Liberty Maven

A new report from the U.S. Army is critical of the Iraq War’s post-invasion strategy.

“On Point” says one major problem was a lack of detailed planning ahead of the invasion for the postwar period, in part reflecting White House and Pentagon optimism about the future of Iraq.

“I can remember asking the question during our war gaming and the development of our plan, ‘Okay, we are in Baghdad, what next?’ No real good answers came forth,” Col. Thomas G. Torrance, the commander of the Third Infantry Division’s artillery, said in the report. (Source)

This along with the movie, “No End In Sight”, and John McCain proudly campaigning on “The surge is working” all miss the point. I’m going to put it in all caps because it needs to be shouted and shouted again across the rooftops of America. Maybe then more people will hear it.

THE QUESTION SHOULD NOT BE “HOW WAS THE WAR HANDLED?” THE QUESTION SHOULD BE “WAS THE WAR EVEN NECESSARY IN THE FIRST PLACE AND HOW DO WE GET OUT AS SOON AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE?”