 Yet
ANOTHER new study group report was released yesterday on how
to win the war in Iraq. This one was written by former U.S.
defense officials and it includes, quote "more realistic"
objectives and goals, like preventing a genocide there. Way
to reach for the stars guys.
I have the Real
Story on this war for all these think tanks and study groups
and politicians, and I offer it to them now, completely free
of charge: fight to win. That's it. We have the most
well-trained, lethal military this world has ever known. We
cannot be defeated; we can only defeat ourselves. And
that's exactly what's happening.
The rules of engagement that our soldiers live -- and
unfortunately also die -- by are often dictated by people
working in conference rooms thousands of miles away from the
battlefield. Some of these rules are undoubtedly important,
but most simply force our soldiers to fight with both hands
tied behind their backs.
In case you haven't noticed, our enemies don't play by those
same rules. They don't care if you fire first, or if you
duck into a mosque for cover...they will follow you and they
will kill you. That's what war is, and if the clowns in
Washington don't like it, then they should bring home every
single troop tomorrow. Leaving them there, with this
half-hearted ability to fight is what's getting them killed.
I told you earlier that the approval rating for Congress is
now at an all-time low. It's 14 percent. Do you have any
doubt as to why? The American people aren't stupid. We
know we can win this war if we want to, and we also know
that it's not the insurgents or the roadside bombs that are
preventing that from happening...it's us --no, sorry -- it's
our politicians.
I know that it's sometimes hard to separate empty cable
talk-show rhetoric from reality, so let me tell you what
happened in the mountains of Afghanistan back in June,
2005. Four U.S. Navy SEALS were sent out on a mission to
capture or kill an al Qaeda leader being protected by the
Taliban. As they searched, the SEALS were spotted by a
couple of goat herders who were well-known to be Taliban
spies. Because the rules of engagement didn't allow it, the
SEALS had no choice but to let the farmers leave and sure
enough, 45 minutes later, over a hundred heavily armed
Taliban fighters had surrounded the SEALS. Less than 24
hours later, only one SEAL was still alive. His name is
Marcus Luttrell and his new book "Lone Survivor" honors the
brave and courageous American heroes we lost that day. |
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