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Scott Ritter: "The United States is going to leave Iraq with its tail between its legs, defeated.
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| March 26, 2003
| Sapa-AFP
Posted on 03/26/2003 4:30:03 PM PST by 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
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To: Rome2000
If the USA goes into Iraq and tries to obey international guides of war, we will loose, indeed. Because Iraq is hiding weapons in hospitals, homes, schools, and offices not intended for that purpose. If we allow Iraq to carry on communications and propaganda, as if nothing has happened, yes, we will loose. If we try to protect the infastructure and civilians, yes we will loose, for the military is mixed in with the civilians. The Iraqis are not stupid, and if we loose, it is because we are stupid, and do not know how to play the game their way, for that is the way that they are going to play it. And Iraq does not mind us playing stupid. We try to follow guidelines and they do not. So this is getting very, very serious.
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:49:18 PM PST
by
tessalu
To: dmcg_98
Here is why he is wrong:
In Vietnam we could not extract ourselves without the South falling.
In Iraq we can, if we want to, kill the regular Iraqi army, kill the RG, destory any WMD they have, and set up a new goverment.
Then we can leave.
Even if it falls into chaos and anarchy after that it doesn't affect our ability to leave.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that is the best thing to do, but we can "get out" if we want to, having met our objectives.
To: dmcg_98
From what I heard Pervert Scottie should have kept his weenie between his legs. That is what he should be concerned about!
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:50:55 PM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: dmcg_98
Are there any Freepers here who are psychiatrists or clinical psychologists? This man's descent into madness is truly baffling. I'd appreciate an explanation.
To: dmcg_98
The United States will leave Iraq. There is little doubt of that. The coalition forces will leave IRaq after the Victory over the Saddom and his thugs.
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:51:29 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(288,007,154 Americans did not protest the war today)
To: dmcg_98
For his own safety, Scott Ritter should consider a home in France (if he doesn't already have one). He'll be so much more comfortable with the other cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:52:14 PM PST
by
Clara Lou
(... Democrats, united as ever in opportunism and error.)
To: annyokie
Dude needs 10x10 in Leavenworth.Yeah, that too.
67
posted on
03/26/2003 4:52:38 PM PST
by
oyez
(This country is too good for some people.....)
To: dmcg_98
Het pugiehead:
68
posted on
03/26/2003 4:52:59 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(288,007,154 Americans did not protest the war today)
To: cake_crumb
"There has got to be a middle school around here somewhere!"
To: dmcg_98
Scott Ritter should go back doing what he does best - looking at kiddie porn. Leaving the business of war to the professionals.
To: mhking
I LOVE that photo and caption. I copied it off and now it's my official corporate memo pad!
Thanks for the laugh!
To: pabianice
I mentioned on another thread that he must have a brain disorder!
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:54:12 PM PST
by
MEG33
To: GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
"There's that Scott Ritter again"
Well he's got to do something for the money Saddam payed him.
To: Maedhros
No comment from Ritter's molested victims...because of age restrictions to media for using a minor's name and statement. But, she disagreed with his interview.
Why can't he just die away?
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:56:21 PM PST
by
thermodynamics
(Huge Fan of Ivan! Long live the Great Tony Blair)
To: dmcg_98
IF the military is in any way lacking it is CLINTON'S FAULT! Clinton emasculated our military in every way possible.
To: Maedhros
Dude, his title isn't that bad. That's not the point.
If an article's title is altered from it's original design, it makes it impossible to do a search for that article, which will result in multiple postings of the same article with simply a different title.
Imagine for a moment if everybody here decided to change the original title of any given article to one that they thought was more salacious, humorous, graphic or whatever....
....the majority of your time would be spent opening up cleverly titled articles that have the same content within.
To: dmcg_98
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:57:53 PM PST
by
LayoutGuru2
(In the name of diversity, we are all becoming exactly the same.)
To: dmcg_98
Scott Ritter gets it all backward
78
posted on
03/26/2003 4:58:08 PM PST
by
eleni121
To: Russell Scott
Must have attended a Bill Clinton Public Relations Seminar. He needs to take the Martin Sheen "New Ways to Shut Up Using Duct Tape" seminar.
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posted on
03/26/2003 4:58:17 PM PST
by
JavaTheHutt
(It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!)
To: mhking
I never get tired of that picture.
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