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The ongoing exclusion of war opponents from the Iraq debate
Charlie Rose convenes a five-year anniversary panel of American foreign policy experts to present "both sides" on the Iraq war. As usual, none were actual opponents of the invasion.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-03-25]

  • Aycharaych

    I'm going to ask once more, why did Dick Ctheney have America jump into what it is perfectly obvious he knew was going to be a quagmire? Until this question is adequately answered no amount of planning or strategizing is going to to do much good.

    -- Aycharaych

    Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:24 PM

    The quagmire is a feature, not a bug.

    The whole point - the only point - was, is and remains absolute power for the executive.

    Absolute power for the executive requires a condition of permanent war.

    Permanent war requires a quagmire that consumes human, material and financial resources for the indefinite future.

    As long as the majority of citizens don't have to deal directly and immediately with the casualties and other costs of the war, it can be maintained forever.

    McCain gave it away when he said he had no problem staying in Iraq for 100 years. Of course he has no problem with it; staying in Iraq (plus Iran, Syria and who know what else) for 100 years is the whole point.

    -- Yellow Dog
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    Tuesday, March 25, 2008 01:43 PM
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