Thompson wants million-member ground force

rjrzoom57
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:18:28 +0000

140+ years is too long to hold a grudge.



true and remarkable in the context of our relations as a nation with many of the countries we’ve gone to war with in just the last half century; Vietnam for example. As you move through life you will inevitably find people that fail to see the hundreds of similarities and common interests that are shared and instead choose to focus on the very few differences; an aspect of human nature that I have never been able to comprehend. You can see the same consequences in the interaction of people of faith, so much in common and yet they still posses the capacity to go to war and kill over subtle differences in their interpretations of their faith.

In regard to the discussion on Sherman; my only comment is to support the notion that the lives of soldiers on both sides; Northern and Southern; were undoubtedly saved by the shortening of the war.

I think the issue/subject that this thread began with was a good starting point for discussion and will hopefully become a subject deemed worthy of debate during the upcoming elections. When we went to Iraq during the presidency of Bush41 we could bring over a half million men/women to the resolution of the conflict, we now struggle to maintain 1/3 that force and have to resort to extended rotations for our troops that further contribute to the problem. Obviously the difference in duration has played a role but clearly we have a problem that needs to be addressed. Do we need a million man/woman ground force? I don’t know what a good number is, but it certainly seems like we need more than we have now. I hope we hear more about each candidate’s position on this issue than we do on the cost of their hair cuts…