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

[MEG33]

Here it is.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I'll bet this guy doesn't have the nuts to come to my house and say that.

[eddie willers]

But the fact remains that posters will entitle their threads as they see fit.

Then they should be warned....
and if they persist....suspend them....
And if they continue....ban them.

It's not hard to follow the rules [and be as "cute" and "witty" as you wish here]

[sweetliberty]

"I can never remember that guy's name."

An idiot by any name is still an idiot.

[rolling_stone]

Eiher Ritter has a brain tumor or they have some serious video & audio of him with something worse than teenage girls. Maybe he was not really smoking a Camel....

[sweetliberty]

"Apparently the only thing he is good at is playing with himself in front of little girls.

[The Real Eddie01]

My first attempt ever at posting an article.

I'll be more vigilant. -Eddie01

[RJayneJ]

He has really done a 180, which is unusual because we are talking about belief systems. Frankly, I think his behavior is bazaar enough that he may be suffering from manic-depression disorder. They call it bi-polar now, but he is about the age where the on-set would occur. If we are to believe him in his prediction, he is the only man on earth that thinks we are going to be defeated.

[uncitizen]

Considering his close ties to the Iraqis, Ritter should be brought in and interrogated by the FBI or worse.

[MEG33]

People do it all the time that post regularly! I don't know how to Link.

[unspun]

"Scott Ritter, Lies, and Video Tape"

Coming Soon, on Al Jazeera!....?

[Sparta]

Who gives a flying f**k what Comrade traitor Scott bin pedohpile Ritter thinks!!!!!

[sweetliberty]

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Ritter and/or his buddy Pitt DO troll FR. No doubt he has a DU membership too"

I think you will probably find his screen name here.

[AMNZ]

Wish someone would turn him into a 14 day camel. Just need two bricks.

[sweetliberty]

"And what was he shown and what did he do at that children's prison?"

This question nags at me too.

[hole_n_one]

4. It appears that you picked an unfortunate word with which to describe titles.

It was an Admin Mod that used the term "original" when characterizing the title.

Please tell me we at least agree on the definition of this word.

LOL!

[harpo11]

[sweetliberty]

"Pitt has posted here under two or more IDs. Dunno about his disgusting pal Ritter."

Pitt was here as William Pitt....and was banned. For Ritter's screen names, see my post #193.

[EternalVigilance]

It would appear that when Ritter is bought, he stays bought.

He can go straight to hell and join his boss.

[Maedhros]

Enough already. We disagree.