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 think that's probably true, but maybe a version of the incompetence dodge. Outcome would've been little better if WERE the goal. -
@normative Well, I think they did want a stable, compliant Iraq but that would have required a far bigger intervention than realistic.
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