By military standards it has been won

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Buck Galaxy — 7/7/2009 5:59:00 AM (archived)

It certainly wasn't an intelligent policy decision or a success by any standards in morality. We did stabilized the security situation. That alone does allow us to declare victory and now hand it over to the Iraqis. What they do now with their country is their own business.

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I remember reading "USA has already lost in Iraq" many times. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/3/2009 2:55:09 PM
- Somebody did win in Iraq. - ER - 7/10/2009 1:22:00 PM
  - Monday morning - TB - 7/11/2009 7:55:15 PM
    - The world is safer with Cheney gone. And was safer with Saddam in place. - Bowser - 7/11/2009 9:34:22 PM
      - So the Busheviki didn't just lie to us, but to their own people, too. - ER - 7/11/2009 10:35:43 PM
    - re: Monday morning - ER - 7/11/2009 9:08:50 PM
- By what standards has it been "won"? - Bowser - 7/3/2009 4:59:02 PM
  - By military standards it has been won - Buck Galaxy - 7/7/2009 5:59:00 AM
    - By military standards it lasted 2 months. Consider an auction. - Bowser - 7/7/2009 6:23:54 AM
      - The military's job isn't to make a profit - Buck Galaxy - 7/8/2009 4:25:42 AM
        
        Some missions aren't worth the cost. "Winning" some auctions is foolish. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/8/2009 8:22:07 AM
  - Because Saddam is dead and the democratic government is in power. - David F Mayer - 7/6/2009 10:42:54 PM
    - LOL! That 'democratic government' will last for about 15 minutes after we leave! - z - 7/7/2009 12:30:04 PM
      - "most hated country in the world" - TB - 7/7/2009 2:05:52 PM
        
        you say that with confidence. Who IS then? (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 7/7/2009 6:38:53 PM
        
        re: Who IS then? - TB - 7/8/2009 12:54:11 AM
        
        Damning with feint praise - Robert - 7/8/2009 11:24:12 PM
        
        re: Who IS then? - Doug Ellison - 7/8/2009 8:00:54 AM
        
        Links - TB - 7/9/2009 7:23:26 PM
        
        re: Links - Doug Ellison - 7/10/2009 2:56:46 PM
        
        re: Links - TB - 7/11/2009 1:34:10 AM
        
        re: Links - Doug Ellison - 7/13/2009 6:48:05 AM
      - For the sake of your hero, you'd better hope not. (n/t) - TB - 7/7/2009 1:57:22 PM
  - I think you called it Bowz.... - Lindy - 7/4/2009 12:22:23 AM

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