powerclown

I agree, but I think this war was unwinnable from the start, made so by the politicians who were more interested in fighting on the cheap than coming up with a realistic and effective post-invasion plan. They skimped on everything from number of soldiers to creating newer, smaller mechanized cavalry units that looked good on the balance sheet (Stryker Brigades) but have proven miserably ineffective in real world scenarios. Talk about R&D on the job...The sheer ignorance, inflexibility and neglect was appalling, and is reflected in the soldier's own opinions of the war at this point I believe. They seem to be getting the sense that the politicians put them into an unwinnable position. Ironic how these same politicians interested in military fiscal responsibility in the beginning are the ones responsible for the cost of this war heading north of 400 billion dollars.

willravel, I think your portrayal of the us military as a private army for the rich is ludicrous, to be honest. Are other nations' armed forces private armies for the rich too? Even Chavez has an army.

The people who cast off "support the troops" as nothing more than a political slogan are fooling themselves imo. If you are against this war, or any war, have the guts to say you don't support the fighters of the war. It's easy to blame the politicians, but when it comes to the actual people doing the actual killing, somehow they get a free pass. It's like saying "I'm against capital punishment, but I support the executioner."