--- On Friday, July 08, 2005 3:43 PM, Gruss Gott scribed: --- > > In a nutshell, Iraq was a gamble that: > > 1.) We'd be welcomed with open arms,
Chalabi welcomed us and, last I checked, he had two arms. > 2.) Democracy would blossom fast, Democracy took 284 years to take root here (1492 - 1776) ... give it time... > 3.) That democracy would spread throughout the Middle East, If you include our soldiers then there are over 100,000 more people in the middle east who observe democracy. > 4.) The WMDs we were sure they had would be taken off the market, and All of the Iraqi WMDs were taken off the market (not that they had any, but still...) > 5.) The quick defeat would show the world how strong and smart > America is. > Well, Afghanistan had already proved that. The Russians lost after fighting for 10 years and we won in days...nothing more to be proven... (all of my retorts are, of course, tongue-in-cheek) Howie > Not a single one of those goals happened. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163970 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
