Perhaps Lt. Gen. Conway should ask the Russians about the luck of the Afghans when it comes to shooting down helicopters.

Or maybe it falls under the catergory of "the more I practice the luckier I get".

Things in Afghanistan have heated up substantially and Iraq is what Iraq will be as long as we are still there with guns, tanks and jets.

I was watching Hardball on Wednesday night when Chris Matthews had a short interview with Barry McCaffrey They were discussing the embarrassing speech the President gave on Tuesday night and McCaffrey said, (and I have to paraphase) that he did not think the President said enough. He said that the President needed to stand before the people and say to them "we need your sons and your daughters. We are in trouble and now is the time to serve your country".

Yeah Barry. I guess since the country has pretty much drained all of the willing or obligated grandfathers, grandmothers, fathers and mothers then maybe it is time to offer up some of the children.

Why don't you recommend reinstating the draft Barry and we will really find out whether the consensus is that we need more troops.