Like most in the service (I recently retired), I spent about half of the last 5 years in Iraq trying to make it work. I lost friends over there. In the dark days of ‘05 and ‘06, I despaired of success. I was there in ‘07 when Petraeus came and and turned the tide of battle with his leadership.

I can handle government forays into health care and education, however ill advised. I can handle income redistribution through punitive taxation. I can even handle social and economic reengineering based on the fantasy of climate change. All those things can be reversed later, when the political balance of power changes … as it must.

But I cannot handle the notion of giving up a hard-won victory in Iraq. The losses of our troops can not be reversed. Fathers cannot be returned to their children, sons and daughters cannot be resurrected. They paid the price to win. For Obama to give up that victory as payback to vocal primary supporters is a disgrace I cannot abide.

But how do we fight it?

In my mind I fantasize that Petraeus will resign in protest. That gesture, while ultimately futile, would at least capture the essential nature of this Presidential betrayal for history. But this is only a fantasy. As much as we respect his ability,we must also recognize his ambition. A man does not rise to 4 stars in the modern Army by being willing to fall on his sword over principle.

So all that talk during the campaign about it might take longer than 16 months and we will look at the situation was of course just a political smokescreen. I wonder how many votes Obama garnered by lying about his true intentions in Iraq?

Let’s see what the people of Iraq think when they see 10,000 solidiers per month leave Iraq. What happens when Iran steps into Iraq as we leave. I don’t think Obama cares. He does not care about the unborn so why should he care about Iraq?

The left always said going into Iraq was going to be a failure. Now they are making sure they will be right. I hate to think there are people like that in our government, but I think it’s that simple.

oh, yes, the American people!, for ignoring their wishes concerning Iraq. Obama can expect no such excoriation from the American people for doing the very thing he said he would do if elected.

Petty, small-minded stuff.

“I won.” And that is how he will erode what any expert has to say. What do you call a CIC who ignores the MOH recipients Ball, disses Iraq successes, ultimate sacrifices and ignores the General in charge of command? A buddy fukker extraordinaire.