Col. David H. Hackworth on Bring what on?
On May 1, George W. Bush landed in a military jet on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln with all the pomp and ceremony of Caesar returning to Rome after conquering Gaul. In the background – as our commander in chief proclaimed "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" – was a huge banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED," probably conjured up by White House flacks.
There was just one problem: No one told the guerrilla enemy the war was over.
If you're one of the guys and gals taking a bullet for Bush, you are still at war. If you're sitting at some keyboard screaming VICTORY and accusing those opposed to this war of being pro-Saddam, then you're just plain cowardly. American men and women are still being wounded and killed. This war isn't over until they come home.
Pentagon propagandists might prefer to categorize our serious daily losses in Iraq as non-guerrilla related and "militarily insignificant."
Tell that to the grunts down-range from the G's. Or their loved ones sweating them out.
Say it again Colonel. I don't think the chickenshit hawks heard you. Link courtesy of Rational Review News Digest.