A Place to Talk About War

I would like to hear from soldiers who have been in combat situations, from their families, or from others interested in this conversation. I am a graduate student interested in war rhetoric. I have no preset agenda: I simply want to listen, to learn, and to be supportive.

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Married, two kids. Worked in the defense industry for 20 years before taking a different path. I'll be starting my dissertation on the rhetoric of war in a few months. This semester I am teaching Freshman Composition. I DON'T CARE ABOUT BLOGGERS' SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR ANY OTHER GRAMMAR MATTERS--I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Saturday, December 18, 2004

Going with the army you have

I read as essay a few days ago about how Ronald Reagan would handle the war in Iraq. (Sorry, I can't remember where I read it.) The author contends that unlike Bush, who says he gave his generals the number of soldiers they asked for, Reagan would have insisted that they take more; I'm not sure if that would be under a "more is always better" philosophy, or if Reagan supposedly would have known more about needed troop strength than his generals.

Do we need more troops in Iraq? Would it make a difference?

posted by English Professor | 2:28 PM