US were "arrogant and stupid" over Iraq, or not
October 23rd, 2006 at 04:30pm Os
In an admission that will greatly surprise the seven people in Arkansas that think the war in Iraq is going well, Alberto Fernandez, a member of the US State Department has admitted:
I think there is great room for strong criticism, because without doubt, there was arrogance and stupidity by the United States in Iraq
He also said that the US is willing to “talk to any insurgent group, except Al Queda” in an effort to reduce the bloodshed. This in no way constitutes a change from the stance of “no negotiating with terrorists”, since they’re not terrorists, they’re ‘insurgents’.
Mission accomplished, eh?
One day later, under no pressure from his bosses at all, he retracted his statement.
In further news, the war isn’t being won and the US will not be able to stay for the long term.
So, with certain estimates putting the number of dead in Iraq attributable to the war as over 650,000 (warning, PDF link), civil war being almost inevitable and the most likely outcome would result in the country splitting into three ethnically divided regions, each probably trying to blow up the other two.
But, on the other hand, Iraq has some lovely oil reserves!
I’m not saying that Saddam Hussain was a lovely man who hugged puppies and enjoyed long romantic walks in the rain, but do people really think that post-Saddam Iraq is a better place? More importantly, do you think you’re safer from terrorism now than you were before the invasion?
I don’t.
Still, there is all that lovely oil…
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