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Ritter: US will lose war against Iraq
Middle East Online ^
| 3-26-03
Posted on 03/26/2003 6:34:39 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Former UN weapons inspector says US does not have military means to take over Baghdad, defeat inevitable.
LISBON - The United States does not have the military means to take over Baghdad and will lose the war against Iraq, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter said.
"The United States is going to leave Iraq with its tail between its legs, defeated. It is a war we can not win," he told private radio TSF in an interview broadcast here Tuesday evening.
"We do not have the military means to take over Baghdad and for this reason I believe the defeat of the United States in this war is inevitable," he said.
"Every time we confront Iraqi troops we may win some tactical battles, as we did for ten years in Vietnam but we will not be able to win this war, which in my opinion is already lost," Ritter added.
Stiffening Iraqi resistance as US-led forces close in on Baghdad have prompted questions about the strategy to use precision air power and a smaller, fast moving ground force to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Some military analysts have said there are not enough allied troops in Iraq to take control of Baghdad, where Saddam Hussein's elite troops are said to be concentrated, and that the planning of the war was overly optimistic.
But British Prime Minister Tony Blair told parliament Wednesday the United States and Britain believe they have "sufficient forces" in Iraq and London was not planning to send reinforcements to the country at this stage.
A combination of bad weather and heavy fighting in central Iraq has slowed the advance of coalition troops marching on Baghdad.
Ritter resigned in August 1998 after accusing both Washington and the United Nations of not doing enough to support the weapons inspectors.
Since leaving the UN weapons inspectors team he has become an outspoken critic of US policies towards Iraq.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 5; demshills; flashback; handwringers; ritter; scottritter; traitor
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To: mhking
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
How would he know? He is an imbecile.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:36:53 AM PST
by
tomahawk
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The interview was held at a local Burger King where Ritter held a large bag of fries on his lap and invited young girls to "take one."
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Scott John Walker Ritter.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Since leaving the UN weapons inspectors team he has become an outspoken critic of US policies towards Iraq."
They don't mention his other hobbies.
To: Kevin Curry
LOL
To: Oldeconomybuyer
What happened to this guy? somebody must have him by the short ones.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Ok, ENOUGH!!! Ritter must be thrown into exile!!!! His dissenting comments are just short of treason!!!!
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:37:36 AM PST
by
Zavien Doombringer
(If I could get a degree in trivia, I would have my Doctorate!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"It's is a war we can not win," he told private radio TSF in an interview broadcast here Tuesday evening.
What's this "we" stuff?
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:37:51 AM PST
by
Ramcat
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Middle East Online" ahahahahah
Scott Ritter...hahahahah
hahahhahaah
hahahahah
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:38:04 AM PST
by
xrp
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I had wondered what had happened to that perv.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:38:08 AM PST
by
Pokey78
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"The United States is going to leave Iraq with its tail between its legs, defeated. It is a war we can not win," he told private radio TSF in an interview broadcast here Tuesday evening. And isn't part of the definition of treason "Giving aide and comfort to the enemy". How many unnecessary US and Iraqi lives will this comment, coming from a perceived 'expert' (at least in the Arab mind)cost?
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:38:34 AM PST
by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Interesting that some tiny "private radio" station would allow this sick pedophile on the airwaves.
To: marujo
The anti-American child molester gets more undeserved press. Look at the media source, a middle east wire service. Scott Ritter is a present day Axis Annie.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:39:35 AM PST
by
legman
("If God is for us, who can be against us?")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Since Ritter's been consistently wrong, I think winning is a safer bet now.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:39:57 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2003, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Obviously Ritter's skill in predicting outcomes in the war is on par with his skill in predicting outcomes from arranging trysts through the internet.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:40:08 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: vastrightwc
What happened to this guy? somebody must have him by the short ones. I agree. Someone has something on him. Was he videotaped doing something naughty in Iraq? That's the first scenario that pops into my mind.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:40:08 AM PST
by
Snowy
(My golden retriever can lick your honor student)
To: tomahawk
How would he know? All the 12 year old girls are saying the same thing.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:40:09 AM PST
by
ProudGOP
(Suffers of Dyslexia: UNTIE)
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