I think you all missed the point. Considering the shitty hand they've been delt in Iraq...how is whether or not the US military turned lemons into lemonade not a credible topic of discussion?
How do you know the US military, from grunts to commanders, and as a whole is doing a good job or not in Iraq?
I've yet to see any concrete answers. Not even a mention of the measurements the military would us to gauge how well they're performing.
And to the poster who said I would get punched in the face, I say get bent scumbag. If you can't discuss a serious topic without your roid rage, I suggest you log off the internet and chill out.
Ok, I apologize for talking about punching you in the face...I didn't literally mean that someone should. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings.
My point was that the military is doing a good job. They complete the missions that are given to them, as retarded as some may be.
The question is not "Is our military doing a good job?" but, "Are the people that control our military commanders doing a good job?"
The soldiers take whatever mission is given to them and complete it, simple as that...they have no choice about what the mission is. They don't all take a vote in the mess-hall for whether or not their going to go on patrol, or raid a home or not...they are told to raid a house, and they do it. Job done, good job.
If you were a hit man, and you killed people every day for 30 years, you'd do a job of being a hit-man. Now whether it's moral or not is a different question, but you did a good job.