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The military hardware that would impress me is "intel." It
doesn't matter what hardware toys you have so long as your
intel sucks. Ours sucks.


Everything to do with America sucks to you. You've made that
very clear.

Eisboch
Absolutely, completely wrong. The country is great...but our
current top political leadership in the White House sucks.
Oh. Sorry. I thought you just said our intel sucks.
Oh, wait. You *did*.

Eisboch

Our intel does suck. It sucks because for the last eight years we
have been depending upon do-dads and torture instead of highly
trained, multi-lingual assets.
How about a big round of suck for Congress as long as you are in a
sucky mood.

Fear not...in January, the plans begin to wind down our era of
stupidity in Iraq.


I will make this prediction:

Obama will withdraw us from Iraq on the same time line and schedule
that the Bush administration has already established.

Like under Bush, it will be based on the recommendations of military
commanders on the ground and foreign policy experts. There may be a
big deal made of bringing home a few thousand troops at a time to give
the appearance of honoring his campaign commitment, but for all
intents and purposes it will still be the existing withdrawal plan.

If Obama tries to play General, overrules his advisors, pulls out too
quickly and any stability that has been accomplished in Iraq
dissolves, he will have his first major foreign policy blunder.

Eisboch





Whatever passes for stability in Iraq will end immediately upon our
departure, whenever that is.

Now there's a generic statement. Thanks for sharing your amazing insight!