Reply #455: Oh Jesus, you act as if the CIA was doing this behind Nixon's back when in reality

[YouTakeTheSkyway]

he was the one calling the shots. It was a top priority for him - the coup wouldn't have received U.S. support otherwise.

Secondly, I never bought into Bush's claims regarding Iraq and worked actively in the anti-war movement for years to first prevent the invasion and secondly to express my opposition to it. As I said, however, witnessing the absolute bloodbath that Iraq became during the sectarian violence that consumed that country changed my opinion. When we leave, we need to leave a stable Iraq behind. IMO, we're on the right track in this regard.

Third, judging the war in Afghanistan by WWII's timeline is useless. They're very different wars.