[Rhodes22-list] The problem with Iraq.

[Hank]

Bill,

You finally made a true and accurate comment!  I'll definitely agree with
you on that.  However, that is now water under the bridge and no longer
relevant to the current situation.  How we got here is not near as important
as what are we going to do from here forward.  Abandoning Iraq at this point
would cause much more long term damage than working with the Iraqis to
stabilize the country.

Hank

On 10/25/06, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> "Despite the virtual certainty that the military
> would accomplish the regime change, there was
> no plan for oversight and reconstruction, even
> after the division arrived in Baghdad."
>
> Operation Iraqi Freedom
> Third Infantry Division After Action Report
> June 23, 2003
>
> Bill Effros
>
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > Hank,
> > This goes back to a huge problem we created when we first invaded Iraq.
> We
> > forgot to secure the borders. One of the first rules you will find in
> military
> > manuals is that once you have won the battle, you secure the area and
> prevent
> >  infiltration or escape of  former combatants. We actually invited
> outside
> > forces into Iraq by not securing the borders.
> >
> > Rummy
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