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JRK, you should just tell these nasty people to go to hell...then start a new thread - and not invite them/us.
Only JRK needs to be embarassed for acting loony.
He is in a class of his own, period, and it ain't on the top level class.
My goodness.
By Robert Burns
U.S. forces did not know the country's languages and did not make "an effective effort" to learn them, he said.
McChrystal also said that the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq less than two years after entering Afghanistan made the Afghan effort more difficult.
"I think they were made more difficult, clearly," he said because the Iraq invasion "changed the Muslim world's view of America's effort. When we went after the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, there was a certain understanding that we had the ability and the right to defend ourselves and the fact that al-Qaida had been harbored by the Taliban was legitimate. I think when we made the decision to go into Iraq that was less legitimate" in the eyes of much of the Muslim world.
Iraq also diverted some military resources that could have been put to good use in Afghanistan, he said.
It's all going swimmingly!
Iraq car bomb at funeral near Hillah kills 17 - Los Angeles Times
Iraq bombing and robbery leave 3 dead - Boston.com
Sahwa Fighters Dead: Iraq Bomb Explosion Kills Anti-Al Qaeda Fighters
Dailymotion - Iraq car bomb kills 18 - a News & Politics video
Deadly Iraq bomb releases chlorine gas (15 dead) - Democratic Underground
Officials: 29 dead in suicide bomb in Iraq mosque - Democratic Underground
By Robert Burns
U.S. forces did not know the country's languages and did not make "an effective effort" to learn them, he said.
McChrystal also said that the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq less than two years after entering Afghanistan made the Afghan effort more difficult.
"I think they were made more difficult, clearly," he said because the Iraq invasion "changed the Muslim world's view of America's effort. When we went after the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, there was a certain understanding that we had the ability and the right to defend ourselves and the fact that al-Qaida had been harbored by the Taliban was legitimate. I think when we made the decision to go into Iraq that was less legitimate" in the eyes of much of the Muslim world.
Iraq also diverted some military resources that could have been put to good use in Afghanistan, he said.
More: Afghanistan War: Ex-Commander Stanley McChrystal Says U.S. Started War With 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Of Country
Brain Drain: Arabic Linguists First Chapter - 'Unfriendly Fire,' by Nathaniel Frank - NYTimes.com
By Robert Burns
U.S. forces did not know the country's languages and did not make "an effective effort" to learn them, he said.
McChrystal also said that the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq less than two years after entering Afghanistan made the Afghan effort more difficult.
"I think they were made more difficult, clearly," he said because the Iraq invasion "changed the Muslim world's view of America's effort. When we went after the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, there was a certain understanding that we had the ability and the right to defend ourselves and the fact that al-Qaida had been harbored by the Taliban was legitimate. I think when we made the decision to go into Iraq that was less legitimate" in the eyes of much of the Muslim world.
Iraq also diverted some military resources that could have been put to good use in Afghanistan, he said.
More: Afghanistan War: Ex-Commander Stanley McChrystal Says U.S. Started War With 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Of Country
Brain Drain: Arabic Linguists First Chapter - 'Unfriendly Fire,' by Nathaniel Frank - NYTimes.com
Good thing we changed course then isn't it?
Congress made that decision to attack, not GWB, he only ask
AND whats the worst item in your link was that now it seems Al Qaeda was in Iraq before we invaded
does not do your links very good in the trust dept.
According to the document Zarqawi arrived to the Sunni areas in central Iraq. This document was written by one of Al Qaeda top leaders called Saif Al Adel.
There were many accounts about Zarqawi presence in Iraq before the war in particular in Northern Iraq with Ansar Al Islam an active Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group that was present in the Kurdish areas of Iraq long before the war started. The document also proves that Ansar Al Islam helped Al Qaeda members establish themselves in Iraq before the war started.
Al Qaeda Document: Zarqawi Came to Iraq Before The War To Prepare The Fight Against U.S
do not waste your time linking this rebuttle to out dated and mis informed intel please
1) REMOVE SADDAM
DONE
2) STABILIZE COUNTRY
DONE
3) HAVE A REPUBLIC BORN OF THESE EVENTS
DONE
Am missing something here?
1) REMOVE SADDAM
DONE
2) STABILIZE COUNTRY
DONE
3) HAVE A REPUBLIC BORN OF THESE EVENTS
DONE
Am missing something here?
From today's news:
"The Iraqi government is aligning itself with Iran in trying to bolster the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Unlike several other Arab governments, al-Malakis Shiite-led government is not only defending al-Assad but actively joining forces with Ahmadinejad in trying to prop him up - even in the face of the brutal assault against peaceful Syrian protesters. "
Oh yeah. Big success.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said US troops might still be able to stay in Iraq as trainers beyond a 2011 withdrawal date, even though the country's political blocs have rejected giving immunity to any American soldiers.
Maliki last week won backing from Iraq's leaders for US troops to stay on for training, but without the legal immunity demanded by Washington as part of an accord for an American military role in Iraq more than eight years after the invasion.