It’s interesting to compare the apparent interest in exit strategies and timelines with General Sanchez’s charge that everyone Washington is fundamentally uninterested in strategy.
Since 2003, the politics of war have been characterized by partisanship as the republican and democratic parties struggled for power in washington. National efforts to date have been corrupted by partisan politics that have prevented us from devising effective, executable, supportable solutions. At times, these partisan struggles have led to political decisions that endangered the lives of our sons and daughters on the battlefield. The unmistakable message was that political power had greater priority than our national security objectives. Overcoming this strategic failure is the first step toward achieving victory in Iraq – without bipartisan cooperation we are doomed to fail. There is nothing going on today in Washington that would give us hope.
Not even the Press is spared from Sanchez’s charge they care more about selling papers than helping create a convergence on strategy.
This is the worst display of journalism imaginable by those of us that are bound by a strict value system of selfless service, honor and integrity. almost invariably, my perception is that the sensationalistic value of these assessments is what provided the edge that you seek for self agrandizement or to advance your individual quest for getting on the front page with your stories!
Is the desire for a “date certain” really just a substitute for a reluctance to address strategic issues?
