I'm sorry too
Now, I normally don't quote the words of Vietnam veteran ex-congressmen, but this is too on the money to pass up. Max Cleland, who knows the horrors of war, has addressed the president before about our latest debacle.
He strikes home in his latest open letter to the president. I simply must quote the final paragraphs:
"A quarter of a million troops are committed to the Iraq war theater, most of them bogged down in Baghdad. Morale is declining and casualties continue to increase.
In addition to the human cost, the war in dollars costs $1 billion a week, adding to the additional burden of an already depressed economy.
The president has declared "major combat over" and sent a message to every terrorist, "Bring them on." As a result, he has lost more people in his war than his father did in his and there is no end in sight.
Military commanders are left with extended tours of duty for servicemen and women who were told long ago they were going home. We are keeping American forces on the ground, where they have become sitting ducks in a shooting gallery for every terrorist in the Middle East.
Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President. Sorry you didn't go when you had the chance."
