freethefly 6 #1 November 16, 2006 Interesting. I wonder why Bush didn't heed the warning of these reports. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB207/index.htm"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #2 November 16, 2006 QuoteInteresting. I wonder why Bush didn't heed the warning of these reports. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB207/index.htm Because Bush thinks he's a better strategist than his generals.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 November 16, 2006 QuoteQuoteInteresting. I wonder why Bush didn't heed the warning of these reports. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB207/index.htm Because Bush thinks he's a better strategist than his generals.well, he is the Decider, after all. It's not just Bush though. I heard that Rumsfeld flat out refused to discuss ideas about post-Saddam Iraq. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,119 #4 November 16, 2006 >I heard that Rumsfeld flat out refused to discuss ideas about post-Saddam Iraq. Indeed. I recall one planner who was threatened with firing if he talked about post-war Iraq one more time. Heck, one budget analyst who predicted the cost of the war pretty accurately WAS fired. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
