35 dead in Iraq and the biggest US mistake

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Buff@Jun 17 2004, 10:05 AM
A better solution is to change the constitution such that once war is declared with clearly defined objectives required for victory, politicians have no say whatsoever in the prosecution of the war. Their next input could only be to pass a resolution claiming that objectives have all been met and peace is to be negotiated and surrender accepted.

Now, in light of that, just ask yourself what a non-political supreme commander of US Forces would do (and would have done) to meet the objectives in Iraq.

Here were the 8 objectives given by the Dept of Defense at the onset.

1. End the regime of Saddam Hussein.
2. Eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
3. Capture or drive out terrorists.
4. Collect intelligence on terrorist networks.
5. Collect intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction activity.
6. Secure Iraq’s oil fields.
7. Deliver humanitarian relief and end sanctions.
8. Help Iraq achieve representative self-government and insure its territorial integrity.