The Army has truly distinguished itself over the last several years adapting to some very difficult circumstances. But the fact is the troops are tired now and a lot of their equipment is in the shop.
Michael O'Hanlon
If we really believe that military personnel need months of intensive training before being at their best - as logic suggests and other evidence would seem to prove - it is hard to believe that most Reservists in Iraq are really as strong as active-duty troops, especially when they first arrive in country.
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We have had too many bases. We need to be more efficient.
It could really piss people off and make them more inclined to hold out.
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If there's any good news here, it's that computers are getting attacked all the time.
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This winter is the first time I am generally discouraged about economic trends in Iraq.
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I don't think we owe anything more to the Iraqi people, to be blunt. We owe it to our own troops and our own strategic interests.
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It's all to the good, as far as I'm concerned. We're at war. The Army and Marine Corps have been getting beat up.
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This particular series confuses me about what it is trying to accomplish. It's been a bad winter in Iraq, but I also don't think he has enough new to say, and it's too soon after the fall speeches.
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