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Originally posted by 74-911
I'm not exactly a liberal but agree with Stevepaa. And yes, I spent four years in the USAF during that fiasco called Vietnam which got 60K GI's killed for nothing.... not to mention the tens of thousands mained.
Yes, the neo-cons cut taxes and social programs. Unfortunately they neglected to cut spending anywhere else and went on a porkfest like no one has ever seen. Remember the $250M bridge to nowhere. And the war-profiteering going on with KBR, Halliburton with thier cost plus no-bid contracts is mind-boggling (but Cheney loves it).
And that's the whole problem in Iraq... Larry, Curley and Moe (aka GWB, Cheney and Rummsfeld) made no plans whatsoever for the aftermath of Saddam's fall... You remember, we would be greeted as liberators, oil would pay the reconstructions costs, etc. etc. Happy days are here again.....
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I don't see where you agreed with Steve, but rather you brought up your own quite accurate points.
All of which i agree with.
The war in Iraq has been totally mismanaged, and we have essentially seized defeat from the jaws of victory.