A Response To: Peas in a Pod
By John Gibson
FOX News
Editorial Link: Here
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My Response:
John Gibson,
First, why is anyone who disagrees with the President a "Hater"? Since when did protest and dissatisfaction with a political agenda become hate? I KNOW that's what it became with Clinton, but I think this is more a matter of policy as opposed to personal taste for a particular man. I thought actively speaking your mind was the American way. Sure, some people HATE the President as you say, but I think they make up a small minority of those of us of ACTIVELY oppose his agenda and policies. Don't confuse passion for feelings of hate. Oh, and, since I SERVED in Afghanistan for a year I assure you...I get it.
Second, you are consistently and constantly confusing tactics with strategy. Terrorism is a TACTIC used by Al Zarqawi, OBL and Al Queda et al in order to further the STRATEGY of local, in the case of Iraq, and global, in the case of Al Queda, INSURGENCY. It is YOUR constant misconception and misunderstanding of the distinction between these two topics that is shared by this administration as demonstrated by their approach and that has caused our miserable performance, on a strategic level and in some ways tactical level, in Iraq and with the GWOT in general.
I suggest you go to this link and educate yourself:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/90-8/toc.htm
Should you actually take the time to read and understand the doctrine, you will see why its difficult to WIN the hearts and minds of people you are fighting amongst. It's extremely difficult for indigenous people to distinguish death and destruction for a "good" (and THAT is debateable) cause with simple death and destruction; especially when the entire war was thrust upon them from an outside force. It's the paradox of counter-insurgency.
Again, I served as part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan, so I know a little something about how we are doing and why we are failing.
I truly hope you try to educate yourself so you can do the same for your audience. Professional journalist provide information to the public so they can indeed "decide for themselves"; they don't just cheerlead for "their" guy regardless of the facts.
Which are you? Professional journalist or cheerleader?
By John Gibson
FOX News
Editorial Link: Here
-----
My Response:
John Gibson,
First, why is anyone who disagrees with the President a "Hater"? Since when did protest and dissatisfaction with a political agenda become hate? I KNOW that's what it became with Clinton, but I think this is more a matter of policy as opposed to personal taste for a particular man. I thought actively speaking your mind was the American way. Sure, some people HATE the President as you say, but I think they make up a small minority of those of us of ACTIVELY oppose his agenda and policies. Don't confuse passion for feelings of hate. Oh, and, since I SERVED in Afghanistan for a year I assure you...I get it.
Second, you are consistently and constantly confusing tactics with strategy. Terrorism is a TACTIC used by Al Zarqawi, OBL and Al Queda et al in order to further the STRATEGY of local, in the case of Iraq, and global, in the case of Al Queda, INSURGENCY. It is YOUR constant misconception and misunderstanding of the distinction between these two topics that is shared by this administration as demonstrated by their approach and that has caused our miserable performance, on a strategic level and in some ways tactical level, in Iraq and with the GWOT in general.
I suggest you go to this link and educate yourself:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/90-8/toc.htm
Should you actually take the time to read and understand the doctrine, you will see why its difficult to WIN the hearts and minds of people you are fighting amongst. It's extremely difficult for indigenous people to distinguish death and destruction for a "good" (and THAT is debateable) cause with simple death and destruction; especially when the entire war was thrust upon them from an outside force. It's the paradox of counter-insurgency.
Again, I served as part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan, so I know a little something about how we are doing and why we are failing.
I truly hope you try to educate yourself so you can do the same for your audience. Professional journalist provide information to the public so they can indeed "decide for themselves"; they don't just cheerlead for "their" guy regardless of the facts.
Which are you? Professional journalist or cheerleader?
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