Comments on: Playing games with life and death http://themoderatevoice.com/10060/playing-games-with-life-and-death/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Sun, 27 May 2012 20:31:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/10060/playing-games-with-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-41295 Rudi Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:52:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/2007/01/04/war/iraq/playing-games-with-life-and-death/#comment-41295 The surge in July and August worked so well (LOL) we will try it again. Maybe someone created a Powerpoint presentation to explain Iraq to W. I am waiting for him to strum another guitar while Balad burns again. The surge in July and August worked so well (LOL) we will try it again. Maybe someone created a Powerpoint presentation to explain Iraq to W. I am waiting for him to strum another guitar while Balad burns again.

]]> By: Kim Ritter http://themoderatevoice.com/10060/playing-games-with-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-41285 Kim Ritter Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:20:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/2007/01/04/war/iraq/playing-games-with-life-and-death/#comment-41285 This is the way I have viewed this misbegotten strategy all along, Michael. It isn't about what can actually be achieved by sending more troops, but about avoiding a legacy for Bush of retreat and defeat in his administration's signature policy. The WH is using spin and distortion, as usual, to sell this idea. Even new Sec Def Gates lost his independence and became another Bush minion, whose new goal in life is to make his boss look good in the history books. This president is a master of manipulation rather than good governance. The recent funeral of Gerry Ford reminded me of how far we have come from fairness and moderation in our foreign policy. The danger has always been that as the world's sole superpower with superior military technology, that we would give in to the temptation to abuse that power. Eisenhower wisely warned in 1961 about the growing power of the military-industrial complex, and its push towards involving us in conflict, It appears that has occurred in Iraq. This is the way I have viewed this misbegotten strategy all along, Michael. It isn’t about what can actually be achieved by sending more troops, but about avoiding a legacy for Bush of retreat and defeat in his administration’s signature policy. The WH is using spin and distortion, as usual, to sell this idea. Even new Sec Def Gates lost his independence and became another Bush minion, whose new goal in life is to make his boss look good in the history books.
This president is a master of manipulation rather than good governance.

The recent funeral of Gerry Ford reminded me of how far we have come from fairness and moderation in our foreign policy. The danger has always been that as the world’s sole superpower with superior military technology, that we would give in to the temptation to abuse that power. Eisenhower wisely warned in 1961 about the growing power of the military-industrial complex, and its push towards involving us in conflict, It appears that has occurred in Iraq.

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