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Going for Broke

3.10.08 @ 12:01AM

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The U.S. effort in Bosnia was blameless because Slobodan Milosevic was a white, middle-aged, heterosexual, able-bodied male, and we kicked his racist, sexist ass, sisters! The mission ate up lots of very expensive cruise missiles, and had no apparent goals, but Hillary did not falter. She knows how to fight politically correct war. Behold her at the edge of the firelight. She quivers in mad anticipation; she howls, she foams; she puts her ear to the ground.

She is without doubt a warrior. But one wonders if her refusal to allow military uniforms to be worn within the confines of the Executive Mansion during the nineties will be carried over into this next presidency. After the events of 2001, a lot of people turned pro-military. She might have to adjust. Rumors say she'll wear a Commander-in-Chiefette uniform of her own design. I can't wait.
-- Edmund Dantes
Coshocton, Ohio

How I wish I had a journalist's credentials so I could ask Hillary, our First First Responder, one or two simple questions.

"Imagine it's now Day One of your erstwhile presidency, and Hugo the Red has just launched land, sea, and air attacks on targets in Colombia. What will you do?"

Tough question, I know. If that's a bit too much to ask, then how about this one -- somewhat easier, but perhaps better: "It's now Day One of your erstwhile presidency, and you find exactly the same set of circumstances that are there right now. What actions will you take?"

If we could ever pin Mother Superior down on those questions, we might spare ourselves a litany of her self-serving second-guessing of what G.W.B. will have had to do in reality.

By the way, I notice that none of the other circling vultures have opened their mouths with any suggestions, either.

Why am I not surprised?
-- A. C. Santore

Hillary and "Maggie Williams (Aunt Tomasina to the Obama people), ran a series of television ads showing the phone ringing in the White House at 3 a.m. and asking viewers who they would rather see picking up that phone."

Being married to a President for eight years is sufficient qualification? Then I'd rather have Nancy Reagan and her astrologist charting our course.
-- Dan Martin
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

STAYING THE SURGE
Re: G. Tracy Mehan, III's General Odierno Returns Home:

In the history of warfare there is derived an axiom. It is an algorithym for success. You destroy the enemy's ability to wage war.

We did this in the Revolution by using the vastness of the land to draw the British further and further from supplies, and engaging France to use up more and more British troops in other places.

Sherman understood this perfectly in his march to the sea. World War II saw this done with bombers in Europe and submarines in the Pacific. Soldiers killed and were killed but the inability of the enemy to deliver supplies in quantity was disrupted. (The bombing of German factories actually caused minimal disruption, it was the bombing of rail facilities that did that.)

In wars we failed to follow that simple rule, Korea and Vietnam, we failed. We failed be cause we used foolish strategy in Korea and no strategy in Vietnam. In those wars we sacrificed our sons in battles not seeking victory, but rather seeking not to lose.

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