Senators Clash With Nominee About Torture

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

What about it is not strategic, and what about it is not an objective.

No different than winning in Nam by simply wiping out the VC. That was not and is not a strategic objective. It is not a viable tactical objective either. Control is not wrestled from anyone. The mythical international conspiracy labeled Al Qaeda is not something to be defeated - is not even the problem. In Iraq, the enemy of Iraqis are Iraqis and the people who created this mess - Americans. Iraq is a civil war.

Even a tactical objective cannot be achieved since neither the objective nor enemy is properly defined. Iraq has a complex civil war created by American who remain almost as much in denial as in 2003. At best, America can only provide Iraqis time to settle their own conflicts. Even that Captain understood this problem. Unhelpful are Americans who invent Moriarity hiding behind every corner.

Completely undefined is a strategic objective as demonstrated by Americans who still don't understand what Iraq is - a civil war. George Jr will not say that. George Jr needs Moriarity for political purposes.

Never forgot what George Jr's campaign machine must do - make sure "Mission Accomplished" is not lost under their watch. Invent boogeymen if necessary to confuse the issue - protect a political agenda. And so there is no strategic objective.