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Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Apr 20 2004, 10:09 AM
Mike, maybe you should get Katie to read this to you. Several times. Slowly. Maybe she shouldn't even tell you who actually wrote it before you hear it.
The first thing I'd do as President of the United States is attempt to get Congress to double (at a minimum) the size of the Army, Navy, and Air Scouts. The Marine Corps and the Coast Guard would get tripled. And yeah, we'd pay for it now - not shove the bill off onto our grandchildren.
I AM NOT EXCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY THAT WE MAY HAVE TO FIGHT SYRIA AND/OR IRAQ AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE THIS SILLY ASS NOTION WE SHOULD FINISH THE JOB IN IRAQ BEFORE WE TAKE ON ANOTHER WAR. If you're going to use Iraq as a base for future operations, it's considered proper military strategy to secure the rear before advancing.
I would concentrate on the two projects we have now - Iraq and Afghanistan. And yeah, I would go to the U.N. and/or NATO for more help. The confrontation between the West and Islamic fundamentalism is not one that the United States can or should fight alone. We need a lot more boots on a lot more ground in both places.
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PD. Where do I vote for you???
I am not saying we should go to a full scale war with Iran and Syria, but we should spank them for intervening.
I think trying to win over allies in the war is important, Bush has tried, but he probably did not do the best job. I am not sure what could have been done to bring in NATO or more allies, they all seem very reluctant to engage in any military action. Europe ignored the Yugo problem, we had to lead the way on that.
Your ideas are solid, but I think the realities maybe a little different - at least at this point in time.
I think growing the military is extremely important, paying for it now I have no problem as well. I would even be willing to pay more taxs for it! I also think we need to invest in new weapons systems for our solider and marines on the ground.
We also should be training large groups of military police who specilize not in combat, but in policing and stabilizing - 2 different types of skills are needed.
See PD we are not that far off afterall....