just on the outside chance that a legacy could be saved. Somebody needs to do a risk/rewards assessment here. If somebody did, this plan would be deep-sixed in a hurry.

]]> By: DallasNE http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1603/comment-page-1#comment-241530 DallasNE Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:44:35 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1603#comment-241530 I guess this means that al-Maliki has decreed that Iraqi security forces don't have to wait for that fateful day to get their 7 virgins as long as the virgins are Sunni. And for this we have sacrificed nearly 3,200 dead Americans. This must make Bush proud. I guess this means that al-Maliki has decreed that Iraqi security forces don’t have to wait for that fateful day to get their 7 virgins as long as the virgins are Sunni.

And for this we have sacrificed nearly 3,200 dead Americans. This must make Bush proud.

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