Originally Posted By: Don Cardi



And the politicians like Nancy Pelosi that we hear on TV represent the sentiment of about .000000001% of the number of troops in Iraq.



Don Cardi


Her statement that she 'saw no sign that U.S. efforts were advancing with urgency' seems like a knock on the war plan, not on the soldiers who implement the plan. This isn't 16th century warfare, the troops can NOT be to blame, obviously. The blame goes on those who plan and fund the war. The plan is not working(Rummy got fired b/c of this,) and in order for the effort to advance with urgency they need more money and more guns.

I don't think the troops would disagree that U.S efforts are not advancing with urgency b/c if they were advancing with urgency then the proper funding and proper troop levels would be secured. As is, we don't have this and the effort is advancing at a slow pace.

Bush would agree w/ Pelosi that the effort needs to move with more urgency, that's why he asked for more troops.