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2005-12-19 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-12-19 11:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Intelligence failures.
Pearl Harbor, December 1941
German Winter Offensive Belgium, December 1944
Chinese Intervention Korea, November 1950
Tet Offensive Vietnam, January 1968
The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, August 1968
Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, August 1990

With a record like that, why would anyone gamble that Saddam was playing a shell game in his non-compliance with UN inspections?

Posted by Spuque Elminelet9733 2005-12-19 15:23|| 2005-12-19 15:23|| Front Page Top

#2 The truth is:

We Failed. At least in one or two ways.

Intelligence always will fail, sooner or later.

And look at things in context: Could any US President take the risk that we were mistaken with respect to WMD and Saddamn? Given the history, and the 9/11 attacks, no.

But dont say we were completely wrong until Syria is searched completely.

Posted by Oldspook 2005-12-19 22:37|| 2005-12-19 22:37|| Front Page Top

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