But the Dems excuse Clinton's bombing of an aspirin factory, and his little trist with Monica and a cigar. They forgive the illegal campaign contributions given to Gore and Hillary - after all, they can't be expected to know that the fund-raiser they went to is a fund-raiser. I could go on and on and on, but you get the idea.
Hypocrites.
The only thing the American Government needed to understand more was Islam. Namely that it is by no means a Religion of Peace, as George Bush stated, and it most definitely not compatible with democracy.
I didnt go to school for decades to forget that Iraq is forever mired in Islam.
“If I had it to over again”
Would Bubba have used a Lewinsky cigar?
Would Bawney Fwank have done what Bawney does?
Would William Jefferson, Democrat, Louisiana have taken the bribes?
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What is the purpose of these kinds of questions? One really can’t undo the past, unless you are a Dimocrat and you have lefties writing history books. Still, that’s not going to gain traction during your lifetime and we all know Dimocratz are only interested in immediate gratification.
Comforting to those who have lost loved ones in a war that should never have been started. As Colin Powell stated the US was given deliberately false information on WMD.
“...and his little trist (sic) with Monica and a cigar.”
Sorry, but I’m having a hard time seeing what this has to do with Islam, terrorism or Iraq. Seems inconsequential by comparison.
Well, that's not a surprise, because that's where most of the problems occurred. Except that Bremer, who ran CPA, was a State Dept man in Iraq (replacing retired General Jay Garner, who was originally selected by Rumsfeld), while at the time Condi was nowhere near State Dept - Colin Powell ran the show.
Don't see an "admission", except that's what media wants to make it look like. Now that things look good in Iraq, they are back to "Have you made any mistakes?" story line, to try and push "incompetence" angle.
I’m sure that FDR and Churchill, and Ike, Monty, Halsey and all other military leaders in WWII probably would have said the same thing, if asked.
Take Bush back to 2002, and tell him that he could avoid going into Iraq on the condition that he build a border fence, enforce immigration laws, and deport all illegals.
Bush would do all those things if he could avoid invading Iraq. That is how badly they regret going in.
Condi is feeding the fish here. Wish she would spend more time with John Bolton.
So much wasted time on whether to call something an "insurgency" or "civil war".
IMHO, the largest mistake was underestimating how utterly destroyed the People of Iraq were by Saddam. You can't take people who have lived such a nightmare, give them freedom, point them at democratic government, and expect it to work itself out. Democracy can flourish but it requires basic Rule of Law and Human Rights to be in place first. The occupation of Japan after WWII is a good example of such a conversion.
You can't take people who have had to lie and steal for thirty years just to feed their families and expect them become law-abiding citizens overnight. They have to see some benefit of being good citizens and significant detriment to committing crimes. Also, the torture and murder inflicted by the Sunni government on the Shia and Kurd population would not, could not be simply forgiven.
Now, could the President have convinced the American People that Saddam had to go if we knew it included a prolonged occupation as part of the package?
There was only one key mistake made, and it occured between the end of the 2004 election cycle, and the day after the 2006 election cycle.
The Administration played ‘not to lose’ in Iraq during that time frame, instead of playing ‘to win’.
The success of the ‘surge’ demonstrates this conclusively in my opinion.
When dealing with religion based fanatics determined to die and take you with them, there are only two viable options.
1. Kill them.
2. Surrender
We tried a ‘third way’ for the 2 years between November 04 and November 06. The results were predictable.
As are the results we are seeing today, because to be blunt they are based on #1.