Reply #69: Karl Rove couldn't have done a better pasting job. [View All]

[carpetbagger]

The ends of both of these paragraphs say a whole lot about how Bush mismanaged the military victory, and the fact that they were left off says a whole lot about the validity of your "weasel" accusation:

"Yet a bit more work and some careful reckoning need to be done before we take our triumph."

"Their opponents, those who questioned the necessity or wisdom of the operation, are temporarily silent, but probably unconvinced. And more tough questions remain to be answered. "

And the end of the piece is so accurate one would think it was written much later:

"Is this victory? Certainly the soldiers and generals can claim success. And surely, for the Iraqis there is a new-found sense of freedom. But remember, this was all about weapons of mass destruction. They haven’t yet been found. It was to continue the struggle against terror, bring democracy to Iraq, and create change, positive change, in the Middle East. And none of that is begun, much less completed. "