God Damn It!

The top brass of the military had come out in opposition to escalating in Iraq. Now they have yielded to the desires of the White House and gotten on board with troop increases. This despite having no ideas on what to do with an increased force. So it's headed towards continuing to do the same as what we have been doing, only more so.

Again, the psychopaths' motives are transparent: it's a delaying tactic, to not have to throw in the towel. They will drag things out until the next president takes office. That person will inherit the hugest, deepest mess facing a new POTUS since the Depression. (A bonus aspect of this stalling, from the psychopaths' point of view, is that given the phenomenally bad record of the Repubs the last six years, that lucky person will probably be a Democrat.)

However, what I don't understand is why the military are going along with this. They had good reason to come out against it, and no good reason stated for changing their minds. Just that a new SecDef came in, and met with them, and then they got religion regarding the urge to surge. So the psychopaths tightened some kind of screws on the generals, and got the appearance of credibility their plan needed. If in January, Congress called in the Joint Chiefs to testify, and they said that escalation wouldn't help, it wouldn't happen. Then the psychopaths would be completely isolated and in no position to keep investing the lives of servicemembers and their families in delaying the inevitable.

So, this is cowardly. The core values of the Marines and Navy are Honor, Courage, and Commitment. Likewise, the Army's are Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage; the Air Force's are Integrity, Service and Excellence. Are the top officers in the armed services upholding these values?