Scott Ritter's Iraq Complex

The New York Times Magazine ^ | 11/23/2002 | BARRY BEARAK

[Pokey78]

Scott Ritter: 2004 Democrat nominee for President

[Brett66]

He would be a perfect dem candidate, he's as schizophrenic as the party.

[woofie]

bump for later ...I cant take all this in one sitting

[woofie]

I thought the matter might end there, but Ritter was still in turmoil. ''My heart's telling me to kill Saddam, or, I don't know, maybe my gut tells me that,'' he said. ''My heart's telling me to do what the Constitution says, but the gut's saying kill Saddam. And my brain has no clue which way to go here. It's just twisted. And I'm honest when I say I get up every morning and I just want to get the hell out of this.''

[Recovering_Democrat]

Is this guy still around? I figured he was back on the payroll of his Iraqi-American pals, doin' humanitarian work or something.

[prophetic]

Is this guy still around? I figured he was back on the payroll of his Iraqi-American pals, doin' humanitarian work or something.

you mean doing the Jimmy Carter thingy?

[Fred Mertz]

Self-marking bump.

[Shermy]

This guy is whackier than I ever thought. Mentally ill, or just deluded by self-importance?

[Joe 6-pack]

While serving as the Provost Marshal Operations officer in Korea, I went and, "signed for," a captain from another unit who was being charged by the KNP for an off-post traffic accident. As I drove him back to Yongsan, I was explaining how his case would proceed under the SOFA (Status Of Forces Agreement) provisions. He seemed incredulous, and I told him he really ought to read the SOFA because, "while you're in-country, it's kind of like the Constitution. It outlines your rights while you're here."

He looked at me and asked, "Seriously though, have you ever read the whole Constitution?"

"Of course," I said, "I never would have taken an oath to defend it with my life if I hadn't."

He looked at me like some kind of nut. I think Ritter was such an officer.

[blake6900]

Scott Ritter is proof that a whore will do just about anything for a buck...

[Kewlhand`tek]

superdumbass Ritter

[Shermy]

Are you all still whining about liberal whining?

Perhaps an appropos comment. But not on this thread.

Well, no matter, I won't stick around to check

You will. You always do. You have the routine down, so you must be a common visitor. Cast aside the whiners about whining, step down from your imagined higher step, think about why you keep coming here - fills a need for you, no? Either it fills a hole in knowledge, or you are just a shallow, one note cowardly bully getting his fix. I'd bet the former.

Welcome aboard!

[45semi]

Actually, shouldn't you guys be on a ship on your way to the Persian Gulf???
Already been there, Thanks!


and you D.U.h'ers shouldnt talk about 'brownshirts' as you holler for moderators 10 seconds after anyone other than a goose-stepping lib posts.
Be sure to give Pitt's butt a big smoochie, since he interviewed Ritter and made a book pamphlet about it.

[Pushi]

He definitely has delusions of grandeur.

[okie01]

"This guy is whackier than I ever thought. Mentally ill, or just deluded by self-importance?"

Hereafter, I believe we can safely discount anything Mr. Ritter might have to say.

I wonder how long he's been this way. All along? Or just since when...???

[rs79bm]

That's funny!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Yeah, he's a democrat personified:

Just another sleazy whore.

[Shermy]

Seems he cracked up during the inspections. An ego inflated with importance who couldn't handle the stresses and responsibilities.

And I remember recently he bleated the line that the Iraqis give - that there are spies among the inspectors. Putting aside the fragile distinciton between "spies" and "inspectors", here he characterizes himself not much unlike a "spy."

[zeaal]

Ritter's behavior is MANIC, as in a diagnosable mental health problem. He truly does not seem well (and I am not intending a joke here, he is not well).