Troop levels and mission-creep in Iraq
At The Politburo Diktat there is a back of the envelope estimate of troop levels that might be needed in Iraq to achieve what we have been told is the mission there, along with a brief comment on mission-creep.
What is just as interesting as the analysis is the origin of the piece; the author is a right-leaning blogger who started the Raging RINOs (Republicans and Independents Not Overdosed on the party kool-aid) although he has passed administration of that group on to another.
In an overheated partisan atmosphere such as we have now, considering the source of arguments is more important than ever. This case is not one where the author is trying to discredit the party in power for political purposes, and therefore should be regarded as more credible than what has become typical in blogworld.
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Cross-posted to Random Fate.
4 Responses to “Troop levels and mission-creep in Iraq”
Kristol has been a proponent of a war with Iraq since the Clinton days. If he believes we need more troops i have a suggestion; have Kristol’s military age kids join the fight instead of attending an Ivy Leage college.
The call for higher troop levels is nothing new with Kristol, he has been doing this for years now. What I find interesting is how the administration blows off an influential conservative.
I think Kristol’s son did join the Marines. But of course there aren’t enough others out there to make a difference.
Elrod – can you find a link to this. Also, I don’t want to single out Kristol, Bush has daughters and a nephew(spoke out about Dubai ports) who could help out. During WWII Kennedy, Bush and FDR sent their sons to fight in the war.