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S U N D A Y , M A R C H 1 3 , 2 0 0 5Bush REALLY Screwed Up During Aftermath ofIraqi Warby Michael in New York on
3/13/2005 12:21:00 PMNo matter how much Bush screwed up securing the peace inIraq, it didn't seem to make any difference during theelections. When an Iraqi letter detailed all the widespreadlooting of the very sites we were supposedly invading to clampdown on, it created a furor -- that someone was trying todamage Bush politically. Iraqis were afraid to say more untilnow, but the New York Times has revealed a lot more detailabout the systematic plundering."In the weeks after Baghdad fell in April 2003, looterssystematically dismantled and removed tons of machinery fromSaddam Hussein's most important weapons installations,including some with high-precision equipment capable ofmaking parts for nuclear arms, a senior Iraqi official said thisweek in the government's first extensive comments on thelooting," reports the NYT."The threat posed by these types of facilities was cited by theBush administration as a reason for invading Iraq, but theinstallations were left largely unguarded by allied forces in thechaotic months after the invasion.""American military officials in Baghdad did not respond torepeated requests for comment on the findings. But Americanofficials have said in the past that while they were aware of theimportance of some of the installations, there was notenough military personnel to guard all of them duringand after the invasion."And my favorite:"White House officials, apprised of the Iraqi account by TheNew York Times, said it was already well known that manyweapons sites had been looted. They had no othercomment."Geez, everyone already knows how bad we screwed up. Whyare you bringing it up again?This is one more example of why positive effects from the Iraqielection don't mean Bush gets a free pass for hisincompetence. Some good may come out of this, but it will beDESPITE Bush's best efforts, not because of them.
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3/13/2005 12:21:00 PMNo matter how much Bush screwed up securing the peace inIraq, it didn't seem to make any difference during theelections. When an Iraqi letter detailed all the widespreadlooting of the very sites we were supposedly invading to clampdown on, it created a furor -- that someone was trying todamage Bush politically. Iraqis were afraid to say more untilnow, but the New York Times has revealed a lot more detailabout the systematic plundering."In the weeks after Baghdad fell in April 2003, looterssystematically dismantled and removed tons of machinery fromSaddam Hussein's most important weapons installations,including some with high-precision equipment capable ofmaking parts for nuclear arms, a senior Iraqi official said thisweek in the government's first extensive comments on thelooting," reports the NYT."The threat posed by these types of facilities was cited by theBush administration as a reason for invading Iraq, but theinstallations were left largely unguarded by allied forces in thechaotic months after the invasion.""American military officials in Baghdad did not respond torepeated requests for comment on the findings. But Americanofficials have said in the past that while they were aware of theimportance of some of the installations, there was notenough military personnel to guard all of them duringand after the invasion."And my favorite:"White House officials, apprised of the Iraqi account by TheNew York Times, said it was already well known that manyweapons sites had been looted. They had no othercomment."Geez, everyone already knows how bad we screwed up. Whyare you bringing it up again?This is one more example of why positive effects from the Iraqielection don't mean Bush gets a free pass for hisincompetence. Some good may come out of this, but it will beDESPITE Bush's best efforts, not because of them.
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Ben SmithObama: Cambridge police acted 'stupidly' - Afterspending most of an hour patiently reiterating hisarguments for changing the health insurancesystem, President Barack Obama turned his press8 minutes ago
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