1. Rumsfeld's "idea that we could fashion a democracy in Iraq seemed to me unrealistic" is not a confession but a subtle cover-up.
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@HeerJeet I will never EVER forget him, asked for his comment on the looting of Baghdad, laughing and saying, “Democracy is messy.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Shock and awe has moved on from other countries to our own population via the police.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@normative makes the point that democracy in Iraq wasn't a realistic goal. That is almost certainly true but also, I think, irrelevant. -
7. Goal wasn't democratic Iraq but a compliant Iraq. The damning thing about Iraq was was they couldn't even achieve a compliant Iraq.
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@HeerJeet they really had that Hegelian, End of History stuff in their minds.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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