Comments on: Andrew Sullivan On Iraq War Management http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mills spangberg http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-77829 mills spangberg Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:47:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-77829 I'm 3/4 thru reading "Cobra II"the inside story of the invasion and occupation of iraq by gordon &trainor. Rumsfeld,Franks,Bush et al come off badly while Powell & the generals were shouted down.We are now paying the price for empire expansion& our mistaken idea that democracy should be imposed on other countries. This Iraq invasion & occupation will be with us for a long time,sorry to say. Buy or rent Cobra II,time will spent. I’m 3/4 thru reading “Cobra II”the inside story of the invasion and occupation of iraq by gordon &trainor. Rumsfeld,Franks,Bush et al come off badly while Powell & the generals were shouted down.We are now paying the price for empire expansion& our mistaken idea that democracy should be imposed on other countries. This Iraq invasion & occupation will be with us for a long time,sorry to say. Buy or rent Cobra II,time will spent.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-5144 Justin Gardner Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:11:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-5144 See, this is what I feared from the very beginning. We would underestimate everything because we are the mighty American military and things would descend into some sort of middle-ground chaos where things aren't SO bad you can say they're lost, but not so good you can't say everything's fine. And then we'd try to pull out because of political reasons before the job is done. In any event, Rumsfeld should go. That's seems so apparent to me, it's painful. See, this is what I feared from the very beginning. We would underestimate everything because we are the mighty American military and things would descend into some sort of middle-ground chaos where things aren’t SO bad you can say they’re lost, but not so good you can’t say everything’s fine. And then we’d try to pull out because of political reasons before the job is done.

In any event, Rumsfeld should go. That’s seems so apparent to me, it’s painful.

]]> By: michael reynolds http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-5143 michael reynolds Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:45:27 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/01/13/andrew-sullivan-on-iraq-war-management/#comment-5143 I've been saying this for well over a year. A lot of people have. At firts we were just lonely voices, but now people like Bremer -- a guy in a position to know -- are telling the same story. There will be more. It is now patently obvious, and a person has to be in deep denial, to to escape the conclusion that Rumsfeld has been a disaster in Iraq. Dean was an early supporter of Rumsfeld and is simply indifferent to facts. I’ve been saying this for well over a year. A lot of people have. At firts we were just lonely voices, but now people like Bremer — a guy in a position to know — are telling the same story. There will be more.

It is now patently obvious, and a person has to be in deep denial, to to escape the conclusion that Rumsfeld has been a disaster in Iraq. Dean was an early supporter of Rumsfeld and is simply indifferent to facts.

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