"I think that Americans have to brace themselves for the possibilities that the accomplishments that the United States will be leaving behind, which is a nascent constitutional system, may in time suffer the fate that, for example, the British did after their period in Iraq during and after the First World War," he warned. "The sands of Iraq will simply blow over them, and the American presence in history will amount to have accomplished, sadly, rather little." No, John. Rather a lot. Particularly in terms of a mountain of corpses. From Here.
We have no one to blame but ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThe run up to war in Iraq was based on lies, fear, and more lies.
And the public swallowed it.
The Iraqi people have been paying for it ever since.
Even before W's shock and awe.
Clinton's sanctions killed many children.
Of course there will be a civil war in Iraq.
This might give them the excuse to "re"enter.
The troops will be redeployed in neighboring countries.
Ready to strike at a moments notice.