Remember "Shock and Awe"

[kentuck]

The bright, orange flashes from the mushroom clouds and the celebratory high-fives from the pro-war crowd? Remember the awesome power and invincibility of the US military? Remember the cheerleaders on the cable networks and how "our team" was winning? Seems like a different war now, don't it?

[ThomasJefferson]

1. yes

It's always easy to fight against medieval armies, claiming they have the 4th world military power, simplist will enjoy.

[meegbear]

2. I know ....

seems like it was just yesterday that faux news was playing stirring music to accompany video of Baghdad being bombed (sigh ...).

[lanlady]

3. a billion$ act of cowardice

Dropping huge bombs on civilians from 10,000 ft is the epitome of the arrogance of power. It is cowardice cloaked as high tech.

[quispquake]

4. For all the crap they threw at him about his comment...

Bill Maher was right when he said we were the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from miles away.

[JohnKleeb]

5. "shock and awe" yes a very odd thing

to say to a country that we were supposely liberating. I dont think Ike and FDR acted like that on D-Day it was Operation Overlord or the Great Crusade. As always though Bush and Co spinned to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[Divernan]

6. "Bring them on" is a very odd thing to say to the nationals of a country

where your soldiers are now tasked with being peace-keepers.
Why didn't Bush address the Iraqi people directly, asking them to "Give Peace a Chance"? Oh, of course, he couldn't do that because (1) he's a Republican and (2)they don't have electric power to run their TVs or radios.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. I for one am shocked and awed

at the stupidity of the American public.

[newyawker99]

8. Hi ThomasJefferson!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: