Here's something else that bothers me; Bush said the war was essentially over on 1 May, yet soldiers are still being killed over there. This is what Rumsfeld had to say about it:
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Wednesday played down recent deadly attacks on Americans in Iraq, equating those losses with everyday violence in large U.S. cities.
Oh? When was the last time policemen in Seattle were shot by snipers on a weekly basis? Or a patrol car was hit with a rocket propelled grenade? These soldiers aren't being killed in drug deals, domestic disputes, robberies, sex crimes, etc. They are being targeted and killed by enemy fire.

This whitewash reminds me of Westmoreland in the late 60's. Remember him? The guy who lied about body counts in SE Asia?

Speaking of SE Asia, the Middle East might just well become another "Vietnam." The top brass in the Pentagon was hesitant to go to Iraq after lessons learned in 'nam. But they're not really the ones in charge; the civilians are. In the past the civilians in charge were ex-military, so they had experience in such matters. Not so today. This is from the Globalist, dated August 2002:
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...the civilians in the U.S. government have a very different experience, as far as the use of military force is concerned. Few of its top decision-makers have ever donned a uniform.

President Bush’s record of service in the Texas Air National Guard is controversial enough. Instead of being drafted and running the risk of going to Vietnam, Mr. Bush served on a special unit which included sons of other Texas politicians and influential people.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did a stint in the Navy, but it was in 1954-1957 — a peaceful time well before the nasty experience of Vietnam.

Vice President Dick Cheney and Undersecretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz avoided military service altogether. And the only career soldier in the cabinet, Secretary of Defense Collin Powel, has actually sided with the generals. (As reported in the Washington Post, the generals [were] highly apprehensive of the Bush Administration’s plans to remove Saddam Hussein.)
Just more to think about. Actually, Aunty, I'm trying to get this to six pages. wink
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