Iraq: We Can Take It, But We Can’t Hold It

In a follow up to a previous LNR commentary which called for a draft in order to deploy 400,000-500,000 soldiers to Iraq, LNR wanted to be clear why. It is NOT because current U.S. Forces in Iraq cannot defeat any and all enemies inside Iraq, it’s is that we do not have enough soldiers to hold “liberated” or “pacified” areas, and thus as U.S. troops leave an area, insurgents move back in. This is why we need enough boots on the ground to hold territory after the victory.