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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 05:56 PM Original message |
Reid: (CNN) Iraq war 'worst foreign policy mistake' in U.S. history |
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BlueStateModerate (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm gonna go with the War of 1812 |
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PittPoliSci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. i'm going to agree with you on that one. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Well, this war wasn't a mistake, so it can't qualify for top honors. |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Give 'em hell, Harry! |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. so is Chuck still vocal or did they show him the photo's |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't think of anything more stupid |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. We could have invaded OURSELVES.... |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. They did... and we did :-) |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. It will take 10 to 20 years to really see the magnitude of the |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yep, we'll only appreciate the magnitude of the blunder after a few years pass |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. And by then, our generation and others who survived this will have to |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. What if we get him after? |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. I've been thinking about that, myself. It might be the only recourse |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-20-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. How about this |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. We've seen it happen twice in my lifetime. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. I'll simply refer the questioners to "They Thought They Were Free" by M. Mayer |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Agreed, but this was NOT a 'blunder' or 'mistake'. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. For some it was -- e.g., those who enlisted thinking they'd be fighting Osama bin Laden |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. agreed.. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Or longer. You can start a war on the day of your chosing ... |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. "...the most foolish war since Emperor Augustus in 9 B.C sent his legions into Germany and lost them |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. No, while incredibly stupid, it's not as stupid as Hitler's invasion |
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Dudley_DUright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. But of course Reid was talking about "...in the history of this country" |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yah, but Creveld was saying invasion of Iraq was worst strategic |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. The competition is stiff . . . but I gotta go with at least top three |
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SallyMander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. MSM response: |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because of Iraq, the map of the Middle East will be redrawn in ways that neither... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. I guess I'm an idiot, then. I deny it - because it wasn't a 'mistake', it was a premeditated crime. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. It was definitely a mistake for our nation, even if it wasn't for the war-profiteers. (nt) |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. I thought the US not joining the Leage of Nations was? |
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Grandrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. Better wait awhile.... |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. The sad part is that it wasn't a foreign policy mistake. It was intentional. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. THANK you. Even DUers who know better are letting that lie become truth. |
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chknltl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. Agree with Reid, worst foreign policy mistake... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Not a mistake, Reid - a PREMEDITATED CRIME. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. are they too nervous to say it appears "malicious" |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Why WON'T they say it? A majority of Americans now know b*s* lied about WMD. |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. It Was Premeditated Genocide Yes Indeed Call It What It Is |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. I saw the interview, and Reid hesitated, the pregnant pause almost burst... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 04:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. precisely . . . it was (and continues to be) a CRIME ! ! ! . . . |
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YankmeCrankme (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. Just cause it was intentional doesn't mean it isn't a mistake |
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DemCam (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. Chiang Kai-chek is right up there. |
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