So Bush wants to have a ‘surge’ in Iraq, which is a Latin word that means ‘more troops‘.
The president, who is completing a lengthy review of Iraq policy, is considering dispatching three to four U.S. combat brigades to Iraq, or no more than 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. troops, the officials said.
Sending more people to the Iraq meat grinder is a terrible idea, but getting past that — are there any more soldiers to send?
Meanwhile, the U.S. military has been stretched by four years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, meaning few active-duty combat units are available for deployment.
To marshal even 15,000 to 20,000 additional troops, Bush would have to accelerate the return of some units to the battlefield, cutting their time to train between deployments.
How is he going to get the extra forces? You can’t just wish them into existence.
Wait a minute… I have an idea!
Eeep!
Magical Wishing Ferret reporting for duty!
7 January 2007 at 12:52 am
Noooooooooo!!!! You can’t use the sweet innocence that is the MWF for such heinous wishes! Gentle rain, even a downpour to quench the desert but not an army.
7 January 2007 at 2:42 am
What about an army of robots? That would be cool.
7 January 2007 at 1:03 pm
It’s 2007, it’s definitely time we had more robots.
9 January 2007 at 12:22 am
Yeah an army of robots!! Now you’re talking!
10 January 2007 at 6:34 pm
Can the army of robots fight on mars or the moon or something so we can live in peace down here?
12 January 2007 at 1:11 pm
(its funny coz i have a picture of myself in the same garb as the MWF.) Perhaps if we all wish hard enough, George Bush Jr might magically disappear.