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Bill Clinton: U.S. Likely to Lose in Iraq (GRRRRRRRRR!)
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| 10/6/05
Posted on 10/06/2005 10:30:31 AM PDT by 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."
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To: areafiftyone
What a cowardly defeatist.
I can't believe he's an American.
81
posted on
10/06/2005 10:52:26 AM PDT
by
Finalapproach29er
(Americans need to remember Osama's "strong horse" -"weak horse" analogy. Let's stop acting weak.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Shameless, cowardly, dishonest, mysoginistic, treasonous POS. Otherwise, words fail me...
82
posted on
10/06/2005 10:52:30 AM PDT
by
eureka!
(Hey Lefties: Only 3 and 1/4 more years of W. Hehehehe....)
To: Puppage
>How are things in Bosnia these days, you CONVICTED LIAR?<
GMTA, right on the money, Puppage!
83
posted on
10/06/2005 10:52:35 AM PDT
by
Darnright
(Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.)
To: SE Mom
"I have HAD it with being tolerant and respectful of him . . "
You've been "tolerant and respectful" of Bill Clinton?
Post ten times, "I will not be tolerant and respectful of anyone who is not of this World."
To: RexBeach
and what in blazes is he doing sitting down for an interview with the "Ladies Home Journal"?
trying to prepare for being 1st lady?
85
posted on
10/06/2005 10:53:01 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: areafiftyone
Clinton knows the MSM will never call him on the great points and quotes you have just made. Yeah, he is pure scum!
86
posted on
10/06/2005 10:53:11 AM PDT
by
calrighty
(`Nobody)
To: areafiftyone
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?
I hope and pray that his statements are used copiously in his "wife"'s campaign.
87
posted on
10/06/2005 10:53:55 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Support Harriet Miers!)
To: in hoc signo vinces
You can use my cane pole.
88
posted on
10/06/2005 10:54:14 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running.)
To: areafiftyone
If he had done his job instead of doing his interns we might not even be there today.
89
posted on
10/06/2005 10:54:14 AM PDT
by
msnimje
(If you suspect this post might need a sarcasm tag..... it does!)
To: calrighty
And the pathetic thing is that it is from the Chicken Noodle Network site (CNN) itself that I got it from.
90
posted on
10/06/2005 10:54:33 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: areafiftyone
Two remarks for this schmuck. First, there are quotations galore from him and his many deputies attesting to the necessity to oust Saddam from power. In fact, U.S. planes fired at Iraqi planes throughout his tenure. These are Acts of War as is embargo. You can't have it both ways (although I'm sure you've tried). Second, the Malay uprising was not the only one put down by a major power. Perhaps this jerk never heard of Grenada.
To: areafiftyone
Unbelievable.
What a scumbag traitor.
92
posted on
10/06/2005 10:55:35 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: Puppage
LOL!
I was amazed to hear Greta asking Clinton last night what he thought about Miers for the Supreme Court.
Imagine, asking a man who has been BANNED from appearing before the Court who he thought a good nominee would be!
93
posted on
10/06/2005 10:56:35 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Inwoodian
94
posted on
10/06/2005 10:56:36 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: adgirl
That example doesn't support his stupid idea.
95
posted on
10/06/2005 10:56:45 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running.)
To: SoFloFreeper
"THANK YOU BILL CLINTON! YOU JUST THREW A GREAT BIG PILE OF DUNG INTO HILLARY'S CHANCES IN '08!!"
You're so right! Mr. President, didn't your wife vote for this war?
She'll never win because the gigolo can't help himself, he'll constantly commit news during the campaign. He'll be worse than Teresa!
96
posted on
10/06/2005 10:57:11 AM PDT
by
jpf
To: leadpenny
LOL:) Wellll..I learned there's some wisdom in respecting one's enemies.
97
posted on
10/06/2005 10:57:19 AM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Keep an open mind; nothing will fall out.)
To: 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?
98
posted on
10/06/2005 10:59:04 AM PDT
by
EnigmaticAnomaly
("“When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, don't wait until it has struck before you crush it)
To: areafiftyone
99
posted on
10/06/2005 10:59:24 AM PDT
by
TNPatriot
(If we aren't the mainstream, why do we nearly control all three branches of Government?)
To: areafiftyone
What the hell does Bill "I hate the Military" know about anything regarding Foreign Policy let alone Military matters??!!?! The Bastard tried to end the tradition of saluting the Marines who opened his damn doors for him! Oh yea, he respects American power and the Personal Sacrifice of those who project it. (Ho ho yea, I am selling a bridge in Downtown Portland, well used, green, I-405 runs across it, called the Fremont, Great price!!!)
He has not only no respect, he has an IQ of 2 when it comes to anything other than boxers, briefs, and getting Lewinskyed. How about we relegate him to the same place we keep Carter. Get that jerk into Habitat for Humanity. Maybe his keen intelligence can make an impression that way. Loser.
Never should have let the idiot rehab his image, big mistake, should have let him drown in obscurity and dream of being first Lady...
100
posted on
10/06/2005 11:01:24 AM PDT
by
Danae
( Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
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