Freep-A-Poll: "Who won the Commander-in-Chief Forum"
September 8, 2016 at 9:04:16 AM EDT · 46 of 51xzins to Albion Wilde; kabar; P-Marlowe; Jim Robinson
On the issue of Trump's rejection of the Iraq War:Stern: "Are you for invading Iraq?"
Trump: "Yeah, I guess so. I wish the first time it was done correctly."
NOTICE that Stern says invadING. In other words, it had NOT happened YET.
This is PRIOR to the war being launched, and Trump clearly does not give a solid "yes" answer. He gives an equivocating answer "I guess so." And THEN he offers a complaint. This is NOT a man in support of launching that war.
It is entirely likely that he solidified these anti-war sentiments prior to the launch of the war. Later, he clearly was opposed in 2004.
Also note that he clearly was not a politician but was a private citizen. No one was inquiring daily of his opinion, nor was he casting votes.
Let me note that I was clearly in favor of taking out Saddam Hussein at the time. I still believe that he had a robust WMD program that could retool in an instant.
Yet, I opposed the nation rebuilding part early on. I wanted Saddam dead, Iraq's chemical capabilities destroyed, and any found chemicals destroyed. (They still haven't done that.)
At that point, we should have left their nation to them and warned them of similar future consequences for the same thing.
46 posted on September 8, 2016 at 9:04:16 AM EDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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Thanks, Albion.