Herschel Smith
2007-01-31 12:47:26
Yes, but will the troops have what they need to do the job? Unless new ‘up-armored’ HMMWVs fall out of the sky, as one general said, they do not currently have the equipment to support the surge. This caused on high-ranking army officer to write me and ask, “does America support the war but not the troops?” I blog on this:
http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/01/31/do-you-support-the-war-but-not-the-troops/
And while they are still deprived of the proper rules of engagement, the surge will not have the authority and power it would have otherwise had.
http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/01/29/proceduralized-rules-of-engagement-prevent-engagement/
