Rice admits "thousands" of errors in Iraq

[kpete]

Rice admits "thousands" of errors in Iraq
Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:46 AM ET

By Gideon Long and Sue Pleming
BLACKBURN, England (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accepted on Friday the United States had probably made thousands of errors in Iraq but defended the overall strategy of removing Saddam Hussein.

Local Muslims and anti-war activists told Rice to "Go Home" when British counterpart Jack Straw earlier led her on a tour of his home town of Blackburn in the industrial northwest, an area which rarely plays host to overseas politicians.

"Yes, I know we have made tactical errors, thousands of them," she said in answer to a question over whether lessons had been learned since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

"I believe strongly that it was the right strategic decision, that Saddam had been a threat to the international community long enough," she added.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-03-31T154454Z_01_L30705478_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-USA-RICE.xml

[nini]

1. Thousands? - as in how many people died?

They have NO shame. People's lives were on the line and the say they are 'tactical errors'?


bastards

[wake.up.america]

3. I still don't understand how anyone can support this sorry

excuse for a human being.

[liberal N proud]

5. You beat me to it

Hundreds of thousands of mistakes is how I see it.
Date Total In Combat

American Deaths Total/In Combat
Since war began (3/19/03): 2327/1869
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 2190/1770
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 1860/1563
Since Handover (6/29/04): 1461/1235
Since Election (1/31/05): 891/757

American Wounded Official Estimated

Total Wounded: 17269/18000 - 48100
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/

[stop the bleeding]

8. what about the Iraqis??? n/t

[CJCRANE]

2. Exactly: it was a strategic decision

based on the PNAC analysis of foreign policy.

Just as letting 9/11 happen was a strategic decision.

"Extraordinary renditions", no-bid contracts, Abu Ghraib torture etc, however, were just perks of the job.
Unfortunately they kinda contradict the ol' "spreading freedom" spiel.

[bigtree]

4. hundreds of thousands of them

deliberate acts, not errors

[Eric J in MN]

6. Who could have foreseen that the Bush Administration

would make thousands of errors if the US invaded Iraq?

Just anyone paying attention.

[stop the bleeding]

7. More like 100,000+++ MURDERS - not mistakes BIG difference

WTF

[Ravenseye]

9. Thousands of mistakes...

Even if you spot them that invading Iraq was the right thing to do, then the fact that they've made thousands of mistakes in doing it just goes to prove their incompetence. That's the whole fucking point, lady! What's the point of saying "well this is the right thing to do." if you can't fucking do it?

If I say "I'm going to build a wooden framed brick house because it's better." and then three years later I'm living in a tent because I can't lay a single brick correctly, that means i'm not the person to be building the house.

It doesn't matter WHAT the Republican party wants to do or whether they're right about it. The fact is that they've proven themselves over the past 6 years to be totally and completely incompetent or corrupt at reaching any sane goals, to the point of endangering out country and our people.

Then on top of all that what they want is usually bad for us or wrong anyway.

[Brotherjohn]

10. Karl says "OK, admit mistakes. But '1000s' of (unidentified) ones."

"Let's see the 'liberal media' counter THAT!"

Next year:
"I don't know what you want! We ADMITTED we made mistakes!"

[peacetalksforall]

11. When a CEO and a team makes thousands of tactical errors they exit.

In Japan, they commit suicide.