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Quote by: The Decider  Here are some of General Sanchez's words and observations:
DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN IRAQ
A CATASTROPHICALLY FLAWED, UNREALISTICALLY OPTIMISTIC WAR PLAN
LATEST "SURGE" STRATEGY--"DESPERATE"
CONTINUED MANIPULATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR MILITARY STRATEGY WILL NOT ACHIEVE VICTORY. (ie THE SURGE)
OUR NATIONS CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP
THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED TO EMPLOY AND SYNCHRONIZE ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY POWER
INCOMPETENT STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
NEGLECT AND INCOMPETENCE AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL LEVEL
AMERICA'S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN A FORCE LEVEL OF 150,000(+) IS NONEXISTENT WITHOUT DRASTIC MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN POLITICALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO DATE (read DRAFT!) http://www.militaryreporters.org/sanchez_101207.html
General Sanchez dissed the surge. No amount of diversion about the press or the Democrats or anything else can negate that glaring fact in his speech. Sanchez agrees with me--the surge has failed and could never succeed. To repeat Sanchez's own words: CONTINUED MANIPULATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR MILITARY STRATEGY WILL NOT ACHIEVE VICTORY. (ie THE SURGE) |
And if you continue further down that same paragraph that you pulled apart, he says -
"AN EVEN WORSE AND MORE DISTURBING ASSESSMENT IS THAT AMERICA CAN NOT ACHIEVE THE POLITICAL CONSENSUS NECESSARY TO DEVISE A GRAND STRATEGY THAT WILL SYNCHRONIZE AND COMMIT OUR NATIONAL POWER TO ACHIEVE VICTORY IN IRAQ. "
Sounds to me that he's saying we COULD acheive victory there if everyone would get behind our troops, give them what they need and give them the power to WIN the war, rather than one group consistantly trying to undermine our actions there.