-> On 27 May 09  03:02:38, Bob Ackley got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: CBW's

 BA>> Had it been me, I'd've resigned - publicly - the day I found out I
 BA>> was being lied to. 
 
 DC> It qould have saved his political career.  However, I think the
 DC> problem was that he was still too much "the good soldier" and
 DC> couldn't bring himself to  dis his CIC.  

 BA> That's my impression as well.  Unfortunately that was not reciprocated
 BA> - or maybe fortunately, because that revealed the character of the
 BA> administration. 

They didn't care about Powell himself.  They wanted his presence to 
portray integrity, something that the WH was lacking.  

 DC> The 'what ifs' had he done so are enormous.  After all, he and others 
 DC> warned the admin of the problems involved in inbvading Iraq. I doubt 
 DC> we would be in such a mess in the middle east if their words were
 DC> heeded.

 BA> "You break it, you own it."  Great quote.

And, he was too right.  Even with the drawdown, it looks as if the US 
military will be stuck in the region for far too long after it's "over".  


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