I'm just saying there were two differing opinions even then, in all circles.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Republicans Looking Strong > > > Really? Everything I was reading _at the time_ said that it was not > going to work out like Bush et al had planned. They pointed out that > what is happening now is _exactly_ why Bush Sr did not press in the > first Gulf War. He and his advisors predicted exactly this outcome. > > I also remember the military top commanders stating they needed WAY > more troops to accomplish and hold than Rumsfeld was allowing, hence > the spate of "retirings" at the start. > > Then, once it became to _everyone_ in the nation it wasn't going all > that well (2 years ago+), they still insisted it was going perfectly, > nothing to worry about, the plan is perfect. > > Well, I don't see it going all that well from my comfortable seat here > on the sidelines. And those members of the military I talk to > privately share that opinion. Including a Special Forces officer in > Afghanistan, and a small-boat interdiction specialist in Iraq (both of > whom see almost constant action). They say it is hotter this year than > last, which was worse than the year before. > > On 11/6/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How so? > > > > We saw their forces collapse the first time, that was again the > expected, > > and eventual result. > > > > The following turmoil, initially generated by outside sources (Iran, Al > > Queda....) couldn't have been accurately predicted. You can dig up an > > intelligence report from the same time frame with the directly opposing > > prediction, especially in the wake of the early big successes in > > Afghanistan. > > > > I'd hate to say it people but it's a lot easier to put stuff down in > > hindsight. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:219799 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
