Something Just Doesn't Add Up

I've tried to avoid blogging about Iraq as much as I can, because; frankly, it just nauseates me almost beyond words, at this point. I want to bring our troops home and know we have made such a situation that we can't just quit and bring them home. The fact that we are supposed to be hiding this dismal truth from our troops and calling it support, is sad. Has anyone else noticed that the war was going great according to the media reports, until the November election, then Rumsfeld quit and in no time, our President announced that he was sending in more troups? Now all of a sudden, there are explosions and bombs killing a hundred people a day. And my question is this. Did it suddenly get worse after the election or were we not receiving the full picture until then? I went to Fox News because 'they report, we decide' and I have come to understand that most members of the Bush camp will not believe anything, anyone else has to report, so . . . Here is the link that I used to obtain the information I am sharing.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Feb21/0,4670,IraqCoalitionGlance,00.html

I checked the troop numbers of all of the countries that have a military presence in alliance with the US, in Iraq. First, I was absolutely amazed at the small number of countries that are represented in this "global war on terror" a.k.a. Operation Iraqi Freedom. There are 23 countries in the list along side the US. Then I began looking at the actual numbers which was absolutely mind boggling. Then I figured the troop numbers compared to the total population and that also was mind boggling. I am going to share just a few of the larger numbers, not that the smaller countries that have sent troops, are not to be acknowledged, but they are not talking about leaving, either. In this list, I saw that the countries with the larger presence are either aiming at withdrawal, already have a date set, or have "extended their mission" through this year. In layman's terms outside of the Bush camp, that means, the other countries have realized the only exit strategy is to leave, and they didn't start it, and the leaders have realized their citizens are questioning the real purpose of this war, as well. I'm not certain that any of us will ever know the real purpose of the war, until we are walking around in our captive security or secure captivity, and suddenly realize the handwriting was, in fact, on the wall and we missed the message. Undoubtedly, hind sight will be 20/20 when we see this for what it truly was. The so called "eradicated" Taliban is regaining strength in Afghanistan and we are sending more troops into Iraq, along with a small troop surge in Afghanistan. Here's just a little bit of information for all the mathematicians that are trying to "figure" this out.

The US has a population of 300 million and a troop presence over 140,000 with 21, 500 more to be deployed, because of the insurgency and "civil war." Britain, with the closest number of troops has a population of 60.6 million and a troop presence of 7,100, but . . . there is a plan is to reduce the troop number by 1,600 in the coming months. And the reason for the reduction is the progress made in the Iraqi defense force. Now, on to more . . . South Korea has the next largest troop presence, with a national population of 48.8 million, they have 2,300 troops with plans to bring 1,100 home by April and a complete withdrawal by the end of 2007. Poland has extended their mission through the end of 2007, with a troop number of 900 and a national population of 38.5 million. Vice President Cheney did not exactly receive a warm welcome from many of the citizens in Australia when he went to discuss the alliance in Iraq. Australia has 550 troops helping to train security forces, according to FOXNews, and we've been holding an Australian citizen in Guantanamo for quite some time with no charges filed. So what is the answer to all this? I did read they are going to get some sort of charges filed against the Australian detainee . . . According to the list at FOXNews, the US has persuaded and challenged countries from every inhabited continent, to enter this undefined battle, that is lacking in strategy, while maintaining an undeterminable goal, and some of these nations are now ready to cut their losses. Doesn't it make you wonder if the smaller nations are staying out of fear of terrorism or fear of losing ally status with the US?

Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; the Revelation