Ok. Lots of people have seen this, but if you haven't, I defy you to watch this jaw-dropping video and tell me there's a better candidate for YouTube Video of 2007. Watch and listen as our Vice President explains in 1994 why the U.S. didn't go on to invade Iraq after Desert Storm.
These people aren't really completely stupid. Did you ever really believe they were? Dick Cheney has been in and out of politics all his life. He was very well versed on the complexities in Mesopotamia, as he eloquently proves below. So, remove any remaining doubt that the war planners were surprised by the difficulties they encountered in Iraq. They knew exactly what they were getting into, and they knew the approaches they were taking would not be successful.
The most difficult thing to hear is Cheney's calculus regarding how many American lives Saddam Hussein was worth. What I wouldn't give to hear Cheney's frank reformulation of that equation in 2003. And you're not allowed to use the phrase "9/11". That wasn't Iraq!!!
The other little tidbit worth mentioning is, of course, Karl Rove's resignation, but barring further developments, it's not really worth worrying about where Karl is, it's what he is, so that's a secondary issue for now.
And nothing tops this video!
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