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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: ISIS was a result of the Iraq war, I think that is agreed to. [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)10. Do you ever read what is written? ...
I said:
I agree that we should not have been there in the first place; but, that is with the benefit of hind-sight. Given the intelligence that was offered at the time (despite, what we now know to have been a lie), the decision {EYA: the vote} was a reasonable one.
One can only make decisions based on the information available ... and, looking back doesn't count.
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No not even! We did not need benefit of hindsight to know the Iraq invasion was the wrong thing to
upaloopa
Nov 2015
#6
A very valid point. Invasion based on lies, but why was it also executed so poorly?
Justice
Nov 2015
#14
I see... so although it was a bogus war, if we'd just have done a better job
whatchamacallit
Nov 2015
#26
This One Looks Forward To The Debate When HRC Withdraws Referencing Her Role In Neocon Hegemony
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#4
If we all learn from our mistakes and improve our actions we are better served.
upaloopa
Nov 2015
#8