Four years, $350 billion, 3200 American fatalities and many Iraqi lives later ...
CBS News asks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice what, if anything, would the Bush Administration have done differently in Iraq?
Answer: "I don't know. When we look back over time we will know the answer to that question."
After some hesitation, the secretary admitted that now may have been too late to begin a troop escalation and perhaps more forces should have been initially deployed to Iraq. Meanwhile, the escalation continues to escalate: The Bush Administration now admits at least "means roughly 30,000 troops eventually will go to Baghdad and Anbar Province", far more than the 21,500 promised by the President. The number may increase within the several weeks.
Rice Acknowledges Iraq Troop Errors [CBS]
2,600 U.S. troops added to buildup [Newsday]
Did You Read ... ?
Rice on Obama [R20] Rice Greeted by Racist Images in Mid East [R20] Rice Swears in Gay Ambassador [R20] USA Today Gives Rice "Demon" Eyes [R20] General Says Bush/Republican Congress "Absolutely the Worst Thing" to Happen to the Military [R20] Escalating the Escalation: Part 2 [R20] Escalating the Escalation [R20] News: Iraq Cost Tops Vietnam [R20]
Does ANYONE outside of those who drank the KoolAid of the Bush/Cheney Oil junta believe a THING these people say? We've moved beyond farce into something that has yet to be termed...
Posted by: Andy in Seattle | 19 March 2007 at 21:21