[Cicero]

Yes. I see that Card agrees with what I have always thought was Bush’s biggest mistake in the GWOT—his failure to tackle Syria as well as Iraq during his first term in office.

Far from making things harder, it would have made things greatly easier.

Iran was the other major problem. Harder to say what should have been done, but simply ignoring the threat was definitely wrong. The longer Bush has waited, the more difficult the political situation in this country, and the better prepared the Iranians are to resist us.

It would have been hard to deal with Iran four years ago, but now, after the loss of congress, it’s nearly impossible.

[MNJohnnie]

Over 50% of American voters, and about 50% of the US Senate doesn’t think we should even be in Iraq.

Just where were you going to get the votes to tackle Syria and Iran?

[MNJohnnie]

It would have been hard to deal with Iran four years ago, but now, after the loss of congress, it’s nearly impossible

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/jfq/1625.pdf

Would of been outside our military capacities to do. Just because some one wills it be done, doesn’t mean the Military means are available to do it. The end result would of been operational over reach.