National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.
Haven't read it yet, but here's the WaPo link to the PDF version of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.
Okay, I couldn't not read it, so here's a few.
(p. 6)As the central front in the global war on terror, success in Iraq is an essential element
in the long war against the ideology that breeds international terrorism. Unlike past
wars, however, victory in Iraq will not come in the form of an enemy’s surrender, or
be signaled by a single particular event – there will be no Battleship Missouri, no
Appomattox.
No Mission Accomplished? So that never happened?
(p. 7)Ceding ground to terrorists in one of the world’s most strategic regions will threaten the
world’s economy and America’s security, growth, and prosperity, for decades to come.
Read Oil here.
(p. 8)- by depriving terrorists of a safe haven from which they could plan and launch attacks
against the United States and American interests;
- by delivering a strategic setback to the terrorists and keeping them on the run;
But there we're no terrorists there before we invaded.
(p. 8-9)If we fail, the "terraists" will have
• Won a decisive victory over the United States, vindicating their tactics of beheadings, suicide
bombings, and ruthless intimidation of civilians, inviting more deadly attacks against
Americans and other free people across the globe.
• Called into question American credibility and commitment in the region and the world. Our
friends and foes alike would doubt our staying power, and this would damage our efforts to
counter other security threats and to advance other economic and political interests worldwide.
You see it's not that Bush would've lost these things by his poorly planned war, it is that the terrorists have won them. The terrorists that weren't in Iraq before Bush decided to invade.
Enough, the supposed "detail" of the plan starts at page 17, but I'm not really seeing much detail there. There are a few selective statistics sprinkled in to show "success", but there is no detailed plan here. No who does what. There is no real attachment of responsibility to anyone. I mean, who or what agency is the lead on rebuilding the infrastructure, guarding the borders, etc. No Accountability
The only real "detail" in this document is in the appendix(p.31-38) "The Eight Pillars," and that is nonspecific other than goals.
If you've got any others that jump out at you, throw them into comments. This is a first read, and I'm sure as I read what other bloggers have observed, there'll be more.
Later: Think Progress echoes this with a little more clarity.
Okay, I couldn't not read it, so here's a few.
(p. 6)As the central front in the global war on terror, success in Iraq is an essential element
in the long war against the ideology that breeds international terrorism. Unlike past
wars, however, victory in Iraq will not come in the form of an enemy’s surrender, or
be signaled by a single particular event – there will be no Battleship Missouri, no
Appomattox.
No Mission Accomplished? So that never happened?
(p. 7)Ceding ground to terrorists in one of the world’s most strategic regions will threaten the
world’s economy and America’s security, growth, and prosperity, for decades to come.
Read Oil here.
(p. 8)- by depriving terrorists of a safe haven from which they could plan and launch attacks
against the United States and American interests;
- by delivering a strategic setback to the terrorists and keeping them on the run;
But there we're no terrorists there before we invaded.
(p. 8-9)If we fail, the "terraists" will have
• Won a decisive victory over the United States, vindicating their tactics of beheadings, suicide
bombings, and ruthless intimidation of civilians, inviting more deadly attacks against
Americans and other free people across the globe.
• Called into question American credibility and commitment in the region and the world. Our
friends and foes alike would doubt our staying power, and this would damage our efforts to
counter other security threats and to advance other economic and political interests worldwide.
You see it's not that Bush would've lost these things by his poorly planned war, it is that the terrorists have won them. The terrorists that weren't in Iraq before Bush decided to invade.
Enough, the supposed "detail" of the plan starts at page 17, but I'm not really seeing much detail there. There are a few selective statistics sprinkled in to show "success", but there is no detailed plan here. No who does what. There is no real attachment of responsibility to anyone. I mean, who or what agency is the lead on rebuilding the infrastructure, guarding the borders, etc. No Accountability
The only real "detail" in this document is in the appendix(p.31-38) "The Eight Pillars," and that is nonspecific other than goals.
If you've got any others that jump out at you, throw them into comments. This is a first read, and I'm sure as I read what other bloggers have observed, there'll be more.
Later: Think Progress echoes this with a little more clarity.
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