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To: Elroy who wrote (54604)	1/22/2007 3:30:51 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"15 years was just a length of time pulled out of the air" Yes, thank you. Just one of the myriad things that you were pulling out of different places, that I pointed out...

To: Elroy who wrote (54604)	1/22/2007 3:35:30 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"...I was making the point that if the adminstration had told the Congress and the public that the US involvement in Iraq was going to be many, many years that the Congress and public would have been less likely to approve the invasion. 15 years was just a length of time pulled out of the air. Clear?" I understood you just fine on the 15 year example. But, Bush DID say, many times, that the effort in the Middle East would be a long-term affair, continuing well past his presidency, and that it wouldn't be cheap or without loss of American lives. He made that point emphatically even before the committment began in Af'stan. I'm not of a mind to go look up references for you, but if you go look at his speeches before troops were involved, I'm sure you can find such references.