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To: epicure who wrote (56256)	3/26/2008 3:52:32 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 543564

Well being in the top ten thousandth percentile, I still have a long way to go before any popularity shrinking minority causes any second thoughts. And anyway all my funny thoughts are on the duel of the democrat mentors.

To: epicure who wrote (56256)	3/26/2008 8:12:08 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 543564

>>Perhaps it was extremely unpopular and unpolitical because it was hasty and wrong. Sometimes when everyone is annoyed with you about a decision, it's because you screwed up. I'm not sure bad decisions are always emblematic of character and honesty- although I suppose occasionally they might be. Doubt it's the case in this instance.<< Syb - The decision to invade Iraq wasn't unpopular and unpolitical at the time. The Administration had succeeded in whipping the populace up into a frenzy of fear and desire for retribution, largely by conflating the supposed threat posed by Saddam Hussein with the attacks of 9/11. I recall that polls taken at that time showed that a majority of Americans believed that Saddam had had an active role in planning those attacks. The war has become unpopular in the years since then, so I suppose one could claim that Bush and his cronies are being courageous by sticking to their principles. I do think that these discussions are more than academic, even at this late stage. It's about accountability. Bush likes to talk about accountability. I think that he and his should accept responsibility for the huge mess they've made in the Middle East, and quit trying to pretend everything is going well over there. The first step in correcting a mistake is admitting you've made one. - Allen