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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Raymond Duray who wrote (1142)2/7/2004 8:15:04 AM
From: stockman_scottRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 81568
 
Ray: It all comes down to judgement and intellectual curiosity...Mr. Bush has demonstrated he does not have what it takes to be a successful president...thanks for bringing this new Fallows article to my attention...ALL SERIOUS VOTERS should read it carefully...

Blind Into Baghdad
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by James Fallows

The U.S. occupation of Iraq is a debacle not because the government did no planning but because a vast amount of expert planning was willfully ignored by the people in charge. The inside story of a historic failure...

theatlantic.com

<<...Leadership is always a balance between making large choices and being aware of details. George W. Bush has an obvious preference for large choices. This gave him his chance for greatness after the September 11 attacks. But his lack of curiosity about significant details may be his fatal weakness. When the decisions of the past eighteen months are assessed and judged, the Administration will be found wanting for its carelessness. Because of warnings it chose to ignore, it squandered American prestige, fortune, and lives...>>