Bill Clinton: U.S. Likely to Lose in Iraq (GRRRRRRRRR!)

NewsMax ^ | 10/6/05

[areafiftyone]

Ex-president Bill Clinton is predicting that the U.S. will lose the war in Iraq, saying "the odds are not great of our prevailing there."

In an interview with the Ladies Home Journal due out next month, Clinton calls the Iraq war "a quagmire" and warns "it could go wrong."

He reminded: "Since the end of World War II, the only major foreign power that succeeded in putting down an insurgency was the British putting down the Malay insurgency, but the British stayed 15 years."

"So you can say for historical reasons, the odds are not great of our prevailing there," he argued.

Despite Clinton's prediction of U.S. failure, he said analogies to Vietnam were not fair. "The reason this is not Vietnam is that 58 percent of the eligible voters showed up and voted in Iraq," he told the Journal.

On the other hand, he said, the South Vietnamese government was "never legitimate" in the eyes of the Vietnamese.

Clinton spokesman Jay Carson immediately sought to tone down the ex-president morale-busting remarks, telling the New York Daily News:

"President Clinton has always been clear that there are reasons for optimism and that there clearly are reasons for concern with the current situation in Iraq. But no one has been clearer than President Clinton about the necessity of winning now that we are there."

[alessandrofiaschi]

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[carl in alaska]

This is more evidence to add to the mountains of evidence that Bill Clinton is a despicable piece of trash.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Missed Monica's face.

LOLOLOL - The money shot!

[Danae]

Good point, I hadn't thought of it like that! Maybe we should be cheering him on???

No, I can not make myself do it. I just cringe every time I see that arse on tv. ICK!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Hmmm, perhaps this was one of his typical preemptive subject changes. Muddy the waters and distract when another piece of his sordid past is about to be outed.

FORMER FBI FORMER FBI HEAD: CLINTON WAS PROBLEM; 'CLOSETS WERE FULL OF SKELETONS'

[counterpunch]

TREASON

[areafiftyone]

And yesterday I posted that Kathleen Wiley will be writing a book.

[half-cajun]

"Think about it. A former President of the United States suggesting that America might just lose a war we are currently engaged in fighting. American soldiers are fighting and dying on foreign soil and this guy has the GALL to make these statements!!

How unpatriotic, how treasonous, how mean-spirited can you absolutely get?"

Almost as mean-spirited and treasonous as Jimmuh Carter. Why is it that these men cannot just walk away into the sunset when their terms are done as Rep. president's are wont to do?

[carl in alaska]

(((( Ping )))). This is turning into a great thread.

[underbyte]

Treasonous is exactly right. These people(Clinton and other socialists) go way over the line. Energize the enemy just enough to Kill or maim one American soldier IS an act of treason.

Knowing that it is somebody's brother, sister, son, daughter, uncle whose life is on the line protecting their interests and still they spew this filth. Unbelievable

[carl in alaska]

I agree completely. These statements are powerful ammunition for the Hildabeast's opponents in 2008.

[The Worthless Miracle]

I am so sick of this claasless P.O.S.

[Fresh Wind]

[sandydipper]

Memo to Bill: STFU!

[sandydipper]

Memo to Bill: STFU!

[areafiftyone]

LOl haven't seen that one in years. Still makes me laugh!

[stevestras]

Thanks for reminding all those bashing Bush over the Miers pick and saying that they will never support "his party" again, what they are in for if too many take their silly position.

[The_Victor]

You were a professor? Are you not one any longer? What was/is your field? At which college/university did/do you teach?

No. No. Mechanical Engineering. N/A

I'm not sure how my comment got construed to lead you to believe that I am a college prof. The prof I know was one my wife's bio engineering profs.

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[Peach]

I think Hillary should be asked if she condemns her husband's comment that we won't win in Iraq.