[Rhodes22-list] The problem with Iraq.

[Bill Effros]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jq0j80UB_c&eurl=

Hank wrote:
> 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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