Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india published this is article page no 74 this is unheard of in previous wars. it is because they are dying from roadside bombs that can strike anyone within a specified distance. myth 6 – those roadside bombs are made locally in terrorist hideouts in iraq. those bombs are being manufactured in iran and transported across the border with syrias help and we are doing nothing about it. these are not simple devices. they are technologically sophisticated. they required advanced machinery and skill to produce. this expertise is not available in iraq. these are shaped charges and they are adjusting to the changes that the united states is making on the battlefield. only iran can produce such technology in that area. the united states has never held iran accountable for its actions or even mentioned it on the world stage. what is going on here? myth 7 – the military was in agreement with rumsfelds policies or they would have protested? do you think so do you really honestly think so? very few generals have what it takes to blow away a career by protesting about decisions being made by superiors. what we are seeing is what many of us thought wed never see again – the viet nam syndrome coming back to haunt us. during viet nam hundreds of officers knew our conduct of the war wasnt working. they kept their mouths shut and said that some day when they had the power they would never allow this to happen again. here we are 30 years later and you guessed it. the young officers who made those statements are now leading the armed forces of the united states and they are just as quiet as their superiors were during the viet nam war. every one of these officers knows that we went into iraq on the cheap in terms of our manpower. oh yes we had enough to destroy the iraqi army but certainly not enough to secure the peace. colin powell who knows a thing or two about waging war felt 300000 plus troops were needed. powell was smart enough to get out of government before it hit the fan. so what do we do now? we declare victory in the field and also declare an inability to build a democracy for a people where democracy is everybodys second choice. we then must concentrate on terminating bin laden and being a responsible superpower junior science refresher magazine.
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