I've not answered this question because it's been answered 20 freaking times.
You want quantifiable metrics and management bullshit that doesn't pertain to combat operations, especially when you're conducting counter insurgency operations. We can go back through the history of the Iraq conflict and show you the goals, how they changed, and where we are now if you'd like. 2003 - Regime Change 2004-2007 - Establishment of Iraqi government and military 2008 - SASO (stability and security operations) How do we measure success in each phase of the operation? 2003 - Baath party removed from power 2004-2007 - 1st real elections held in Iraq, government, military and police are set up and begin training. 208 - increased security, increased handover to Iraqi control of ongoing combat operations, lessening of the numbers of Iraqi and American dead GG buddy, you're falling behind on the Iraq game, things have really changed, the surge worked, and will hopefully get us out of their sooner than most people thought. Now it's back to Afghanistan. Gruss Gott wrote: >> RoMunn wrote: >> Sensing a pattern? >> > > Yes. > > (1.) You, who are not Obama, are telling us what Obama - currently a > candidate - would do as President. > > (2.) You, an Iraq troop deployment supporter are perpetually unable to > provide even the mission of US troops deployed in Iraq despite their > having been there over five years now. > > The pattern is, therefore, people who have no idea how to provide an > unemotional framework to accomplish a foreign policy objective - you - > manufacturing words for those who do - Obama - whose ideas are being > adopted at every level. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:264249 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
