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**TSVIDeo** · 02-11-2007, 06:52 AM

The 2003 invasion of Iraq by the coalition forces officially began on 20 March 2003. Last Sunday, 02/04/07, Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" read the following quote from a speech by Barack Obama. The speech was given on 26 October 2002:

"... He’s [Saddam Hussein] a bad guy. The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him.

But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors, that the Iraqi economy is in shambles, that the Iraqi military a fraction of its former strength, and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history.

I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.

I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars."

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That is called prescience, which is sorely lacking in this Republican administration. And where was Hillary Clinton at the time?

02-11-2007, 06:52 AM	#40
TSVIDeo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	The 2003 invasion of Iraq by the coalition forces officially began on 20 March 2003. Last Sunday, 02/04/07, Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" read the following quote from a speech by Barack Obama. The speech was given on 26 October 2002: "... He’s [Saddam Hussein] a bad guy. The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him. But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors, that the Iraqi economy is in shambles, that the Iraqi military a fraction of its former strength, and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history. I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars." Wikisource That is called prescience, which is sorely lacking in this Republican administration. And where was Hillary Clinton at the time?
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