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

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"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

[narby]

This idiot has really fallen off the deep end.

[Argus]

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

[Neets]

I just LOVE that pic!!!

[TLBSHOW]

The local wgy albany NY station has been slamming him all afternoon over this story, host said I looked and oh Scott was arrested by trying to lure underage girls to a local Burger King for sex, hmmmm SCOTT RITTER is a pervert.

[denydenydeny]

My theory is that Scott has all along been angling for Muslim protection for when he goes to jail.

[merrin]

It's official: Scott Ritter is nuts.

[hole_n_one]

Who asked you to alter the original title of this article?

[gaucho]

Like most inspectors, he probably has had his life or that of his family or friend's threatened. Sort of like being a jurist on a trial for a murderer or drug dealer.

Or he is working for Saddam. Besides he probably knows where all of Saddams WMD are -- he probably used the bunkers to have sex with 12 year old's that Uday provided him with.

[CaptainJustice]

Does he really need to be talking about anything between someone's legs? He's had problems with that if I remember correctly...

[F.J. Mitchell]

Scott "French" Ritter.

[Mister Baredog]

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

Seems like Scott must be sending up trial balloons in readying himself for a run at the Demoncrat House of Representatives. Maybe Jim McDermott has cancer?

[jaz.357]

RITTER...SHUTTHEHELLUP you Left wing meat head!

[Miss Marple]

You make an excellent point. There is something that these two have in common...irrational criticism of the United States, with an undertone of hysteria. Hmmmmm.....

[MEG33]

LOL

[hole_n_one]

Already posted here

[mc5cents]

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

LOL!

Michael Moore 1800 lbs (blubber)
Ritter 200 lbs (blather)

[Mister Baredog]

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

Why not add the Blixie Hicks and make it a MOAB

[Domestic Church]

Time to duck tape this creep.

[Canadian Outrage]

This guy is a real POS!! He should be expelled to Iraq and left there. I can't believe that a former Marine could possibly make such statements. It's as if that's what he wishes.

[PistolPaknMama]

And this update from Scott Ritter.....

"blah blah, blah blah blah, blahhhh blah blah blah....."