Look what Bush Sr wrote in his book re: invading Iraq

[Josh]

>"Trying to eliminate Saddam...would have incurred incalculable
>human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably
>impossible.... We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and,
>in effect, rule Iraq.... 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 for handling
>aggression in the post-Cold War world. Going in and occupying
>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 conceivably still be an occupying
>power in a bitterly hostile land".

[SlavesandBulldozers]

1. its a sad state of affairs

when George Sr. sounds smart.

[Nevernose]

7. In all fairness to George Sr.

He was (is) a pretty bright guy, and the inventor of the phrase "voodoo economics" to describe Reagan's crumbs-from-the-table economics (a.k.a. "trickle-down" economics).

He's EVIL, granted, but intelligent nonetheless.

[goforit]

2. And that's exactly what we've got!!!......Thank you NEO-cons!!!

!$$)(^%$#

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Guess Jr didn't read Daddy's book

"Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land". When was this book written?

[DieboldMustDie]

5. He doesn't read newspapers...

and you expect him to read a whole book?

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. Oh yeah, that's right, he did admit to that

Whatever was I thinking? :silly:

[Gloria]

4. Why don't the Dems start throwing this quote around????

Sorry, we don't want to upset Chimpy....