Krugman: "they've been wrong about everything"

[nostamj]

Snares and Delusions

Isn't it amazing? A year after the occupation of Iraq began, Mr. Bush and his inner circle seem more divorced from reality than ever.

Events should have cured the Bush team of its illusions. After all, before the invasion Tim Russert asked Dick Cheney about the possibility that we would be seen as conquerors, not liberators, and would be faced with "a long, costly and bloody battle." Mr. Cheney replied, "Well, I don't think it's likely to unfold that way, Tim, because I really do believe that we will be greeted as liberators." Uh-huh.

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The best we can realistically hope for now is to turn power over to relatively moderate Iraqis with a real base of popular support. Yes, that mainly means Islamic clerics. The architects of the war will complain bitterly, and claim that we could have achieved far more. But they've been wrong about everything so far — and if we keep following their advice, Iraq really will turn into another Vietnam. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/opinion/13KRUG.html

[gottaB]

1. I rather agree

We're going to have to learn to live with Islam, and differentiate between truly hostile forces and the merely diffident.

[dusty64]

2. They HAVE been

wrong about everything and what I'm seeing now reminds me of what I've learned about the past. They need to GO ASAP!

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Not only are they totally incompetent

they're very dangerous too.

Their prescription drug induced delusions have done an incredible amount of damage in just 3 short years.

Remember King Midas, everything he touched turned to gold. Maybe W, should change his name to Sadim because everything he touches turns to shit?

[patricia92243]

4. Iraqi women will be the ones to suffer if Islum clerics take over. They..

will be missing Saddam when the whole country is turned back into the Dark Ages - like Afghanistan.

Poor, poor people.