[joesbucks]

Anybody who thinks that never read or listened to anything in all the months leading up to Iraq. Among others, the President said countless times this would be a long, hard fight and there would be no easy way to get rid of the terrorists.

So if we cleaned up and Iraq was a functional independent US loving country, then the words spoken would have been wrong.

The words given by the administration were CYA. They also gave various scenarios that indicated the worst was behind us, how welcome we would be, what the face of the effort would be and where the resistance would come from. In many cases, that has significantly morphed over time.

[MNJohnnie]

hey also gave various scenarios that indicated the worst was behind us, how welcome we would be, what the face of the effort would be and where the resistance would come from. In many cases, that has significantly morphed over time.

Provide 3 quotes proving this claim. I do not remember the Administration ever saying any such thing. This is more of the Hate Bush always spin. The Administration probably never said this. A LOT of talking head media types, including a number of predominate Democrat Pols like Bill Clinton said this sort of crap, the Administration never did. It is like the lie about "Bush said Iraq is an immediate threat" Bush never said it. But the hate Bush crowd has repeated the lie so often people who should know better buy the lie.

[hsalaw]

"So if we cleaned up and Iraq was a functional independent US loving country, then the words spoken would have been wrong."

What? Not following your "what if" thought here.