Quote Originally Posted by markw
We'll never win the "hearts and minds" of these creatures. As far as I'm concerned they are simply living proof that Iranians mated with goats eons ago.

When we went in it should have been to destroy in retaliation for their harboring Bin LAden and the Taliban. W's plan to win their "hearts and minds" was hogwash. They exist in some by-gone century where warlords rule and bend to whoever pays them the most. Bush should have learned after what Russia went through with them.

I'll restate two lines from my previous post. Please note the referenced link.

"If you read that link I posted in my reply to hyfi, you'll see some examples of what I'm talking about. You'll see the same pattern being repeated. We're not there to win anything. We are so hobbled by our "civilian oversight" that we are simply targets that cannot retaliate.

So, either unleash the dogs of war or get the fluck outta there.. now!"
Gotcha.

I totally agree with your last statement, but lean towards the last six words. Unleashing the dogs of war is fruitless in this case.