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Originally Posted by tecoyah
I would regain a good measure of the lost respect, mainly because I would have been proven wrong. I might even give them credit in spie of the handling of this mess. Keep in mind however....I would also happily give a pig credit for its areal expertize should it learn to fly.
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I know this point has been made before, but this war like most, has ebbs and flows. During WWII, things looked pretty bad before we won the war. Lincoln went through several generals, before Grant changed the tide of the Civil War.
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Its all good and fine to play of the improbable for your argument Ace....but few will take it seriously and you shouldn't expect otherwise. Its obvious to anyone who watched the video that Cheney understood the implications of going into Bagdad, and allowed it regardless. Hell, Bush Sr, and Shwartzcoff stopped for a damn good reason and explained it at the time. Many military minds suggested it was a bad Idea....but here we are.
Saying he "changed his mind" just isn't enough anymore....and you know it.
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I agree, but what he (or "we") thought was too high a price to pay at one point in time does not mean he (or "we") can not re-asses the situation and make new judgments with new information. I understand questioning the decision, then and now, but I don't understand questioning a person making a new determination given new information. I do it all the time, don't you?