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January 09, 2007
URGENT: Surge Protection Needed Against Non-Realists!
If you increase your troop levels in a war, you will increase casualties and fatalities--unless the other side flees or surrenders. This fact of war makes the Iraq problem worse because we're talking about troop surges in a country torn to bits by civil warriors and insurgents that won't stop ambushing, fighting, and killing U.S. troops, Iraqi troops, and Iraqi civilians.
At least John McCain admits that a troop surge (which he supports in greater numbers than Bush is proposing for Iraq) will bring more death to Americans: "Increasing U.S. troop levels will expose more brave Americans to danger and increase the number of American casualties." What McCain does not seem to recognize (despite his Vietnam experience) is that in this case Iraqi insurgent attacks also raise the number of Iraqi military and civilian deaths. Meaning: An escalation of war.
It is a fact that any troop surges will escalate bloodshed of U.S. troops, Iraqi troops, and Iraqi civilians--as was true after the U.S. troop surge in August 2006. At that time, Bush sent another 12,000 U.S. troops into Iraq. Here are the results on U.S. forces serving in Iraq after a surge in August 2006:
Listen tonight to FreeSpeechAmerica radio on WGOW 102.3 FM as we discuss Bush's proposed troop surge in Iraq, its obstacles constitutionally and militarily, and its consequences if funding is approved or not approved by Congress.
| By wjbailes | 05:25 AM
Comments
With Bush's doing a surge, that makes him one of the "inSURGents."
Posted by: Olin Ivey at January 9, 2007 09:02 AM
Bush is like a spoiled, defiant child who is begging to be punished. He ignores the will of the American people and our representatives. Time-out may be sufficient for children, but where Bush is concerned, impeachment seems to be inevitable.
Posted by: Penny Gharanfoli at January 9, 2007 10:30 AM