Problem is U.S. Won’t Really Unleash Weapons and Win the War in Iraq

Dear Editor, I wish I could share columnist Cynthia Walker’s
upbeat assessment of what is going on in Iraq, but I can’t. It is a
mess handled not by men with a sense of military history but a
bunch of bureaucrats. You can’t just march into a country and start
killing a bunch of its citizens without being in a state of
WAR.
Problem is U.S. Won’t Really Unleash Weapons and Win the War in Iraq

Dear Editor,

I wish I could share columnist Cynthia Walker’s upbeat assessment of what is going on in Iraq, but I can’t. It is a mess handled not by men with a sense of military history but a bunch of bureaucrats. You can’t just march into a country and start killing a bunch of its citizens without being in a state of WAR.

We are not in a state of war, not close. We are supposed to be the technology leader in the world. Well, then why can’t we use microprocessor technology and miniature cameras to identify all of these people planting IED’s and kill them before the IED’s are planted? We could, but we won’t. How can we just continue to have our gold-plated equipment and personnel blown to shreds? You need to realize that virtually our entire military capacity is being used to try and show the Iraqis the benefits of living like Americans.

The government can’t print enough money to replace the armor that is being destroyed with $20 rocket propelled grenades. And for each $1 to $6 million armored vehicle the insurgents take out with a $20 RPG, the more emboldened they get. That is the real problem that our so-called military leaders don’t get.

The enemy realizes how easy it is to destroy the American military, and once they have tasted blood there is no stopping them. We never should have put ourselves in that position. I am sure they can’t believe how easy it is to take out multimillion dollar vehicles. And our response is? Use the indirect approach as Liddell Hart might propose? NO, send more vehicles out to be blown to shreds.

No, I am sure the insurgents, who have moved from Baghdad now, and are keeping their heads down, probably have notches on their belts for how many Hummers, Bradleys, Abrams and Strykers they have disintegrated. Practically the entire fleet of armored vehicles and Humvees are in such a state of disrepair that once we are kicked out of Iraq, nearly the entire fleet will have to be replaced.

No ma’am I don’t consider that winning. I do not by the way disagree with going to war with Iraq. I think we should have, but we didn’t.

Jake Schacke, Del Rio, TX

Mayor Should Take City,and Traffic Issues Seriously

Dear Editor,

I am writing in response to the mayor of Gilroy stating that the child that was hit by the car recently was an accident, and that Gilroy doesn’t have a problem with these issues.

This is the third child hit in Gilroy, and there’s no problem? I don’t see Morgan Hill with this number. There is no excuse for a child to be hit around school grounds. There are signs and you should always be looking when driving in a school area. The problem is people are on cell phone or are in a rush to get somewhere and they don’t pay attention.

The student that was killed on Kern Avenue was no accident, it was complete lack of awareness, I have sat at the four-way stop and I cannot see how you can miss a kid – you can land a helicopter there. They need to step up and charge these people and stop making excuses for these people.

The mayor needs to step up and take control of Gilroy and bring it back to a good community, including taking care of gangs, loud music and erratic car driving. Yes, mayor, there is a problem with Gilroy.

Ryan Elias, Gilroy