Reply #61: What "assessment"?

[ronnie624]

All I saw was a couple of romantic anecdotes. I've heard similar comments coming from the three cable 'news' outlets.

I think that particular poster has a lot of reading to do before his opinion could be given any serious consideration.

I have my own little anecdote:

My youngest brother recently retired from the U.S. Army. I would bet that he has spent more time in Afghanistan than any other individual in the entire U.S. military. He now works as a civilian employee for the Pentagon, and just left yet again for that war torn country. I can assure you that he does not have time to post better than ten thousand messages on an internet discussion board. His opinions on this matter differ considerably from that expressed above, and as one of the most intelligent and highly trained individuals I have ever known in my life, I give him far greater credence.