Scott Ritter: "The United States is going to leave Iraq with its tail between its legs, defeated.

Independent Online Newspapers ^ | March 26, 2003 | Sapa-AFP

[dmcg_98]

"US will lose war", says former UN inspector

March 26 2003 at 06:42PM

Lisbon - The United States does not have the military means to take over Baghdad and will lose the war against Iraq, former United Nations 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.

'It is a war we can not win' 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. - Sapa-AFP

[dighton]

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Ritter and/or his buddy Pitt DO troll FR.

If I recall correctly, Pitt has posted here under two or more IDs. Dunno about his disgusting pal Ritter.

[Grampa Dave]

Beck, what you posted has been on the back of my mind ever since he got so outraged that we might invade Iraq. Beck posted:

Like I've said, Ritter is worried about all the 14 year olds in Sadamn's whorehouses ratting him out on camera.

I would add any young teenage girl or former teenager that he might have abused in his visits to the children's prison. If he kills himself when we free the people in Baghdad, that will be a big clue.

[cake_crumb]

"He is never home from what they say, but when he is in the area they have a Pervert alert sighting going.......LOL"

PERFECT!

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[Rocky]

A totally impartial weapons inspector, no doubt. And such a fine upstanding young man, too.

[goodseedhomeschool]

Oh, lol, I thought we were talking about some saddamn loving muzslime freak or a pukenik. Of course, this guy sounds about like the other freaks, so I will assume he hates our GREAT country. Does he have any idea just how powerful America really is? He must be totally clueless.

[truthkeeper]

I hope this loser stays OUT of our country permanently.

[Grampa Dave]

Pitt posted here under a whole lot of names. I think that he got bounced right after I found FR a couple of times.

There were some Freepers who tracked his key words and nailed him under a couple of different names. They were very skilled at it.

[truthkeeper]

Suggest we strap Ritter and Michael Moore together and drop the resulting 2,000 pound bomb on the enemy.

LOL. Great visual!

[cake_crumb]

"So where is Waldo, er Scottie the Pervert? Does he/she/it post gloom and doom on Free Republic?"

I'm guessing those are rhetorical questions ;- )

[Beck_isright]

It does make you think....and wonder just what he did with his free time as an inspector....

[Fury]

It does make you think....and wonder just what he did with his free time as an inspector....

Wasn't Ritter in the USMC before his UN duties? What the heck happened to this guy? It's almost as if he wants the Allies to be defeated.

[Beck_isright]

He was Clintonized.

[cake_crumb]

"If I recall correctly, Pitt has posted here under two or more IDs"

Gee, I wonder if I ever wound up flaming him?

[Dawgmeister]

The Bag-Cam (CBS) is showing a statue of Scotty silouetted against the eastern skyline right now....

[Grampa Dave]

Miss Marple had felt for a long time that Ritter did his pervert thing in Iraq and ended up on Iraqi Candid Camera.

After that, he changed his direction and tune and started marching for Saddam!

[Wondervixen]

All Right, Dammit!!! Who the hell asked him??? Point 'em out!!! You just lost your tee time and tripled your greens fees! We'll teach you to ask that prick ANYTHING!!!

[a_Turk]

LOL!

[zook]

Remember the scene from "The Best Years of Our Lives" where Dana Andrews busts soda fountain customer Ray Teal in the nose for spouting out anti-American garbage?

Scott Ritter needs the Dana Andrews treatment.