AWOL was warned of Civil War in Iraq in July --- like the August PDB ???

[cthrumatrix]

President was told in July of civil war risk in Iraq

Intelligence report adds weight to criticism of White House

Gary Younge in New York
Friday September 17, 2004
The Guardian

President George Bush was warned in July that Iraq could descend into all-out civil war, according to a classified estimate which summarised the views of a number of US intelligence agencies.
Even the best-case scenario for Iraq is a political, economic and security situation described as tenuous.

The National Intelligence Estimate predicts three possible scenarios: tenuous stability, political fragmentation, or civil war.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1306394,00.html


A question I would love to see AWOL answer at the "debate".

"If there is civil war next year in Iraq because of staged elections... and 100,000's of innocent people die over the years...was this worth capturing Saddam" ?

[shraby]

1. I guess to AWOL it was an

estimate with good news..because he's been telling everyone things are going swimmingly in Iraq.
In retrospect, maybe the dude CAN'T read, ya suppose?

[xchrom]

2. considering amateurs like the folk here

predicted disaster in iraq -- that bush was warned by u.s. intelligence would seem like a given.
but after the 9-11 debacle -- sanity and rationality seems like a rare commodity in the conservative status quo.

[acmavm]

3. People here, foreign governments, people protesting on the streets,

hell, all predicted this mess. It was a no brainer. Only a leader who dealt with the seperate factions with an iron fist could keep that mess together.

Not saying Saddam was a good guy, but good grief, look what we've given the Iraqi people. And the term 'Operation Enduring Freedom' has to be the biggest oxymoron ever spoken.

[cthrumatrix]

4. I wonder what americans would think?

I guess if it didn't interrupt MOnday Night footbal or The Apprentice...they can give a shit what we do overseas...

UNLESS...it affects them perosonally or "the draft"