Comments on: NY Times Blames Democrats for Blocking Iraq Debate http://www.bloggernews.net/14437 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:08:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: JM http://www.bloggernews.net/14437#comment-1468 JM Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:52:47 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14437#comment-1468 Gates is reported to have testified, " ... U.S. should know in a few months if the Iraqi government is making progress toward peace and whether the United States ... is going to have to look at other alternatives and consequences." A sad reflection on the endemic lack of planning in our military adventures: Why isn't Mr. Gates "looking at" alternatives NOW, before further, possibly tragic, developments? Did the U. S. withdrawal from VietNam "destabilize" Southeast Asia? What is the reasoning against immediate withdrawal as the main alternative to be "looked at"? Why is the Administration just "looking at" things, while the troops mill around aimlessly, leaderless, in Iraq? Gates is reported to have testified, ” … U.S. should know in a few months if the Iraqi government is making progress toward peace and whether the United States … is going to have to look at other alternatives and consequences.”

A sad reflection on the endemic lack of planning in our military adventures: Why isn’t Mr. Gates “looking at” alternatives NOW, before further, possibly tragic, developments?

Did the U. S. withdrawal from VietNam “destabilize” Southeast Asia? What is the reasoning against immediate withdrawal as the main alternative to be “looked at”? Why is the Administration just “looking at” things, while the troops mill around aimlessly, leaderless, in Iraq?

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