December 9, 2006
DUH?:
Bush Reaction to Report Worries Father's Aides (Kenneth T. Walsh, Dec 8, 2006, US news)
Former White House advisers to George H.W. Bush are keenly disappointed and concerned about the current President Bush's initial reaction to the report by the Iraq Study Group.They consider him rather dismissive of the group's conclusions, issued yesterday, which include the view that current Iraq policy is failing.
If the Father had only been as dismissive when they told him to leave Saddam in office Iraq would already be a fully functional democracy (or three).
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 9, 2006 9:56 AM
So Bush Sr and his group, roundly criticized when Clinton came along, are now the sages of wisdom.
Agree - the fact that Baker etc left Saddam in power to wreak havoc for 10 more years should immediately disqualify their views.
Posted by: AWW at December 9, 2006 11:41 AMa fully functional democracy (or three). I say three. Lebanon should do the same. Then they will realign with their neighbors in order to survive, or they may fight each other to death. Either way, it's good for the rest of the world.
Posted by: ic at December 9, 2006 2:36 PMIsn't it ironic that in the rest of the world peace seems to only be achieved by carving out homogenous regions as nation-states but here in America exactly the opposite is true.
Posted by: Bartman at December 9, 2006 6:36 PMOur Founding is uniquely religious, rather than nationalist.
Posted by: oj at December 9, 2006 7:11 PM