[lbo-talk] TLF's Iraq cure: hair of dog that bit you

[Jim Devine]

The military _can_ do law & order. Enough troops would solve the
problem. Of course, it would be a totalitarian solution (a la Falujah)
and would encourage opposition.

In the short run, it's possible. In the long run, on the other hand,
you're right.

On 3/31/06, Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at dodo.com.au> wrote:
> The military doesn't do law and order, it does war. That's what it is
> trained to do, that's what its equipped to do. To put troops in the
> streets, especially foreign troops, is to make war on the civilian
> population. So there's no chance a massive increase in troops would
> solve the law and order problem in Iraq.

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Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles