tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11666785.post3607590067090323835..comments2023-10-19T10:37:16.162-04:00Comments on Randy Barnett: War in IraqRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477949304113673930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11666785.post-73220762867413497382007-12-21T20:15:00.000-05:002007-12-21T20:15:00.000-05:00I think Bush's reputation in the short term (next ...I think Bush's reputation in the short term (next 5-10 years) is relatively set and unlikely to change,<BR/><BR/>Whether we should have been there at all and the strategy when we got there are subjects that require a great deal more time than I want to devote right now. Historians will spend lots of time debating "what went wrong".<BR/><BR/>The surge is working a lot better than a lot of people thought it would. And yes, the war is a long way from over. I'm not sure we know the definition yet of winning. I don't think it will look anything like what we've seen in the past. This isn't a conventional war. I intend to go back and do some research on the rebuilding of Germany & Japan. A lot of people forget that we had troops in Japan for years after the war was over. And we'll have trouble knowing when this one is truly over.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477949304113673930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11666785.post-68756672549124968772007-12-21T12:49:00.000-05:002007-12-21T12:49:00.000-05:00I still don't think President Bush's reputation ca...I still don't think President Bush's reputation can be saved on Iraq. If the proper planning had been done beforehand we probably wouldn't even have the problems that we do today.<BR/><BR/>I'll admit that the surge has worked a lot better than I thought it would, but we're still a long way from winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11666785.post-21547021175951151692007-12-20T16:34:00.000-05:002007-12-20T16:34:00.000-05:00Yep, your musings are good. I check it almost ever...Yep, your musings are good. I check it almost every day along with some of my other favorites. It's been quiet lately....<BR/><BR/>Anyone else reading this should definitely check out John's blog. It's worthwhile reading. Irreverant most times, but good reading...Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477949304113673930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11666785.post-44607909306416361462007-12-20T16:17:00.000-05:002007-12-20T16:17:00.000-05:00"Too much like talking about politics."That can ge..."Too much like talking about politics."<BR/><BR/>That can get rather polarizing, eh? Not to mention frustrating. But I still engage in some on a blog reserved exlcusively for such. Swing on by sometime <BR/><BR/>http://jjkaiser.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>P.S. Lately I've taken to angering the feminists.John J. Kaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157369022929508227noreply@blogger.com