It is totally a coincidence that I employ a young man named Ricardo Sanchez. We call him Rick, or Ricky.
Some of you may recognize his name. No, not because Ricky painted your street number on your curb. Although who knows? He's been around...
Nope, you may recognize his name because it is also the name of a former "supreme" commander in Iraq, who was the "supreme" military commander there from June of 2003 until June of 2004. Abu Ghraib happened on his watch.
Gen. Ricardo Sanchez retired last year. Now anti-war activists are in love with him because, to us his words, the conflict in Iraqistan has become a "nightmare with no end in sight."
Tsk, tsk... such pessimism.
It's his opinion, but not mine. Personally, I don't know where it's promised that wars have to have ends in sight. Ever hear of the 100 Years War? You think people during that time were worried about not having an end in sight? Heck no! They soldiered on because they had no left wing liberal media (medium, probably... just town criers...) telling them they should be against war. I'm not saying Freedom of Speech shouldn't exist, but how often do you hear things worth remembering?
So for the record, I think Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, U.S. Army (ret.) is a pussy. I think he got his panties in a wad because of the criticism that landed on his door step because of Abu Ghraib and I think he's saying things now that he believes will make a significant number of people consider him an American Hero. Yep, he's a hero for speaking out against a war that is only popular with a minority of the American population. As if the majority should rule. Oh yeah, that would be Heaven on Earth.
But I do have to give him some credit: He's saying that the debacle that the war has become is due to the ineptness of the Bush administration. But who doesn't already know that? My world would be much more serene if Bush would announce that he's always been a Democrat at heart but he didn't want to disobey his daddy, who was also a freakin' closeted Democrat. At least our California Governor is finally coming out of the closet.
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Does that make Bush a "Girlie Man"?
I miss LBJ, or any Democrat who actually had the Republicans' chutzpah to pursue a course, regardless of what people thought. It's a lot easier to swallow when the end result is civil rights reforms, though.
Mrs. LK, Bush is a Gjaudie-Man. But on the butch end of the spectrum.
Sr. Pistolero, as a Cake man, you are familiar with ends. I am more the type wrapped up in the means. Alas, we cannot breed.
If we kill more than the opposition can afford to lose, we will win. Some might say there are just too many of 'them' (see "Radical Muslims"), but believe me, once you start killing their leaders at an irreplaceable rate, the leaders that are left over will come-up with a new strategy, like, "let's go in hiding",--much like dear ol' *Osama. (*I'm one of those that believes big 'O' is already dead, but there are plenty of vids, tapes and 'clues' left-over to make him appear alive and kicking.)
Back to my (and I believe Bert's) original point. As long as we care about what people think, we will not end this war. If we decide to upset a few people, to the point that 'they' are screaming incoherently, we will win. It will take a mean-ass man, much like Teddy R., to not care and kick-ass. -Not a pussy, like Ricky or any other Dem'/Rep' with their "panties in a wad".
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