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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
what did you think would happen with the events in iraq prior to the invasion?
how do the results you perceive since then compare to your prediction?
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I thought it would be a disaster based on the following things:
- I expected to find no WMD.
- I expected it wouldn't be quick and easy (see the found Wolfie/Cheney quotes above).
- I expected it to stir up hatred in the Middle East to America.
- I expected us to build permanent military bases and stay there for a looooong time.
- I DID NOT expect to see elections happen this soon.
- I DID NOT expect to see Bush get re-elected based on demonstrably shifting justifications for war, and it's lack of connection to 9-11.
- I expected those on the right to continue to deny all of the above, just not for as long as they have.
I was wrong about the speed of the elections, and am certainly pleased that they happened with as little strife as they did. Good on 'em.
My first four points are why I think this is a disaster. As those bases clearly aren't leaving, I see the cost of lives continuing with no end.
The thread starting post demonstrates my last point, far far better than anything I feared. Because we had elections, everything is fine?