So How Will Bush Spin It

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Recent National Security assessment says the war isn't going well or not as well as hoped. Simaltaneously, Bush and Cheney defend their efforts.

Bob:

Did they miscalcualte?

Did they have a plan?

Did they get more bad intelligence?

Did they care?

Do you care?

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Bob Cat said…
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J.D.,
Here is a site with comments on this issue far more knowledgeable than me. I am not a historian of Iraq nor a military tactician. Making the ethnic soup of Iraq into one Democratic country does seem rather difficult, and the tribal background thinking, with its Shame/Honor underpinnings doesn't help.

Do you have any ideas?
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5:46 AM
Bob Cat said…
Oops, here is that site:

http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/2004/09/iraq-part-2-while-there-may-be-wide.html

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