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Originally posted by leeg
I just don't see the point of someone in the White House leaking the whole story. The internal memos were bound to surface in the intelligence probe, but without a context, they wouldn't have made much sense.
Now even loyalists will be inclined to ask if the war and the deaths and the staggering cost might have been avoided.
Perhaps the people involved were judged not to be credible - but they appear to be.
And we have to hope that as more details emerge, we can sort the idiots from the rascals.
Originally posted by spillmind
it's kind of enigmatic that someone so apparently intelligent with no reason for an agenda can she things so narrowly sometimes. that's all.
Originally posted by leeg
thanks jimnyc -
But here's the 150 billion dollar question - Would you have backed the invasion then knowing what you do now?
regards
Originally posted by spillmind
i'm far from perfect, and niether are you.
"Unfortunately, those calling the shots don't have the benefit of hindsight.
And not much in the way of foresight either.
Here's a truly seditious thought. I wonder if it might have been safer for the United States to transform a secular dictatorship into an open society rather than starting from scratch?
It would have taken enormous pressure and adroit diplomacy, but we had the bastard boxed in. Can you rule it out as a viable alternative?"