Having spent 2 years there, this is the result of way too few people (Marines) and unprofessionalism (Army).  We can and we are doing a good job in Iraq - but there is no way that :
1.  only a handful of people can accomplish missions that require literally 9 times the number assigned
2.  we can win if we’re the only ones obeying “laws of war” because I don’t know how many times I arrived just after schools and mosques were used by insurgents to attack us because they know we can’t shoot into there, and
3.  we can win if the politicking, gossiping, and infighting among the higher-level commanders is killing any positive effort that we’re making at a unit or squad level. 

Add to that the entire American population armchair-quarterbacking the war, it’s a recipe for ruin. 

We can win, the troops on the ground are trying their damndest to win, now can the leadership and the public just let us do our damned job!?!?

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Death squads, chaos, “collateral damage,” endless war ... Are these really inadvertant consequences of “mistakes” on the part of the Bush administration.

First, there was no pre-9/11 intelligence about the attacks. Then, “bad intelligence” about Iraq WMDs and connections to al-Qaida. Then, many, many “mistakes” in the occupation of Iraq.

“Mikstakes” or “plans?”

Now, more mistakes about Iran? Article of possible interest on these questions below:

“MISTAKES” OR “PLANS” IN IRAQ, WAR ON TERROR?

By Steve Hammons
Columnist, Populist Party of America
PopulistAmerican.com
February 2, 2007

http://www.populistamerica.com/mistakes_or_plans_in_iraq_war_on_terror