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Escalating in Iraq means we can kiss 2014 goodbye. NT (Original Post)
grahamhgreen
Jun 2014
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Skittles
(161,488 posts)1. when you don't hold people accountable and the situation gets worse
it's easier for the blame to be transferred
1000words
(7,051 posts)3. Good cop/Bad cop
Serving the same military master.
Skittles
(161,488 posts)5. it certainly looked bad, telling us we had to LOOK FORWARD
that STUNK TO HIGH HEAVEN
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)2. I am not sure increasing the security detail at the embassy
qualifies as escalation. There is more, I don't think most are paying attention to this in detail.
By the way, not defending it, but what they are doing is escalating, if you can call it that way, the number of troops that do security. Here is what should be making the rounds. They are using Marines, not insert merc outfit here. They used to give the bulk of those to mercs in the green zone. Oh and there is a similarity to another conflict in South East Asia.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)4. no marker has been laid yet, noting the wrong of this war
No marker for history. Mission creep will further erode our Democratic principles.
Who will stand up and speak the truth? None of the insiders, apparently.