Actions Are Usually Regarded As Failures If They Don't Meet Their Stated Goal

Mark Eby — 4/6/2003 5:14:04 PM (archived)

Declaring them a success after the fact for another reason is making excuses. You can correctly state they saved lives under certain conditions, but you can not claim they met their goal. You seem to be avoiding the issues of why they failed in their intended goals.

Regards,
Mark

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REUTERS: U.S. Finds No Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq - Don - 4/6/2003 1:41:56 PM
- They were bluffing. The end justifies the means. - Dmitry - 4/6/2003 1:58:38 PM
  - So we are going to annex Iraq? - ebnelson - 4/6/2003 4:15:04 PM
  - Hey Thanks, Want To Respond Davin? - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 3:14:32 PM
  - If sadam doesn't have any WMD then I gotta think he's pretty angry at his WMD program scientists. - Scott - 4/6/2003 2:12:55 PM
- Your last hope depends on your selective reading. - ebnelson - 4/6/2003 1:51:21 PM
  - Huh?!? - Don - 4/6/2003 2:29:22 PM
    - Don, you know exactly what I am talking about. - ebnelson - 4/6/2003 3:45:30 PM
      - What I hope for... - Don - 4/6/2003 3:54:58 PM
        
        Re: What I hope for... - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 4:08:49 PM
        
        Re: Hmmm... - Raoul - 4/6/2003 7:01:54 PM
        
        We would be wise... - Don - 4/6/2003 4:31:00 PM
        
        A victory Was Implied In Your Question. Don't ask open ended questions you don't want answer to N/T (n/t) - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 5:15:56 PM
    - Your Tital Implied The Search Was Over. Did Not Match Title of Article. - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 2:39:22 PM
      - The title was Reuters, not mine - Don - 4/6/2003 2:56:13 PM
        
        My Mistake - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 3:05:41 PM
        
        Friendly Fire - Don - 4/6/2003 3:31:57 PM
        
        Re: Friendly Fire - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 3:59:09 PM
        
        The record clearly shows what I predicted: - ebnelson - 4/6/2003 6:42:05 PM
        
        Re: Friendly Fire - Don - 4/6/2003 4:03:34 PM
        
        Are You Talking About UN Goals Or Yours? - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 4:13:12 PM
        
        Goals - Don - 4/6/2003 4:35:59 PM
        
        That the WMDs were not used so far is entirely because of US policy to make threats mean something. - ebnelson - 4/6/2003 7:53:08 PM
        
        Actions Are Usually Regarded As Failures If They Don't Meet Their Stated Goal - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 5:14:04 PM
        
        We didn't... - Don - 4/6/2003 9:14:52 AM
        
        I already went through why the inspections were a failure and you didn't address it N/T (n/t) - Mark Eby - 4/6/2003 9:53:03 AM

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