Thursday, March 15, 2012
How long is too long?
As a retired military man, I completely understand the mantra of "Don't quit until the mission is done." But really, what was the mission? To ensure Iraq didn't have WMDs, to find and destroy the people who conceived 9/11, and to make a home for them nearly impossible. We've toppled Saddam, we've killed bin-Laden, we've got Al-Queda hiding or on the run in Asia and Africa. So why is the military still there? Nothing in the military mission said to build a nation, nor should it. Sorry, Mr. President, once bin-Laden was killed, there was no reason for the military to be in Iraq or Afghanistan. Get them out now, but at an acceptably safe rate. The missiom was never ti build a nation. If you want to build a nation, build this one.
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You are right. Bring them home! There's a great book that came out about a year or two ago, Shock Doctrine. Naomi Klein is the author. She puts forth that wars are waged for the purpose of private contractors making serious money. Ditto with natural disasters. If you have a people in "shock", you can build the community back for the sake of profit.
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