Iraq is getting worse by the day and they are starting to give up on these little “rosie” assessments we have become use to hearing. Here is the latest news from the Pentagon:
The U.S. military will likely maintain the current force levels of more than 140,000 troops in Iraq through next spring, the top US. commander in the Middle East said Tuesday.
Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, said the current number of troops “are prudent force levels” that are achieving the needed military effect.
His comments came as U.S. political leaders continue to face declining public support for the war in Iraq, as they head into the coming Congressional elections.
Late last year, military leaders had said they hoped to reduce troop levels to about 100,000 by the end of this year. But Abizaid said Tuesday that the rising sectarian violence and slow progress of the Iraqi government made that impossible.
CNN also reported this morning that actually bringing in more troops hasn’t been ruled out.
So this brings us to the main question – if Iraq is such a “central front” in this war on terror, that is crucial to our survival, then why in the hell don’t we have double the number of troops in the area trying to secure and win this battle? Either it is not the central front OR our commander in chief is failing even worse than we thought. Actually – I think both apply to this question.