tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post6152205302290254961..comments2024-01-09T15:03:54.986-05:00Comments on Wolf Howling: Some Things Should Never Be ForgottenGWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814327154035433443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-84846240678146978742009-04-20T14:39:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:39:00.000-04:00A good point Ted. For what it is worth, that is w...A good point Ted. For what it is worth, that is what I attempted to allude to when I spoke of the "brilliance of our commanders." I did leave out one thing and that is the bravery of the Iraqi people. For the 5% or 10% that engaged in the brutal mayhem, there was the 70% with purple fingers and who had the U.S. military on speed dial to pass on intelligence. No victory would have been possible in the surge without that.GWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814327154035433443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-2741606532984370812009-04-20T13:52:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:52:00.000-04:00Great to have you back GW
But if I may, there has...Great to have you back GW<br /><br />But if I may, there has been many half truths told about this war. And I believe one of the newer ones is that the improvement in security was caused by a military victory. The surge did of course cause the improvement but it was a very intelligent strategy (more political in nature) adopted by Petraeus and others that caused the defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq. For anyone to suggest as many lazy minded commentators have that US forces simply stepped up their offensive and killed the majority of the terrorists is to greatly trivialise the complexity of the surge.Ted Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099373369851406414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-53185680100631936902009-04-20T09:57:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:57:00.000-04:00Well done, GW...nice to see the Wolf howling again...Well done, GW...nice to see the Wolf howling again.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Rob @ JoshuapunditFreedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.com