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To: anachronist who wrote (53312)	2/10/2006 12:34:31 AM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (10) \| Respond to of 110194

Gee, how does this statement square with Porter Goss's testimony to congress that the war in Iraq has created more terrorists than we had before? Goss' statement to Congress: IRAQ Low voter turnout in some Sunni areas and the post-election resumption of insurgent attacks--most against Iraqi civilian and security forces--indicate that the insurgency achieved at least some of its election-day goals and remains a serious threat to creating a stable representative government in Iraq. Self-determination for the Iraqi people will largely depend on the ability of Iraqi forces to provide security. Iraq's most capable security units have become more effective in recent months, contributing to several major operations and helping to put an Iraqi face on security operations. Insurgents are determined to discourage new recruits and undermine the effectiveness of existing Iraqi security forces. The lack of security is hurting Iraq's reconstruction efforts and economic development, causing overall economic growth to proceed at a much slower pace than many analysts expected a year ago. Alternatively, the larger uncommitted moderate Sunni population and the Sunni political elite may seize the post electoral moment to take part in creating Iraq's new political institutions if victorious Shia and Kurdish parties include Sunnis in the new government and the drafting of the constitution. Gee, how does this statement square with the CIA and 9/11 commission's findings that the secular regime in Iraq had no ties with Al Qaeda at all prior to the invasion? Who said there needed to be one? Iraq would become a nest of terrorists if the US hadn't invaded. How long do you think Saddam and company would have lasted? They were almost totally collapsed as in-fighting among Saddam's own family had reached extremes. Al Qaeda works best in countries that are a mess. Outside of all of that, how about invading Iraq on purely humanitarian reasons, or does your bleeding 'crat heart not admit that there was anything bad going on there? You don't care about people like the Iraqis. You only care about your nitwit bullshit. You still dance around the critical issue. Who will stop them from getting you?