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Pentagon institute calls Iraq war 'a major debacle' with outcome 'in doubt'
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | April 17th, 2008 | Jonathan S. Landay and John Walcott

Posted on 04/17/2008 9:34:29 PM PDT by The_Republican

The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle" and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonistacrap; debacle; iraqwar; mcclatchyspin; oldstoryliberalspin; outcomeunknown
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Pretty damning report.
1 posted on 04/17/2008 9:34:29 PM PDT by The_Republican
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To: The_Republican

both democrats and republicans are tired of the war.

if mccain intends to run on iraq,

he’s got some explaining to do.

hello to a democrat president and congress.

thanks a lot.
/s


2 posted on 04/17/2008 9:37:37 PM PDT by ken21 ( people die + you never hear from them again.)
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Had this “report” said that the surge was working and the U.S.A. was winning, the “media” would have treated it as though it didn’t even exist. If you want ink for your “report,” you better make sure you trash America. Just my two cents.


3 posted on 04/17/2008 9:40:36 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Help make the world "a better place!" De-Globalize yourself.)
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To: The_Republican
Joseph Collins (Sycophant Democratic Holdover from the Clinton I Adm.)
4 posted on 04/17/2008 9:40:41 PM PDT by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: The_Republican

Shaddup ya face! This whole thing will pay for itself I tells ya!

American people are holding the receipt to the Brooklyn bridge... that said we should double down and just make Iraq our crown jewel. Secure Iraq and this WILL be the American Century. Leave now and its a multi polar world.


5 posted on 04/17/2008 9:42:08 PM PDT by Eyes Unclouded (We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
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To: trumandogz

One mistake that W made is not purge the critical institutions that are still filled with Klinton filth.


6 posted on 04/17/2008 9:44:57 PM PDT by The_Republican (Ovaries of the World Unite! Rush, Laura, Ann, Greta - Time for the Ovulation!)
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This thing reads like a Helen Thomas opinion piece.

Is this Joseph Collins guy bucking for the SecDef spot in the next Clinton administration?

7 posted on 04/17/2008 9:46:43 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: The_Republican

Between 2003 and 2007, it WAS a debacle. Did anyone who supported deposing Saddam (me included) think it would have turned out like this? But the first year of WWII and Korea were absolute debacles too, and just like those wars, we can and must prevail here.


8 posted on 04/17/2008 9:48:17 PM PDT by PC99
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Your edits tell the tale. If the stuff you highlighted had some swearing and a few uses of the terms "Bushco", "godbags" and "neocons" they would fit in right at DU. And the whole article has the tone of this.

Lastly, the folks at this institute are politicized or morons if they believe that we're in a "major war" based on casualties or economics. Four thousand dead is 2,800 fewer men than we lost in five weeks at Iwo Jima, and a war that costs 1% of GDP is not a major war by any stretch of the imagination.

9 posted on 04/17/2008 9:49:52 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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To: The_Republican

Who needs the Pentagon!
what do they do anyway?


10 posted on 04/17/2008 9:50:29 PM PDT by shadowcat
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To: ken21

War sucks. We’re all tired of it. But I’m tired of the whining. What kind of wimps are we? We’re winning the damn thing in spades and everybody wants to whine about how long it’s taking.

Whiners can get bent. Fighters are what we need.


11 posted on 04/17/2008 9:51:38 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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To: shadowcat

See post 9 and keep laughing.


12 posted on 04/17/2008 9:53:02 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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It sounds like a Rodney King moment. How pathetic!


13 posted on 04/17/2008 9:54:13 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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So then, if everything the report says was done wrong had been done any other way, the Churchill quote would still apply. Remember now it says, "Never,never..."

"Let us learn our lessons. Never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter.

14 posted on 04/17/2008 9:57:41 PM PDT by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)
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To: The_Republican

All we have to do is win. Give peace in Iraq a chance.(60’s lyrics)


15 posted on 04/17/2008 9:57:44 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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To: The_Republican

Correction, that was his BIGGEST mistake!!!!!


16 posted on 04/17/2008 9:58:19 PM PDT by Atchafalaya
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To: The_Republican

Uh huh. A McClatchy spin on a report written last fall. I’ll pass, thanks.


17 posted on 04/17/2008 10:01:48 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Mr. Silverback

There is a link there and anyone who is mildly intelligent can click and go read the whole article.

If you are having trouble, let me know. I can help you out.

Remember - Paranoia is a curable disease!


18 posted on 04/17/2008 10:03:06 PM PDT by The_Republican (Ovaries of the World Unite! Rush, Laura, Ann, Greta - Time for the Ovulation!)
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To: The_Republican

His bio attached to an essay he wrote for the American Security Project called “Rebalancing Our National Power” says:

“he was active in plans and policy for the war [in] Afghanistan, as well as in the initial planning for Operation Iraqi Freedom.”

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/essays/rebalancing_our_national_power

So he was deeply involved in the war that he complains about!

BTW, the American Security Project’s chairman is...Gary Hart.

The board of directors is full of liberals, RINOs, and Clintonistas: Chuck Hagel, John Kerry,Susan Rice, Warren Rudman,...

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/board_of_directors


19 posted on 04/17/2008 10:06:43 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie
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Pretty damning report.

LOL, yeah, if you are naive enough to believe it.
Ahh, the election season brings all the worms out from under their rocks....

20 posted on 04/17/2008 10:07:15 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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