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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (21803)	7/10/2003 2:13:36 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (3) of 89467

I am impressed with the maturation process within the press & media The sycophant "whatever you say" press attitude seems to be "wearing off". Last night, I watched NBC news present von Rumsfeld testifying that the “United States didn't declare war on Iraq because of evidence of banned weapons” ( Message 19097657 ). They then played a tape from earlier this year, where he was forcefully arguing for the war on just that basis. Then the camera went to Brokaw who was shaking his head. If this continues, Bush’s popularity numbers will erode. Unfortunately the die hards will never admit their error. In this post (http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=19098047 ), JLA refers to the Niger Documents as “allegedly forged” when the White House National Security Council unequivocally says simply forged. reuters.com This same kind of denial has precluded a fraction of our society from ever admitting that Viet Nam was a mistake. No mistake, so no “lessons learned”. Lessons like 1. Avoid Asian ground wars. 2. If you must go into Asia, have a quick exit strategy. 3. Under no (repeat no) circumstances, leave your troops exposed to an insurgency war of attrition. 4. Have a no nonsense accurate appraisal of the conditions on the ground before committing the troops. 5. The U.S. isn’t omnipotent. Stupidity can kill. 6. Be suspicious of ideologically driven wars. 7. Given the problems in Korea and Viet Nam, avoid any “rush” to get started. Rather, look again for any alternative. Don’t “push” when you should be thinking. 8. Asian feuds that have existed for millennia are likely to prove “intractable”. One could go on, but you understand – no acknowledged mistake (denial), no lessons learned, make the same mistakes again. Déjà vu can be very ugly. JMO lurqer

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