I like the idea of the surge for one reason. We don't want to let the people we are fighting, know how many troops are in Iraq. For instance, if there is always 20,000 troops there, then they can plan on it. But if there is 18,000 troops there one month, then 25,000 troops next month. They can't plan on how many troops will be there.

You know I saw a segment about the army building a wall in Iraq. How the people didn't like it and wanted it stopped. Well, here's a solution, how about every time there's a bombing, killing, whatever, the army puts up another segment. Oh another car bomb? Okay, another wall goes up.

One advantage of getting out of Iraq

One advantage of getting out of Iraq is then we can say we don't control what Iraq does. For one thing, Iran sending supplies into Iraq isn't good. These two were going at it before we got there, and the will probably be going at after we leave.

Where we should go after Al quita next

I think we should go after al quita on the internet. For one thing, we won't have to worry about invading a country. Also, al quita is using the internet as a recruiting and training tool. If we can interfer with that then they get less recruits.

Why cut off money for our troops?

Some politicians say they support the troops, but they are threatening to cut off money for them. Do they support the troops if they are denying them the funding they need? Even if you don't support the war, we shouldn't cut the funding for the people fighting the war.

One thing it's said we need more Iraq troops. However the problem is reliability. How do we know they are not working for the al quita?

The army's position is made more difficult by the politicians in three different ways.
Ignorant of the whole army's inability to withdraw, they order a withdrawal.
We call this tying up the army.
Politicians don't understand the army's business.
Still, they think they can run an army.
This confuses the army's officers.
Bing-Fa: Martial Arts Strategy by Sun Tzu and Gary Gagliardi

This reminds me of the politicians in Washington. It's as true as it was when it was written.