Posted on 06/20/2014 9:27:12 PM PDT by boycott
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants to turn the tables on those who are questioning President Barack Obama’s handling of the draw down of troops in Iraq.
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that will air Sunday, when host David Gregory asked Paul if he found former Vice President Dick Cheney to be a credible critic of the president, Paul responded “I think the same questions could be asked of those who supported the Iraq War. You know, were they right in their predictions? Were there weapons of mass destruction there? Was the war won in 2005, when many of those people said it was won?”
Paul’s response comes after Cheney and his daughter Liz published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing the president for the ongoing conflict in Iraq where militants have begun to take over some of the country’s largest cities.
“Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many,” the article said. “Too many times to count, Mr. Obama has told us he is ‘ending’ the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — as though wishing [makes] it so.”
Instead of placing blame on the president, Paul suggested that blame for the unrest in the Middle East can be placed elsewhere.
“I don’t blame President Obama,” Paul said. “Has he really got the solution? Maybe there is no solution. But I do blame those who are for the Iraq War for emboldening Iran. These are the same people now who are petrified of what Iran may become, and I understand some of their worry”
Your premonition about folly of starting Iraq war was spot on. The current situation vindicates you. I must admit I was for Iraq war in the beginning. But after 11 years more wisdom must have seeped into my skull. Now I see the folly it was.
When Iraq was attacked by Americans, Jihadists found more converts to Jihad. Egypt fell into hands of Muslim brotherhood. Libya was next. Syria is a mess. The entire Arab spring can be traced back to Iraq war.
Thanks. I remember hearing some stat just before we went into Iraq. It was something like “75% of everyone in Iraq hated America and would fight to the death to keep us out of Iraq”. When you combined that with the number of neighboring similar arab countries, It was clear that there was no way we were going to kill the number of people necessary to reach a peaceful solution. We did not have the political will to accomplish a lasting democracy there. The political will to do what would be necessary. Even George Bush did not have in him what would be necessary to accomplish the mission. We’re just not going to go over there and kill millions of people, and they are not going to convert.
Would you care to put your opinion up against the military planners and commanders who actually conducted the ground war?
The US military routed Saddam's army and air force in a number of days...the insurgency was another matter...
However, the US military did a good job in adapting its tactics to an ever changing battlefield situation.
The casualties could have been a hell of a lot higher if not for the commanders on the ground.
I'm not a fan of armchair generals sitting back and second guessing things they know little to nothing of.
The US military kicked the terrorist's ass in Fallujah when they went in. Just about wiped them out to the point that they were no longer an effective force for years.
That is not the definition of "incompetent" and your smear of those service members who conducted those engagements is unwarranted.
No Jeb support here, but go along your leftist trollish way.
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