An almost exact quote of the administration is ‘this will be a long, hard fight’.. President Bush never said cakewalk..
Yup. I think Paul should be called on this in the next debate.
BTW Your quote is about the war on Terrorism, not Iraq. Made shortly after Sept 11th. Here are some administration quotes including the 'cakewalk' one on the Iraq War.
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Wolfowitz: A country that can really finance its own reconstruction Mar. 27, 2003 Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Defense Secretary There’s a lot of money to pay for this that doesn’t have to be U.S. taxpayer money, and it starts with the assets of the Iraqi people…and on a rough recollection, the oil revenues of that country could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years…We’re dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction, and relatively soon.” (more)
(my comment): He is right. We should have left and let them rebuild with out Taxpayer assistance or troops on the ground. They have enough resources.
Perle: days or weeks -- this will be a short war Mar. 25, 2003 Richard Perle, Chairman of the Defense Policy Board I can't tell you exactly how many days or how many weeks. But by historical standards, this will be a short war. (more) My comment: again he was right, too bad we took on nation building.
Cheney: In weeks rather than months Mar. 16, 2003 Dick Cheney "My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. . . . I think it will go relatively quickly, . . . [in] weeks rather than months." --on NBC's Meet the Press
My comment: again he was right....too bad we took on nation building.
Rumsfeld: I Doubt Six Months Feb. 7, 2003 Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense "It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months." —to U.S. troops in Aviano, Italy: (more)
My comment: again he was right....too bad we took on nation building.
Rumsfeld: Under $50 billion Jan. 10, 2003 Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense “Well, the Office of Management and Budget, has come up come up with a number that's something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.”
My comment: Spot on. It only cost that much to get rid of saddam.....too bad we took on nation building.
Rumsfeld: Five days or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last longer Nov. 15, 2002 Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense "The idea that it's going to be a long, long, long battle of some kind I think is belied by the fact of what happened in 1990," he said on an Infinity Radio call-in program. "Five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that." (more)
My comment: ....too bad we took on nation building.
Adelman: Liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk Feb. 13, 2002 Ken Adelman "I believe demolishing Hussein's military power and liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk.” - Washington Post
My comment: Liberating Iraq is and was a cakewalk, too bad we took on Nation building, they could rebuild themselves and we should have let them. I don't give 2 craps about them as long as they have no military threat toward us and saddam is dead.