I was asked recently why our current war in Iraq is not being fought like WWII. Wow, where to start. First and foremost, we do not have the political leadership we once had. Presidents once worried about what was best for our nation and our armies, not political polls and legacies. We once had news media that supported a war and its men and did not portray our enimies as victims of a cruel and mean USA. Our servicemen did not have to worry about split second decisions on the battlfield and now they are guilty until proven innocent when they are accused by the enemy's people. We never use to embed news reporters whose sole mission was to undermine our troops. We use to bomb countries into submission in order to protect our troops, now we go door to door so we can appear compassionate.
Our enemy is willing to blow themselves up, fly planes into American buildings, cut off heads and set off chemical bombs. And if we do not fight this religous war on the turf of our enemy, we will fight it here. Our enemy brought the fight here, remember?
"One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda."
"In war there is no substitute for victory."-General Douglas MacArthur
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