tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post802930576310495026..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Iraq Troop Levels.Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-91583793549100000902007-01-12T18:40:00.000+00:002007-01-12T18:40:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, there certainly aren't eno...Thanks for the comment, there certainly aren't enough troops to pacify all of Iraq but from what Bush has been saying I have got the impression that the focus is on securing Baghdad rather than the entire country.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-58486347781336097062007-01-11T19:12:00.000+00:002007-01-11T19:12:00.000+00:00General Shinseki announced prior to the invasion o...General Shinseki announced prior to the invasion of Iraq that he expected that it would take approx. 400,000 troops to stabilize a post-invasion Iraq. That was, of course, presuming that the civilian population was mostly cooperative, and NOT engaged in a full-scale civil war. It is probably safe to say that we should have at LEAST 600,000 troops to have a chance in hell of succeeding.<br /><br />Even with the additional troops Bush is sending, we have barely more than 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, plus a disgustingly small number of coalition troops.<br /><br />If you want to stabilize Iraq, then you will need to send a whole lot more than Bush is currently willing to send. You will need to send more than we have, since the military is already stretched to the breaking point.<br /><br />Until I see as many bumper-stickers saying "Bring back the draft!" as I see proclaiming support of the troops, I refuse to believe that we can succeed.<br /><br />The only sane course of action, given our current limitations (too-small number of troops, the fact that we have become targets rather than peace-keepers, Bush's complete lack of honesty and competence) is to get out.<br /><br />The sooner, the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com