Quick: Who is the strategic victor, to date, of the war in Iraq? Nearly everyone outside the Bush administration (and perhaps some within it) would answer: the Islamic Republic of Iran. The catastrophe of the U.S. occupation of Iraq has bolstered the clerical regime [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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The events in Iraq and reasons for them have already generated enough print to fill a medium size library.
Let’s make it as simple as possible.
<blockquote>The NIE, in an abrupt reversal of the U.S. intelligence community
Scorp,
I look forward to seeing how their campaign babble may change if either Barack or Hillary are in the hot seat at 1600 and receiving the daily info.
I fault the Bush administration for many things including their inept PR reating to the Iraq/Iran situation, but with the huge volume of info can simpathize with anyone who must decide what to believe and when.
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