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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (55690)3/23/2008 5:41:53 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543206
 
His bluff wasn't all that convincing. Many people, including people in our intelligence community, were not convinced. What do you say about people who get bluffed into taking an action based on false information?

The word "dupe" comes to mind.



To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (55690)3/24/2008 2:04:00 AM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543206
 
>> Reshaping Iraq makes all kinds of complementary sense in creating an infection of a stable political system.<<

Thomas -

What's most unfortunate is that we haven't even come close, in five years, to establishing a stable political system in Iraq.

- Allen