Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][Politics] State of the Union

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
>
> > > I'm not sure what to make of this.  Nobody asked Bush to do any of 
> > > the following:
> > >
> > > 1) Declare war on Iraq without planning appropriately for the 
> > > occupation.  Even if you thought this was a good idea, the lack of 
> > > planning was atrocious.  In particular, the effect of this action on 
> > > our military will be felt for years to come.
> >
> >
> > I think that this is a good example of a situation where one wonders 
> > if anyone else could have done any better.
>
>
> There was no provocation and therefore no need to rush into it.  Of 
> course anyone could have done better.  One way to do better would be to 
> do nothing.

And I think that many other people would have thought the same way as 
you.  That is why I am prepared to put up with many of Bush's faults, 
because he was one of the few who thought it was a good idea to go in, 
and was willing to buck all kinds of internal and external pressures in 
doing so.


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Stephen Montgomery-Smith
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