ghostrider
11-23-2009, 11:31 AM
Here is a letter written by a father of a Marine killed in Afghanistan; and I couldn't agree more.
"The president said the war in Afghanistan was a war of necessity—the "good" war. But the military command is making bad choices: General McChrystal's rules of engagement have led to mounting and unnecessary casualties. His strategy is pie in the sky; it assumes that, if we hold our fire, we can somehow mold the Afghan people into our image. That's ignorant and arrogant—it assumes the Afghan people want our way of life. And it's wrongheaded. We are Americans—the focus needs to be on preserving American lives first. My son's life was taken. I want to know that other sons and daughters are given a chance to win."
"The president said the war in Afghanistan was a war of necessity—the "good" war. But the military command is making bad choices: General McChrystal's rules of engagement have led to mounting and unnecessary casualties. His strategy is pie in the sky; it assumes that, if we hold our fire, we can somehow mold the Afghan people into our image. That's ignorant and arrogant—it assumes the Afghan people want our way of life. And it's wrongheaded. We are Americans—the focus needs to be on preserving American lives first. My son's life was taken. I want to know that other sons and daughters are given a chance to win."