[MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Obama on the plan for war with Iraq, October 2002 (fwd)

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Here is an excerpt from a speech Barack Obama gave against the plan for 
war in Iraq when he was an Illinois State Senator.  The war (I mean 
"Operation Iraqi Freedom") began on March 20, 2003.

http://www.barackobama.com/2002/10/02/remarks_of_illinois_state_sen.php

   I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US
   occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with
   undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a
   clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan
   the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than
   best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of
   Al Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.

The Bush Administration claim is "We didn't know, how could we have 
known?" (that it would last more than 6 months, cost hundreds of billions 
of dollars, kill thousands of good people, etc.)  Maybe they should have 
asked Barack Obama.

The full text of Obama's short speech is at the URL above.  It is really 
great and worth reading.  It might take you 3 minutes to read it.

Mike

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