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To: elmatador who wrote (64393)6/23/2010 11:00:16 PM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217545
 
>>> " Lula’s adventure in Tehran smacks of the overconfidence of a politician who basks in an approval rating of over 70% and who sees the Iraq war and the financial crisis as having irreparably damaged American power and credibility. " <<<

The credibility side may be damaged... most of the power side remains, in fact the weapons systems, especially precision weapons, have been improved.

If the US needed to invade Iraq again, it would be faster, cheaper and much deadlier than before.