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You never, ever release a timeline for any type of troop withdrawls. HUGE tactical mistake.
Scenario A: By announcing that troops will be removed in XX years/months, you just told your enemy how long they need to hold out. Once the troops are gone, the enemy moves back in. This mistake has been made many times in history with the outcome of failure, every time.
Scenario B: "Stay till the job is done", the enemy has no timeline, so they can hold out, but they don't know for how long. You keep fighting until the enemy is gone or gives up. This will lead to victory, as long as the battle(s)/war isn't lost in the process (not a concern for our military).
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It is safe to safe that most people that are current/former/future military vote conservatively. These same people know that announcing any form of timeline will lead to failure and our men and women in uniform do not believe in failure. Bad move on Kerry's part and he would be wise to not mention it again.
In combat, there never should be a timeline, just an objective/mission. The job is done when the objective is met, not because XX days/weeks/months/years have passed.
Remember, nothing Kerry or Bush can or will do will really change the minds of the respective "political base". If Kerry wants a chance, he must appeal to people other then his ABB crowd.
This one ain't gonna do it.....
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