If the military generals are worried about sending more troops, shouldn't Americans be?

[Nikki Stone1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq

Iraq troop buildup idea worries generals

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.

The military's caution on shipping thousands of additional troops temporarily to Iraq is based on a fear that the move could be ineffective without bold new political and economic steps.

Commanders also worry that the already stretched Army and Marine Corps would be even thinner once the short-term surge ended. Bush's newly expressed interest in making the military larger would have little impact on that worry because it will take much longer to add substantially to the size of the military.

Generals also question whether sending more troops to Iraq would feed a perception that the strife in Iraq is mainly a military problem; in their view it is largely political, fed by economic distress....

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Total Abandonment of Responsibility

There are these people called Congress - you know, the folks with the dry powder? The ones who say that a surge is okey-dokey, as long as it's part of broader strategy to eventually start leaving Iraq sometime in the future? Those people are supposed to intervene when the President is out of his fucking mind - through censure, impeachment, and control of the purse-strings. Perhaps someone should tell them - they seem to not grasp this responsibility.

[sweetheart]

2. the bush family view:

Somebody else is supposed to die for this, don't
bother our pretty little minds.

[NV1962]

3. Doh! (Now don't pay attention to that man behind the curtain...)

Indeed, that's the crux: how on Earth is it possible that a host of generals have stated their opinion loudly and colorfully, yet so many voters cast a faith-based vote for those directly responsible for this mess?

Unbelievable...