As reported by Huffington Post:
Former U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq might not have occurred if the United States had known there were no weapons of mass destruction in the country, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Dec. 5).
link: Architect Of Iraq War Wolfowitz: Maybe No War If We Had Known There Were No WMDs…
Guess it’s time to start singing the old Pete Seger song, “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” and the fool says to push on.
Lyrics below the fold.
It was back in nineteen forty-two,
I was part of a good platoon.
We were on manoeuvers in Louisiana,
One night by the light of the moon.
The captain said, “We’ve got to ford the river”,
That’s where it all began.
We were knee deep in the Big Muddy,
And the damn fool kept yelling to push on.
The Sergeant said, “Sir, are you sure,
This is the way back to the base?”
“Sergeant, I once crossed this river
Not a mile above this place.
It’ll be a little soggy but we’ll keep slogging.
We’ll soon be on dry ground.”
We were waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fool kept yelling to push on.
“Captain, sir, with all this gear
No man’ll be able to swim.”
“Sergeant, don’t be a Nervous Nellie,”
The Captain said to him.
“All we need is a little determination;
Follow me, I’ll lead on.”
We were neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fool kept yelling to push on.
All of a sudden, the moon clouded over,
All we heard was a gurgling cry.
A second later, the captain’s helmet
Was all that floated by.
The Sergeant said, “Turn around men!
I’m in charge from now on.”
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy
With the captain dead and gone.
We stripped and dived and found his body
Stuck in the old quicksand.
I guess he didn’t know that the water was deeper
Than the place where he’d once been.
For another stream had joined the Muddy
A half mile from where we’d gone.
We were lucky to get out of the Big Muddy
When the damn fool kept yelling to push on.
Well, you might not want to draw conclusions
I’ll leave that to yourself
Maybe you’re still walking, maybe you’re still talking
Maybe you’ve still got your health.
But every time I hear the news
That old feeling comes back on;
We’re waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools kept yelling to push on.
Knee deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling to push on
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling to push on
Waist deep! Neck deep! we’ll be drowning before too long
We’re neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling to push on
TRO © 1967 Melody Trails, Inc. New York, NY
And are the taxpayers supposed to just overlook this 277 billion dollar (and growing) boo-boo?
How do these creeps live with themselves? Is it easier if you have no soul?
Exactly!
And, not meaning to paraphrase Kerry, but it’s hard not to in this situation…
What..how do you say I am sorry to the 2100 plus Americans and countless thousands of Iraqi who have died for the “oops, no WMDs after all!”
Crazy crazy.
Yeah, somehow I think Paul Wolfowitz saying, “Whoops, my bad,” just doesn’t cut it for those people who have lost family members or been wounded in the war.
And now we have Harry Reid saying “this is absolutely a winnable war.”
Are they ALL crazy?
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March 27, 2003 – Wolfowitz: Oil of Iraq will pay for the expenses of the invasion.
Wolfowitz again tells Congress that oil should pay for Iraq’s reconstruction. “The oil revenues of that country could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years. Now, there are a lot of claims on that money, but… We are dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction and relatively soon.”
All Neocons are so full of it, what the heck is the problem with our fellow Red Americans? Would they keep supporting a coup e’tat and dictator with total power.
Iraq poll: US seen as an ‘occupying force’
By Jim Garamone – American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2001 — Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told senators that even as the war on terrorism continues, the U.S. military needs to transform to face the threats of the new century. Wolfowitz discussed the results of the Quadrennial Defense Review with the Senate Armed Services Committee Oct. 4.
Prepared Testimony: “Building a Military for the 21st Century” – pdf file ::
Usama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Il and other such tyrants all want to see America out of critical regions of the world, constrained from coming to the aid of friends and allies, and unable to project power in te defense of our interests and ideals.
By holding our people hostage to terror and fear, their intention is for America to be intimidated into withdrawal and inaction — leaving them free to impose their will on the peoples and neighbors unmolested by America’s military might.
This is why terrorist states harbor terrorist movements like al-Qaeda — these groups serve their ends.
That is why our challenge today is greater than winning the war against terrorism.
Today’s terrorist threat is a precursor of even greater threats to come.
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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I saw that Iraq poll headline yesterday and laughed till my cheeks hurt.
And now this idiot is running the world bank! The world thinks we are nuts.