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Malcom Lagauche

Many U.S. citizens, especially politicians and the media, have a personality disorder: they will never admit they are wrong. I have yet to see one media person step forward and say he/she was wrong and then apologize to the Iraqi people for the cheering on of the destruction of the country. Below are quotes from media "experts" on how long the U.S. would take to control Iraq. Most were made shortly after the U.S. entered Baghdad, but a couple were proclaimed prior. "Now that the combat phase of the war in Iraq is officially over, what begins is a debate throughout the entire U.S. government over America’s unrivaled power and how best to use it." (Joie Chen (CBS), May 4, 2003); "The only people who think this wasn’t a victory are Upper Westside Liberals, and a few people here in Washington." (Charles Krauthammer (WUSA TV), April 19, 2003 9. ); "We had controversial wars that divided the country. This war united the country and brought the military back." (Howard Fineman (Newsweek), stated on MSNBC, May 7, 2003) "We’re all neo-cons now." (— Chris Matthews (MSNBC), April 9, 2003 ) (...) Now, let’s look at the words of an Iraqi spokesperson who was criticized for making unrealistic statements: "Do not be hasty because your disappointments will be huge … You will reap nothing from this aggressive war, which you launched on Iraq, except for disgrace and defeat … We will embroil them, confuse them, and keep them in the quagmire … They cannot just enter a country of 26 million people and lay besiege to them. They are the ones who will find themselves under siege." ( Mohammed Sahaff (The Iraqi Information Minister, aka "Baghdad Bob"), April 2003 )...

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