tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post3065281923618583163..comments2023-10-18T08:13:40.184-04:00Comments on Retired Reservist: U.S. Didn't Track WeaponsStan68arhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853907095108309722noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post-75395322734250161522007-10-17T02:55:00.000-04:002007-10-17T02:55:00.000-04:00What 20-20 hindsight?? There were scores of people...What 20-20 hindsight?? There were scores of people, right from the beginning, including the top Military leadership, who said this was not doable with the people you have. A lot more were needed. Read my blog <A HREF="http://www.thecommandtoc.com" REL="nofollow">The Command T.O.C.</A> and you will see that since 2004 (not sure the archives to back that far but trust me, it was there)I have been saying that there were far too few troops to properly occupy a land like Iraq. <BR/><BR/>We all know the Shinseki story.<BR/><BR/>So, this thing about "20-20" hindsight is a "Bushism" when he says, "who knew". Well, Powell knew, Shinseki knew, White knew, many former military bloggers knew, apparently Sanchez knew and was too chickenshit to say anything, etc. etc. <BR/><BR/>If you knew than you should have spoken up. If this good general knew than he should have spoken up and retired in protest. <BR/><BR/>But, since he did not, he, along with the rest of the military, will forever be known as administering the most incompetently handled war in the history of the United States. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the folks fighting should have listened to and supported those of us who tried to help by saying how foolish it was to occupy a Country like Iraq with 100,000 soldiers. <BR/><BR/>Instead, those people for the most part spent their time saying that anyone who spoke up against the plans were "traitors" and "subversives"logisticsexperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455565037734869022noreply@blogger.com