Today’s Topic: The Consequences of War (Reprise)
Yesterday I was as appalled at General Patraeus’ testimony as Ray McGovern was that this same General was testifying before Congress without having been sworn in.
Well, I thought, he got the chance to bring fudge on the circumstances and we’ll get him tomorrow when he’s sworn in.
I was not prepared for the admission of the most senior of military commanders in Iraq that ensued. To have heard the four star General admit that he hadn’t sat down and tried to get his head around the concept of his troops laying down their lives without knowledge that they would be sacrificing those lives for the protection of America shows just how badly George W. Bush has abused the military.
From former Chief of Staff General Shenseki to yesterday’s admission by General Patraeus, this war has been solely the folly of George W. Bush and those officers willing to follow a path to hell for their troops.
I can’t even imagine what Colonel Hackworth would be saying if he were still alive. Then again, I think I can. He would be livid. Even were he not riddled with cancer at the end of his life he would have been spitting blood.
This war is an abomination of all things American and even the best of those left cannot find a good reason to be in the situation that they find themselves. The whole situation makes me wonder whether General Patraeus simply went along with Georgie boy’s agenda to get that fourth star for retirement.
Then again, I don’t really think that General Patraeus was trying to submarine the average GI Joe on the streets of Iraq. I think what he was doing was suggesting to the American public that if they didn’t like the outcome even whilst he was doing his duty, then there only lay one obstacle in the path to getting our boys and girls home safe and sound, and that person is George W. Bush.
The facts are clear. From the announcement that George W. Bush will embrace General Patraeus’ recommendation that 30,000 troops be pulled from Iraq by next spring or so, we already understand that this administration thinks it can still lie to us as if those 30,000 weren’t the ones sent in for the surge.
It brings to mind the released information that one of the aircraft carrier fleets was going to return whilst a replacement was sent. Then we got the information that another fleet was being sent, but as far as I can see no news has yet been forthcoming about the original aircraft carrier fleet returning to home shores. This means that there are 3 aircraft carrier fleets along with minesweepers and numerous other boats in the theater of engagement primarily to attack Iran.
Remember, without verification this administration remains suspect and I have not seen one iota of news of the return of a carrier group. One carrier group comprises some 15,000 sailors and Marines, along with enough tonnage of destructive bombs and cruise missiles to eradicate an entire city in only minutes.
Because of the sensitivity of our submarine fleet we have no idea of how many nuclear submarines are supporting this flotilla. Be it one or five, the armaments at their disposal is devastating. Coupled with at least 2 carrier groups the devastation becomes beyond ridiculous.
So one only has to assume that General Patraeus is privy to plans more encompassing than this administration wishes to become public, or he is the worst General in the history of the American military service.
The concept of having knowledge of bigger plans does not conflict with his appraisal of the military buildup in Iraq, to which he has "testified". In fact, it is an ingenious ploy to draw blame upon himself when much bigger actions may well come into play.
Think about it. The consummate act of a republican is to have someone looking at your left hand whilst your right hand is quietly getting into position to strike. An admission of ignorance towards whether America is safer because of his actions decries the man’s experience and forethought. If this general didn’t have knowledge that something bigger was coming then he’d have been able to say that America was safer.
So now, after all this thought, I’m even more concerned that this president will become even stupider than he appears to be, and we will quickly be talking about military strikes on up to 1600 targets inside of Iran, which will inflame the world.
I dare say it will inflame me. To bastardize the services of my father and his brothers and my service to this nation is more than I might be able to accept. If Bush follows the folly I believe he will, then Thomas Jefferson was correct when he said that the government needed to be change every once in a while, by force if necessary.
Does this mean that I want to cause harm to George W. Bush?
No, it means that I want him behind bars dictated by the War Crimes division of the International Court. I want him in the same cell Slobodan Milosevic served time in. I want him disgraced because his policies and actions have disgraced America and put a decided smell on democracy around the world..
And oh, I want his daddy to publically disown him.
2:13:06 PM 
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