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To: jbstrick

He's not the only one saying it..

I for one am watching with interest how this plays out. There are two very different opinons and two distinct sides to this.

Both of them can't be right. One will be proven right and the other proven wrong, then they will have to "spin" it as to appear to have been right.

I am just watching to see which will be which.

7 posted on 03/18/2003 5:09:52 PM PST by Jhoffa_ (Yes, there is sexual tension between Sammy & Frodo.)
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To: Jhoffa_
> There are two very different opinons and two distinct sides to this.
> Both of them can't be right. One will be proven right and the other proven wrong,.....

When we went into Afganistan, we were told by the anti-American crowd that no one since Alexander the Great had ever conquered Afganistan. We were told that it would be a "quagmire" (how do you get a quagmire in rocks and sand?) that would be worse than Vietnam. We were told a lot of things that were totally wrong and are now totally forgotten (or ignored).

When we liberated Kuwati 12 years ago, we were told by the anti-American crowd that the Iraqi army was "battle hardened" and would beat our soft, untried military. We were told that the "elite" Republican Guard would massacre our people. We were told that every Arab in the region would rise up against us. We were told that it would be a quagmire that would be worse than Vietnam. We were told a lot of things that were totally wrong and are now totally forgotten (or ignored).

I could go on with a lot of other examples, but for the time being, I will stay with the side that has been correct in the past -- those that say we will have a quick and relatively bloodless war.
21 posted on 03/18/2003 5:43:42 PM PST by jim_trent
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