Senators Wrong Headed Comparison

Yesterday the U.S. Senate held hearings with the head of the United States Central Command,general John P. Abizard. The tone of the Democrats questions was pointedly toward troop removal in Iraq. Senator Levin went so far as to say that the recent election showed that the American people wanted a change in the approach to Iraq. In my humble opinion a 40% percent turnout shows no such mandate. never the less, General Abizard disagreed and advised that troops may have to be increased to allow time for the Iraqis to take over control.
Senator Warner, a Republican of sorts, said that U.S. troops have been involved in Iraq for as long a period as the time in WWII from Pearl Harbor to victory. This is a poor comparison that could be expected from someone who knows better. In Europe the war was won by day and night carpet bombing of major German cities killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, and using the atom bomb on Japan twice. Does Senator Warren think there is a comparison here!
In todays politically correct warfare all efforts are made to reduce non-combatants casualties. We could have won in a week had we done to Baghdad what we did to Hamburg and Dresden, but there would be no people left to take over, and we would spend 20 years or more as we did in Germany and Japan after WWII rebuilding the country.
It is frightening to think pompous politicians like this committee have our future in their hands!