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Originally Posted by Locobot
This is the first realistic look at the conflicts we face today that I've seen. Our chickenhawk leadership continues to hide from the endevour it has undertaken.
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really? i've heard unending complaints about how Bush's policy falls into line with the author's logic. the issue is often framed from the left as: Bush's lack of understanding is what draws him into such black-and-white thinking.
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Originally Posted by locobot
In the weeks preceeding the invasion of Iraq I got stuck in a conversation with a right-wing coworker and the questioned was posed, "How long will this war last?"
"30 days" replied the coworker.
"Ten years" was my response.
And yes, he was really unbarable to be around when Bush was declaring victory under the "mission accomplished" banner at sea.
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ahh... come on locobot. so many pessismists these days.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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