The US can do its war much more cheaply then its infrastructure if what you say is true.

Oh its is going to cost much more than $4 trillion given US efficiency.

Neither do I but THAT was an issue that got better over time while this keeps getting worse.

I never said it does. That is what the occupation is supposed to remedy. Could you imagine the chaos in Europe there had been a complete military evacuation of Germany in 1945. That took several years but was worth it.

Once upon a time, people payed attention to driving when they drove. Some still do but they are an endangered species.

It absolutely wasn’t and that is why the surge was necessary.

I said casualties. If you are going to argue against my comments. Try reading them.

No, I just looked at figures from the post surge years.

The words “We came, we saw, he died” come to mind.

Don’t you have an #arabSpring to celebrate?

If by “hell on earth for the US” you mean so few casualties on a monthly basis that everyone thought the US could pull out without any plan in place then yes exactly.

The question is: Is America at war or isn’t it? If it is, then commit to full victory as fast as possible. If it is not, then pull the combat aircraft and the weapons out.

When have surges ever worked anyway? Aside from 2007/2008 that is?

If Iran extended an offer of protection for the reduced Iraq with the condition of becoming a vassal or maybe even an Iranian province, maybe it could happen.

False, you are a HondaBro not a ToyotaBro.

Call me when someone makes a low orbit yacht.

Tyler, are you going to write a piece on Turkey’s de facto invasion of Iraq with an Armored battalion yesterday? Also, is it worth writing about?

I can guess the X35 won because of mission creep and it promised more.

Maybe I should have added: “Has a sufficient payload” and “Doesn’t require a specially refitted flight deck to operate off of”

Either that or a new plane made to do the same mission but keeping the same design philosophy.