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Originally posted by Pacifier
So you think that noone should criticize the administration? Or that only people should criticize who:
have been to iraq at least 5 times
have let at least 6 nationbuilding missions
are experts for religious questions
Sorry, but it is quite clear that something went wrong in iraq and It is important to start asking your self what exactly went wrong. The USA has repeated enough errors already. The article, in my opinion, doesn't want to give a define answer, it wants to give some points to start a discussion with.
Do you think the article is completly wrong? If so, what do you think caused the problems in iraq? or do you prefer not to learn from the errors that were made?
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Where do you see that I said no one could criticize the situation?
My specific issue with the article is that the author is saying I told you "this" was going to happen without any specifics and then points to some current issues as obvious failings. He seems to be assuming that Iraq is completely out of control and that insurgency is "spreading". It seems to me that the areas of conflict are rather localized and not spreading.
Anyone can sit back and point fingers at current issues. Did this man say, on April 11 of last year, that we needed to have a plan to deal with Sadr? That Fallujah would be a hotspot? Where are the specific examples of him pointing out issues? Did he know that Iraq would be taken as quickly as it was? Of course he didn't, he made vague reference to how it was going to fail and no matter how it turned out I suspect he would find evidence that he was right.