THOMAS: Declare victory and get out of Iraq

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THOMAS: Declare victory and get out of Iraq

Don — 9/14/2003 2:57:23 PM (archived)

Declare victory and get out of Iraq

By HELEN THOMAS
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush should take advice from a Vietnam-era Republican senator: Declare a victory in Iraq and get out.

The late Sen. George Aiken, R-Vt., gave that counsel to Presidents Johnson and Nixon when things were going from bad to worse in the Vietnam War, but they ignored him.

Both presidents would have looked better in the history books had they listened to the venerable senator. But, alas, neither wanted to be seen as retreating or losing a war.

Bush is just beginning to come to terms with the high human and financial cost of fulfilling his obsession -- the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The loss of life among U.S. soldiers and the bleeding of the U.S. economy are beginning to hit home with the public. The result: There is a new defensiveness among Bush and his top advisers.

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WALTER CRONKITE: Latest Iraq casualty is our national prestige - Don - 9/14/2003 2:51:44 PM
- SDAI-Tech1 This is your mission... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/14/2003 5:46:22 PM
  - Typical - Don - 9/14/2003 10:25:36 PM
    - I call em as I see them. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 4:22:20 PM
- re: Just another nail . . . - D. Spires - 9/14/2003 5:36:04 PM
  - Not another nail, but rather a screw loose......... - Publius - 9/15/2003 2:01:40 AM
    - Why war - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 6:06:32 AM
      - Nice to see you posting too Publius. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 7:59:09 PM
  - You can't be serious - Don - 9/14/2003 6:27:04 PM
    - Serious as a heart attack - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 5:48:48 AM
      - No heart at all - Lindy - 9/15/2003 6:01:54 AM
        
        re: No, it is not just around the corner, Lindy . . . - D. Spires - 9/15/2003 7:04:55 AM
        
        The Left doesn't want Saddam and his ilk to win... - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 7:27:01 AM
    - Thanks Don - Lindy - 9/15/2003 5:46:05 AM
    - "Our completely muddled effort at rebuilding Iraq" - Larry J - 9/15/2003 1:57:08 AM
      - re: Peace will be had, Larry . . . - D. Spires - 9/15/2003 3:03:03 AM
    - Your duty? - ebnelson - 9/14/2003 8:26:36 PM
    - re: You should think before you type, Don . . . - D. Spires - 9/14/2003 8:01:57 PM
    - re: You can't be serious - RobVG - 9/14/2003 7:35:40 PM
      - Anyone who is convinced rebuilding Iraq is already a failure - ebnelson - 9/14/2003 8:35:08 PM
  - re: Really?. - Raoul - 9/14/2003 6:02:02 PM
    - re: After Vietnam . . . - D. Spires - 9/14/2003 8:00:32 PM
      - re: Press - Raoul - 9/15/2003 6:36:01 PM
        
        re: Is it worth it . . . ? - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 12:51:50 AM
- Some Perspective - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 4:23:13 PM
  - Legally Hearsay - Don - 9/14/2003 6:10:47 PM
    - re: Legally Hearsay - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 8:10:50 PM
- So the pro-saddam critics are still supporting him. bfd. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/14/2003 4:02:26 PM
  - What nonsense - Don - 9/14/2003 5:16:52 PM
    - Less nonesense than your posts - ebnelson - 9/14/2003 8:29:55 PM
- KINSLEY: 87 billion excuses, but no apologies - Don - 9/14/2003 3:07:25 PM
  - Better But - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 4:28:18 PM
- MUFSON: Show U.S. The Money - Don - 9/14/2003 3:04:00 PM
  - Bravo On Tax Cut Commentary - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 4:31:02 PM
- BARBER: Our War's Mistaken Premise - Don - 9/14/2003 3:00:53 PM
  - Some Good Points & Some Real Bad Ones - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 8:04:44 PM
- THOMAS: Declare victory and get out of Iraq - Don - 9/14/2003 2:57:23 PM
  - Great Example of Senility - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 4:11:12 PM
    - re: Great Example of Senility - Don - 9/14/2003 5:27:08 PM
      - Not So Fast Don - Mark Eby - 9/14/2003 8:22:11 PM
- SANCHEZ: Bush makes Iraq the battleground - Don - 9/14/2003 2:55:19 PM

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