So, from post WWII we have become an oil hungry nation thirsting for the middle east reserves.

Back to the topic on hand. The 9/11 Commision report was incomplete and therefore virtually useless. Why on earth they would bother doing this without all the facts is beyond me. To try to exonerate Clinton is futile for anyone old enough to have been paying attention to world events.

Honestly—have you really gone this far and still believe the reason Iraq was invaded was because Bush or someone believed Saddam was involved some way in 9/11?

If you believe that, you really need a reality check. Not an insult. I am serious, you really need to go back to fundamentals and reasess.

I’ll applaud the day (if ever) the antiwar Left and Liberals get out of the way so our Military can do its job, rather than forcing it to adhere to rules of engagement that preclude victory, then blaming them for not finishing the job.

BTW Sandy Burglar should have been given about 10 years in Fed prison. Does anyone think if you or I stole documents from the National Archives we would be treated so gently?

Carter was the founder of this problem, not Clinton I think. Clinton just failed to act upon it properly. carter’s was a foreign policy nightmare- a prime example of why apeasement does not work.

Although not a Reoublican, I’ll respond.

Bush’s invasion of Iraq went very well. It was indeed “mission accomplished” as he proclaimed on the deck of the carrier. I will concede his post war occupation and rebuilding plan was/is abysmal. no doubt about it, he should have re-examined that at least a year ago.

But your post belies a base ignorance of world events. The fact that we went to Iraq as part of the GWOT was not misplaced. I agree, there may have been other targets and arguabley better targets. HOWEVER, to state it was wrong from the outset is not accurate.

As far as the troop surge, I will not applaud it if it inedded only the 20,000 that it is rumored to entail. Bush needed to go with the Powell Doctrine- that is exceeding overwelming forces to control the area. Troop stregnth should be doubled, perhaps tripled or quadrupled.

Which brings us to the fact that we are now fighting the war that Clinton should have engaged in when we were repeatedly attacked in the 90’s!

Bush didn’t create the situation, he inherited it from prior leaders…too bad you can’t see that..

Pass that old buck!

How about it was simply wrong from the outset? What does it take for you people to see the light?

I predict tomorrow you’ll all be applauding Bush’s power-drive adding of troops to control the mayhem he created. Ugh.

I know “old soldiers die hard” but hell it’s time to pull the dirt in over your graves.

What does it take for you to admit we’ve wasted human lives by a misguided war directed at people who had nothing to do with 9/11?

Is it impossible for Republicans admit error or something. I know Bush can’t but is it like a pledge you guys take or something?:roll: