Savage Beatings Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Historically that brings peace to the area. I wouldn't assume that peace is the objective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) I'm not so sure about that. If part of the overall goal is to establish a semi-permanent military presense in the Middle East, that "win" can be accomplished by simply staying the coarse for as long as possible. So the goal is to set up a "semi-permanent" base in the middle east with an unlimited timeline and unlimited budget with which to accomplish it. Good fricking lord, I hope to God we could manage that. Edited April 5, 2007 by AtomicCEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 So the goal is to set up a "semi-permanent" base in the middle east with an unlimited timeline and unlimited budget with which to accomplish it. Good fricking lord, I hope to God we could manage that. Easy. All we have to do is take biohazardous bags of their liposuctioned body fat, process it into designer bars of soap, and then sell it back to their previously fat asses. Not only do we fund the entire occupation, but we have a nice laugh at their expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Easy. All we have to do is take biohazardous bags of their liposuctioned body fat, process it into designer bars of soap, and then sell it back to their previously fat asses. Not only do we fund the entire occupation, but we have a nice laugh at their expense. Sigh. You used to be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I wouldn't assume that peace is the objective. You can't have a country that is stable, can defend itself and show the rest of the arab devils that democracy and freedom are goods without peace. Can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Sigh. You used to be cool. So did your Mom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) Historically that brings peace to the area. Perhaps you're right. I am by no means a military historian. But I think it's common sense that the chances of bringing peace to such an area would go up significantly if that semi-permanent military presense was a domestic one, rather than occupational forces of an invading foreign country. And yes, I get the general point of staying there long enough to provide sufficient temporary stability so that a sufficient domestic military can take root. But at some point a cost/benefit analysis has to take place in which we are willing to call this a failed undertaking, and be willing to terminate the monumental cost and effort involved. No, I don't think we should communicate those terms to the hostiles. But I'd feel a whole lot better about this war (or whatever we're supposed to call it) if I knew our military strategy involved parameters for pulling the plug and calling further efforts a waste. Edited April 5, 2007 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Freedom isn't free. That's why we need to give Bush as much of our freedom as we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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