Comments on: Too Much, Too Little, Too Late. http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Aardvark Gringo http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-186456 Aardvark Gringo Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:55:40 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-186456 Joe Lieberman touched on the real reason this pathetic 15% increase is being offered up. If the Democrats block funding for the surge, they will have to take responsibility for the resulting collapse of Iraq and future devastation of the USA. In other words, never mind that Bush Jr. and the Republicans have created a catastophuck, it will all be the Democrats fault if they block this little nugget. Joe Lieberman touched on the real reason this pathetic 15% increase is being offered up. If the Democrats block funding for the surge, they will have to take responsibility for the resulting collapse of Iraq and future devastation of the USA. In other words, never mind that Bush Jr. and the Republicans have created a catastophuck, it will all be the Democrats fault if they block this little nugget.

]]> By: Bob J Young http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-185463 Bob J Young Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:07:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-185463 I was watching the history channel last night. It was talking about the WWII Tunisia Campaign. Over 275,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Deutsches Afrika Korps. Unfortunately, in Iraq, we are the Afrika Korps. A recurring mistake Hitler kept making was to tell his solders to “stand and die�. He threw away an entire army rather than retreat. It was a stupid move, based more on Hitlers ego that the reality of the situation. If you are in an untenable situation you retreat, regroup, then attack. Simply standing and dieing is not sensible. He should have read SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR, and so should bush. “24. The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.� http://www.chinapage.com/sunzi-e.html I was watching the history channel last night. It was talking about the WWII Tunisia Campaign. Over 275,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Deutsches Afrika Korps.

Unfortunately, in Iraq, we are the Afrika Korps.

A recurring mistake Hitler kept making was to tell his solders to “stand and die�. He threw away an entire army rather than retreat. It was a stupid move, based more on Hitlers ego that the reality of the situation.

If you are in an untenable situation you retreat, regroup, then attack. Simply standing and dieing is not sensible.

He should have read SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR, and so should bush.

“24. The general who advances without coveting fame
and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only
thought is to protect his country and do good service
for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.�

http://www.chinapage.com/sunzi-e.html

]]> By: Ryan http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-184856 Ryan Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:15:37 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-184856 You may want to fix the links in the post. You may want to fix the links in the post.

]]> By: JFKToo http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-184758 JFKToo Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:16:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-184758 For you who do not agree with how to handle Iraq and terrorism nor anything else whatsoever that our top man in the White House wishes to try....be sure not hto ide behind me nor mine (and no whning either) when we start having terrorisom attacks daily in this country. You can only beat on Bush for another few months and then we'll get you a duh demo president who will invite the terrorists into America again just like her husband did and we'll start having same havoc all over again. Aw, gosh, here I go again trying to defend someone who doesn't need it. Pardon my dust as I exit. For you who do not agree with how to handle Iraq and terrorism nor anything else whatsoever that our top man in the White House wishes to try….be sure not hto ide behind me nor mine (and no whning either) when we start having terrorisom attacks daily in this country.
You can only beat on Bush for another few months and then we’ll get you a duh demo president who will invite the terrorists into America again just like her husband did and we’ll start having same havoc all over again. Aw, gosh, here I go again trying to defend someone who doesn’t need it. Pardon my dust as I exit.

]]> By: radnam Mak http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-184743 radnam Mak Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:01:32 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-184743 NO! You did not get it. This is the end of US empire as we know it. We dont have what it takes to handle terrorism. I know why we went to Iraq. Our ego was shattered by someone attacking us on 9/11. There was anger. Iraq became an easy target. Poor Iraqis could not resist powerful US forces. I know some say we were invited. But that is just rubbish. What I read now from the news is that there is native resistance in the form of Sunni, Shiate militia. It just happens that they hate each other also. Even if the Iraq becomes stable after some time, it will never be same again....and neither be US. NO! You did not get it. This is the end of US empire as we know it. We dont have what it takes to handle terrorism.
I know why we went to Iraq. Our ego was shattered by someone attacking us on 9/11. There was anger. Iraq became an easy target. Poor Iraqis could not resist powerful US forces. I know some say we were invited. But that is just rubbish.

What I read now from the news is that there is native resistance in the form of Sunni, Shiate militia. It just happens that they hate each other also. Even if the Iraq becomes stable after some time, it will never be same again….and neither be US.

]]> By: rob http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-184537 rob Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:17:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-184537 those on the left that seem to think Iraq will become some kind of peaceful paridise after we leave link please those on the left that seem to think Iraq will become some kind of peaceful paridise after we leave
link please

]]> By: The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » Center of Attention http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-184512 The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » Center of Attention Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:24:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/12/too-much-too-little-too-late/#comment-184512 [...] Dennis Sanders at Donklephan on the surge, escalation augmentation. Dennis believes, like I do, that Iraq is most likely lost. He continues to argue that the U.S. needs “to keep the contagion from spreading.” [...] [...] Dennis Sanders at Donklephan on the surge, escalation augmentation. Dennis believes, like I do, that Iraq is most likely lost. He continues to argue that the U.S. needs “to keep the contagion from spreading.” [...]

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