Comments on: New Intelligence Report Undercuts Bush On War And Terror Defense

By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:04:43 +0000

Joe, Joe, Joe…Bush does not have a credibility gap as wide as the Grand Canyon. Valles Marineris would be a much more apt comparison.

By: ktmnyny

ktmnyny — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:17:58 +0000

I think that the mantra of â€œweâ€™re fighting them over there so they donâ€™t come over hereâ€ is being enforced by the latest NIE whether intentionally or not. The â€œchaosâ€ theory that has been perpetuated is possibly being played out. Soon we are going to pull out and the region will be left to sort it out on its own:

1) The locals will try to get rid of AQ Mesopotamia

2) The Iranians will try to reinforce their bretheren and will be dragged into a decades long fight for influence in the South and perhaps Bhagdad

3) The Saudis will try to push in and influence

4) The Turks will also get involved

5) and so on

Maybe this will make us safer in the short term by having all our â€œenemiesâ€ fighting each other. But, I fear for the future after the dust settlesâ€¦..

(Sorry, I posted this in Sean’s thread above, but feel it more applicable to your post.)

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Fancy Pants Pull Out Method | Prose Before Hos — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:24:53 +0000

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By: Davebo

Davebo — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:18:34 +0000

A great post Joe. I’m suprised there are so few commenters.

Then again, it is a darned depressing subject for a hump day.