rice says mistakes were made in Iraq

[spanone]

no ms rice, the mistake/crime was invading iraq...an illegitimate war.

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Washington (CNN) -- Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right move, but the United States made mistakes in the aftermath, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Friday.

In an interview to be broadcast Monday on CNN International's "Connect the World" program, Rice acknowledged a failure to focus rebuilding efforts throughout the country and attributed the problem to a lack of understanding.

"I do believe I would take Saddam Hussein out of power again, but of course in the rebuilding of Iraq ... I would do things differently," Rice said. "I think we put too much emphasis on Baghdad and not enough emphasis on the provinces. Perhaps we didn't fully understand the degree to which the society would start to come apart as a result of being held in tyranny for all those years."

At the same time, Rice said it is still too early to fully judge the success or failure of that war or other foreign policy issues in the administration of George W. Bush.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/15/condi.returns/index.html?hpt=Sbin

[Solly Mack]

1. Fuck her

[spanone]

4. history will eliminate her petty bullshit on the war. history will not be kind.

fuck her indeed.

now, with her book, she's cashing in on her crime...this is her payoff

[Solly Mack]

6. War crimes pay

:(

[H2O Man]

28. She is evil

and needs to repent for her crimes/sins against humanity. No one should give a shit what she says.

[Solly Mack]

30. I don't care if she repents or not...but prison sounds like justice.

True...no one should.

[louis-t]

2. This woman had no business being involved in government.

Totally unqualified for ANY position in the bush WH.

Except for a gig at the WH piano bar.

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. First mistake-'Sleeza having any power w/in WH and decision-making

Second mistake-Lying

[apocalypsehow]

5. The illegitimate administration she was a part of had no business being in power in the first place.

Period.

[rustydog]

7. Now you are an admitted war criminal

I hope you do a perp walk one day. How many thousands of lives wasted for your lies about Saddam being an imminent danger. You goddamn liar.

[lunatica]

8. I see she hasn't changed one wit in the interim

I despise her with every ounce of my being. She's every bit as mean as she looks

[Angry Dragon]

9. This woman is full of bullshit

[rustydog]

10. You are now an admitted war criminal...

I pray you do a perp walk one day you lying dog.
How many innocent people died for your lie that Saddam posessed thousands of pounds of biologic and chemical weaponry, that he was an imminent threat?

You goddamn cow.

[spanone]

14. what amazes me is there is no shred of regret in these people

you'd think there would be a hint of remorse for the dead, maimed displaced in iraq ....these people that did NOTHING to us. and our soldiers and soldiers of our allies.....

it's fucking insulting and appalling.

[Aristus]

11. Aristus says water is wet.

:eyes:

[polly7]

12. ummmm ............... no s* Sherlock. The biggest being the lies that caused it. n/t.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. Well, that story makes me want to throw up on Saturday night.

Until this SHIT STOPS and the traitors of HUMANITY

Are brought to trial and retribution.. The US WILL NEVER MOVE ON
but live in a DREAM STATE of denial..... like having an uncle Sam
that sexually abuses your children, rapes your wife, steals from your bank account but the family ....... Says

Lets move on and not look back... Uncle Sam is just being

OUR UNCLE SAM

[TBF]

15. "Mistakes"? Mistake is putting salt into your coffee instead of sugar -

the word you are looking for is "murder".

[otohara]

16. Sickening

and what's with this " I " bizness? Cheney was in charge Ms Rice, you were nothing but a bobble-head.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. Kinda like saying that Hitler's mistake was not rebuilding Poland.

[spanone]

18. the entire bu$h*/cheney administration is free to spin the illegal invasion anyway they see fit

no one has questioned them.

they have answered to NO ONE

that's what's amazing.

and SURPRISE!!! condi has saved her opinions to coincide with the release of her book....she's such a patriot...
:sarcasm:

[Solly Mack]

20. Exactly

[EFerrari]

19. We should organize a CNN strike for that time slot. F#ck these people.

How many people have been killed and tortured and dispossessed because of this POS.

[sad sally]

33. What made Jon Stewart invite her on to tell her "poor little girl

born in 1954, subjected to discrimination" story this last week? He didn't ask her to answer any questions about her mushroom-cloud lies or anything - except some humor about Cheney being in charge.
I've called a strike on watching him for at least a week or two over that sickening sweet way he ga-gaed over her.

[tularetom]

21. Gotta love the old Nixonian "mistakes were made" phrasing

Of course mistakes were made you fucking twit. A lot of them were made by you, a few by your illiterate boyfriend and many by your boss, Penis Cheney.

I don't understand why nobody ever asks who the hell made all these goddamn mistakes and what they think should be done to those who made them.

[Gabi Hayes]

22. it's very simple. here you go:

“Worst national security adviser EVER.”

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=rice+worst+national+security+advisor+ever&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1c4bb27febfd180e

[spanone]

23. pathetic...no accountability...none

[Gabi Hayes]

24. and the worst of it is, even if O was TRYing to reverse the (IMO) near fatal damage

the aught years have done to the world, it would be a very difficult task.

the way it looks to me (and increasing numbers of people to whom I speak) is that the very WORST of the Bush legacy is being continued, especially in key areas, like education, defense, the environment, and even (for the most part), his handling of the economic fiasco perpetrated by--let's face it--both parties over the last more than decade (many seeds were sown during the clinton years)

[RC]

25. Somebody please explain to me why or how Saddam was worse

than the United States in Iraq? I don't see it. Not at all. What we did to Iraq was far worse than anything he did.

[lumberjack_jeff]

26. No. All the mistakes of any importance happened at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. n/t

[old mark]

27. Exactly....nt

[pink-o]

29. Did you see her on The Daily Show? Shopping her book and making excuses

Not just for being the Epic Fail NS Advisor, but for why her parents refused to march with Dr King in Birmingham and got little Condi to a place where she could continue her piano and ice skating lessons?

I'm sorry....I know she's not responsible for the decisions her parents made when she was a child, but she doesn't get to have it both ways. She'll play the Black Experience Card when it suits her needs, but like Uncle Clarence Thomas, has she ever done anything for her people other than pretend she isn't one of them?

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[spanone]

32. quite the contrary, she's on a book tour cashing in on her criminality/celebrity

[bigwillq]

34. Why isn't she in jail?

:shrug: