Rumsfeld: ‘I Have Never Painted A Rosy Picture’ About Iraq

[biftek]

since when was Afghanistan part of iraq ? seems that editor of the blog is trying to play on the same thing that the poli's do , that the readers are dumb

the conflict is over , now there soldiers are there for protection

[ArtWilliams]

I was reading a related article on CNN and one of the current crop of US Generals was concerned about the possibility of civil war in Iraq and stated that it might be another 10 years before the situation settles down. I suspect that means some level of US troops for that period too. Is that what Bush meant when after the invasion he exclaimed, "mission accomplished"? Is that the Iraq war the American public signed up for?

--art

[Jim]

Originally Posted by biftek

since when was Afghanistan part of iraq ? seems that editor of the blog is trying to play on the same thing that the poli's do , that the readers are dumb

the conflict is over , now there soldiers are there for protection

Wow, you took the first example and ignored the rest. When did the war (conflict) end? And if it did, why did the military just raise the age of enlistment to 42 from when they raised it to 41 less than 5 weeks ago? If it was over and the US was just there for protection, wouldn't solders be coming home instead of their enlistments being extended?

Oh wait, I know when it ended...it ended the day Bush had "Mission Accomplished" on the ship. WTF, pop the bubble and see what is really happening in the world around you.

The last time America went to war that wasn't for protection was the Mexican War in 1846. That was, until the recent Iraq war. When we went to war for the noble cause of getting the Weapons of Mass Destruction.