4.5.04
Our (US) government is stupid?
I don't know about you, but that's one of the conclusions I'm drawing. I base this on these two simple facts:
1) We entered into a war without enough proper supplies (e.g., armored vehicles and apparel) or an exit plan, not to mention we lacked an understanding of how the Iraqi people would react to us as an occupying power. (Whether we had ANY real plan is quite debateable.)
2) The current, nauseating disaster regarding the torture,yes, torture--it has to be called what it is, of Iraqi prisoners by the US military. I admit I get a chill up my spine just thinking about it. WE'RE supposed to be the fucking good guys! It's bad enough it happened, but the stupid part is that the military has apparently been aware of these acts for enough time that they could have been prepared to respond & mitigate damages by proactively going after the perpetrators and showing that the US will not tolerate such behavior.
These are both such basic management fuck-ups that I have to conclude the only reason is stupidity.
I don't know about you, but that's one of the conclusions I'm drawing. I base this on these two simple facts:
1) We entered into a war without enough proper supplies (e.g., armored vehicles and apparel) or an exit plan, not to mention we lacked an understanding of how the Iraqi people would react to us as an occupying power. (Whether we had ANY real plan is quite debateable.)
2) The current, nauseating disaster regarding the torture,yes, torture--it has to be called what it is, of Iraqi prisoners by the US military. I admit I get a chill up my spine just thinking about it. WE'RE supposed to be the fucking good guys! It's bad enough it happened, but the stupid part is that the military has apparently been aware of these acts for enough time that they could have been prepared to respond & mitigate damages by proactively going after the perpetrators and showing that the US will not tolerate such behavior.
These are both such basic management fuck-ups that I have to conclude the only reason is stupidity.
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