December 30, 2004
Opinion:
Things have changed
By Jack GrantIt wasn't that long ago...
Context, Jack: JFK lost Bay of Pigs. Bush has Saddam clamped in irons.
Posted by: Velociman at December 30, 2004 11:07 PMI have to agree with Kim on this one. My father was on Swan Island during Bay of Pigs. He monitored the airways and heard the guys on the beach begging for air support that never came.
Posted by: Christina at December 31, 2004 02:01 AMI have to agree with Kim on this one. My father was on Swan Island during Bay of Pigs. He monitored the airways and heard the guys on the beach begging for air support that never came.
Posted by: Christina at December 31, 2004 02:01 AMoops, I clicked twice. Please delete my oops.
Posted by: Christina at December 31, 2004 02:02 AMJack, you can do better than that.
Posted by: Acidman at December 31, 2004 03:18 AMI'm a wee bit busy traveling this week, so I took a shortcut.
My point: Rumsfeld is directly responsible for too few troops on the ground to occupy Iraq. As a consequence, we are having to take and retake the same towns and areas over and over.
People are dying because of Rumsfeld's refusal to admit to himself that his "transformation" of the military applies to fighting organized armies, but NOT to occupying countries. It still takes boots on the ground, and technology does NOT replace that.
And Rumsfeld refuses to take responsiblity.
Posted by: Jack at December 31, 2004 04:13 AM
