On November 7, Will Washington or CENTCOM Plan The War on Terror?

Posted on November 3, 2006

Right now, Washington Politicians are not planning the War on Terror. The entire staff of Central Command, men and women, combat veterans with decades of experience, are making those difficult decisions in SW Asia:

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Men like John Abizaid are making the difficult decisions in SW Asia:

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If you do note vote, or you vote for your local Democrat Congressional Candidate, the planning for the War on Terror will be made by Washington Politicians being led by Nancy Pelosi:
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The War on Terror is not being planned by the “Administration” in Washington, as Democrats like to claim, however it will be planned in Washington if Democrats control Congress.

I guarantee that there will be a substantial drop in military retention if Democrats come to power.
UPDATE: On Fox News this morning, Democrat Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) said of the Global War on Terror:

“It’s not a winnable war.”

UPDATE TWO: Someone wrote wondering what Congress could do to influence military operations and that is a valid question for someone that does not have extensive military experience.

Most of our readers are aware that Congress can simply pass a budget that has no funding for certain operations. It can/will take a form that is often not very obvious. As an example, in it’s annual appropriation Congress can limit the amount of funds available to meet payroll in SW Asia. Hypothetically, they could limit payroll funding in SW Asia to $2,000,000. That payroll limitation would limit the amount of troops that could be deployed because only a certain number could be lawfully paid.

The Congress can also amend the US Code and delve into all kinds of military minutia. Here is an easy to understand example. Who do you think should determine how often Reservists should get physicals? The Reserve Chiefs? The service Surgeon Generals? The State National Guard Surgeon Generals? Well, Congress decided “none of the above” even though they all felt the current schedule was appropriate for overall readiness in relation to cost and benefit. Here is what Congress decided against the recommendations of the above:

Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental readiness for members of the Selected Reserve not on active duty (sec. 531)

The committee recommends a provision that would require an annual physical examination for members of the Selected Reserve. The provision would also require an annual report to the secretary concerned which documents the medical and dental readiness of the Reserve member to perform military duties.

I am using this example because it is pretty easy for civilians to understand. There are countless other examples but it is “inside baseball.”

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One Response to “On November 7, Will Washington or CENTCOM Plan The War on Terror?”

Draven32 on November 4th, 2006 1:50 pm

Someone needs to break it to Moran (and, apparently, many other Dems) that whether or not the GWOT is a winnable war, it needs to be fought anyway, because the alternative is wholly undesirable…

Of course, many of these same legislators said the Cold War wasn’t winnable either.