-> On 12 Jul 09  11:55:00, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE got back to DAN CEPPA 
-> Re: Palin Scandal

 WC> The story goes he'd said no Commander in Chief could be considered a
 WC> successful president unless they were in a war.
 
 WC> Now I've seen civil liberties first slowly eroded by the so called
 WC> "war on drugs", and now
 WC> much more quickly by the "war on terrorism."

He wanted a war in the worst way.  He did all he could to incite one.  

 WC> Actually, initially I opposed the war on the Taliban and thought more
 WC> time should have been 
 WC> given to treat it as a criminal matter in the hopes the Taliban could
 WC> be persuaded to
 WC> give up Osama and Al Qaeda operatives.

The focus should have been on getting bin Laden.  Though the Taliban 
were ancillary involved, a regime change was not a good idea.  One again, 
US intel in the region of operation was sorely lacking. 

 WC> I even remember the rather odd sight of Iranian cadlelight vigils for
 WC> us  for our losses immediately after 9-11.
 WC> We lost all that support in the Muslim world pretty much precisely 
 WC> when we needed it. 

Iran offered to help.  Bush and co. pushed them aside.  



... Dick Cheney: An actively evil and sociopathic person.
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