>The entire reason for invading Iraq was to impose democracy! Read the neocon documents written 10 yrs ago. They wanted to establish a democracy somewhere in the middle east. Which would then spread and bring happiness to everyone.

I have looked over several of their sites.

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>I am listening to someone talk on the radio now who is discussing how the situation has deteriorated so much in just that last several months in Iraq. How many of the best and brightest and well-off are looking to leave. So the people our administration is counting on to help pull the country back together won't be there.

In a country of 25 million there are 25 million opinions. Is it impossible for you to see any successes or is it already over in your mind? I can see the negatives and positives and acknowledge that we don't know what the outcome is going to be, and probably won't for another decade.

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>I've also heard rumsfeld's comments today about how the criticism leveled at him is laughable. That the plans were approved by the joint chiefs.
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>I saw a documentary shortly after the war was started discussing how the plans for the war were put together. The great lengths rumsfeld went to, to find someone/anyone who would agree with his decision to send in a small force.
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I don't think anyone is debating the fact that the size of the force should've been bigger.

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