If only Dubya had listened to dear old Dad

[Alexander's Horse]

This is what George Bush Senior said in his memoirs, A World Transformed, 5 years ago about why he didn't authorise an invasion of Iraq:

Trying to eliminate Saddam... would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible...We would have been forced to occuppy Baghdad...there was no viable "exit strategy" we could see, violating another of our principles.

Furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern of handling aggression in the post-Cold War world. Going in and occuppying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, The United States could still conceivably be an occuppying power in a bitterly hostile land.

Gee, that sounds like the situation in Iraq right now.

[Tiberius]

George Bush Senior is commie and antiamerican.

[DaShi]

Nothing is good enough for you! Is it, Dad?

[Q Classic]

pansy.

as ann coulter would say, he betrayed us and proved himself a traitor by not looking after american interests.

[Bereta_Eder]

Papa don't preach.

[DanS]

We already had this debate before the war. It was the same group of folks that helped form the decision in GWI that helped form the decision in GWII. Even Scowcroft and Baker got their 2 cents in.

The conclusion is still in play, but the current thinking is that they made a mistake in not finishing the job in GWI. Of course, this is hindsight.

Lastly, we are not universally hated. Indeed, for now we seem welcome in most areas of the country.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Tiberius
George Bush Senior is commie and antiamerican.

Still managed to do his military service unlike someone we know

[Tuberski]

Read the second quote in my sig.........

ACK!

[Alexander's Horse]

Its a powerful statement.

I notice the gung ho types around here are strangely silent these days.

[Ben Kenobi]

Who here would count as gung-ho?

MtG?

[alva]

quote:
Originally posted by Tiberius
George Bush Senior is commie and antiamerican.

Still managed to do his military service unlike someone we know

AH, I have a feeling Tiberius was being sarcastic. ;-)

EDIT: corrected quote box

[Alexander's Horse]

and I was adding to his point

[PLATO]

We can now name this new phenomenon...







Rimmertroll

[Alexander's Horse]

well let's hear you. You had a lot to say once.

[Dis]

hmm, maybe there is an element of truth to this pathetic troll