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Are you both; Guy & Pete, implying that you agree that the invasion of Iraq was a fabricated national security issue? We are not in disagreement with SH being a SHead, or that he needed to go, but he was contained and controlled by the no fly zones. Hell, Russia was contained for 45 years!!! What was the rush to war if in fact the disicion was made 8 months before 9/11? What was the policy issue that put this plan into motion. It wasn't WMD's that was the excuse.
My instinct tells me the reason Rumsfield went with a smaller force was not because he thought it reasonable, but because he did not want to call up the full force as was done in GW1. It was a PR decision.
What do you say to the complete disregard to the Powell/Weinberg doctrine concerning a exiting strategy and the use of overwhelming force. Rumsfield, Weinberg & Co are responsible, as the well respected General Zinni stated: gross negligence on a strategic level that cost an untold amount of lives.
It will be interesting to see how history treats these people....but is not of some interest that the four Big Oil companies that were once involved in Iraq are now receiving NO BID contracts to operate there again, oh, I forgot about NO BID KBR, Hallibarton contracts etc, etc. If you can honestly( look in the mirror honest) and support this group of people I’d be amazed!!!
This is not a statement of I don’t support the war, but I support the troops. Its, if you are going to commit boots to the ground, do it with the full force at your disposable and don’t look back, cause the only thing you should see is the charred earth you just passed over.
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