tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post6759681165482783015..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: Thoughts on the first debateFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-59103825254270958872008-10-02T06:07:00.000-07:002008-10-02T06:07:00.000-07:00Matt, I appreciate your comments on the first deba...Matt, I appreciate your comments on the first debate. I think the term "what Barrack just doesn't understand is...etc," was used about 7 times too many. I could not wait to check factcheck.org last Saturday morning to look into the Kissinger comments. Tonight should be interesting. Ha. I think its possible Tina Fey will do a better job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-20685157936419302312008-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:00These men were just going at each other, McCain wa...These men were just going at each other, McCain wants it too much to allow things like facts to get in his way. <BR/><BR/>The surge is an escalation of the war and yes pushing in more troops makes us a less enticing threat to local fighters, but the fact is there really is no victory scenario. <BR/><BR/>The local population says hello and smiles during the day and at night comes up with new ways to get us out of their country. <BR/><BR/>McCain of all people really should have learned from Vietnam. Where that was frequently the case.<BR/><BR/>An escalation of troops wins battles sure, but we can't win this way.<BR/><BR/>The military of Iraq is already defeated. the pockets of resistance are simply the locals embracing US invaders exactly the way George Washington did with the Red Coats.<BR/><BR/>You know George Washington only won one battle, all the others were hit and run gorilla style raids. But the British would always capture ground, take bridges, occupy towns, and on paper they won nearly every objective their military went for.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm sure British probably thought that their military surge appeared to be working. Right up until they lost.Dan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923534288826153587noreply@blogger.com