Originally Posted by
METO Guido
Difficult if not impossible to see it any other way. Well said. Cheney & Rumsfeld were sharp, dedicated guys that led us straight into a rathole on false pretext. Dead wrong in the belief Islamic populations were finally prepared to join Western values/culture. So of course, we’re doing it all over.
Unfortunately that is true. Some cultures just seem to work better under despot rule. But it doesn't really change much. Eventually, someone was going to have to do what should have been done a long time ago.