Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JDN who wrote (702376)	9/19/2005 3:48:37 PM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

This is all wonderful jest, but it belies a terrible situation, that could have been avoided, imo. We went in with a too weak force. A coalition doubling the size would have done the trick. What was the hurry going to war? What difference would have a year made to get an international force together. At the end of the day, Blix would have said there is or is not WMDs or that Saddam was not cooperating. There was two avenue to war that would have included an international force of gargantuan size, enough to win the war and adequately police the country. Rumsfeld felt that 150,000 troops would win the war and the people would be joyous and democracy would rule the land... Powell did not see such a rosy outcome for such a weak invasion force and he told the president so. Bush decided to listen to a guy with no war experience... what does that tell you?