Operation Together Forward: II

Who believes this is all coincidence...first the announcement is made that the size of the armed services needs to be beefed up permanently. A couple of days later, they start talking of a "surge" of troops to stabilize Baghdad. The Generals initially resisted; but now, suddenly have capitulated. Then the Friday News Dump...The test of the Selective Service.

No way this is all coincidence and I can't believe even the distracted and appathetic American public isn't raising hell about this. Let the draft notices start landing in mailboxes in Overland Park and Leawood and we will hear a chorus of outrage, and no one will be raising hell with Kelly Feigenbaum any more, calling her selfish for not offering up her son to be saccrificed in Iraq.

When they talk about a surge, they are talking about escalation. Call it what it is. It's a troop buildup and the result will be an escalation of hostilities. The result will be ramped up death and destruction. The result will be bloody fucking chaos and we can not stand by and let this happen.

I am hearing people on the left say that we should let them have their "surge" and when it fails the Republicans will be done for decades.

What utterly crass and craven perfidy.

No one, and I do mean no one, who has ever put on the uniform or loved someone who did can stomach the thought that anyone would view the life of a single troop as expendable in the interest of some future election.

Bush's troop-buildup is not a done deal. The new congress will be seated before the call-up can go out, and they can enact some oversight and accountability. If you oppose the actions that are brewing, contact the chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Senator Levin can be reached by clicking here, and Congressman Skelton can be reached by clicking here.

Not to repeat myself, but for years Americans have said they were mad as hell and not gonna take it any more. Once more I ask...Do you mean it yet?