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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 12:46 PM Original message |
Petraeus: Extensions increase odds of success |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. they increase the odds of commanders getting fragged |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. This is what this VN Vet thinks too |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Petraeus is a War criminal |
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UnseenUndergrad (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Speaking of the Hague |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Sir Douglas Haig, Mr. "Over the Top" |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. The odds?! |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. I just bought two lottery tickets |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Precisely. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 07:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. So if we send twice as many troops to Iraq... |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. this just sucks for the troops and the families and the psychological and |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. It also increases odds that soldiers who have served more than their |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. In that case, why stop at three months? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Extending tours past 3 months is next |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. This guy is a real "true believer" and, thus, dangerous |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. This is some SICK shit. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. ...and running it badly! |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yeah, and war = peace and 1+1= 3 |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. It increases the odds of these soldiers being killed, as well |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. What mission? And why stop there? |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. Damn |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. Extensions increase odds of success? |
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anotherdrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
20. I'm sure the troops are glad to hear the general is playing the odds with their lives n/t |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. The longer you are in combat, the statistical probability of getting killed increases. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. boy, he's a good little nazi, isn't he? nt |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-17-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. Perhaps Petraeus can answer this... |
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