if that is true then it is another example of the man's mastery of deniability. As I recall -- and I can't specifically put this in Bush's mouth, no -- the entire paradigm of the time was quick in, quick out, and the oil revenues will pay for it all. In fact, at one point they were saying they would not LET people help with the occupation because they had not participated in the invasion.
On 8/9/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's simply not true. I distinctly remember Mr. Bush stating that the > war > would be a long, drawn out process beforehand. And I don't support the > war. > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: Iraq: "Death To America" > > > >> tBone wrote: > >> You and I must have been reading different material, because I remember > a > >> lot of "stay the course" and "long term war on terror" stuff being said > >> back > >> then. > >> > > > > That was AFTER we invaded. Before it was going to be a piece of cake; > > Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Cheney. They were on all of the morning shows > > touting how simple and easy it was going to be. Cheap too! There are > > lots of great quotes talking about how it was all going to be paid for > > by oil money. I posted a link about that earlier. But then things > > changed ... > > > > Remember when the Pentagon was paying Chalabi $350,000/month? He was > > the Golden Boy! He filled Rumy and Wolfy heads full of oil plum > > fairies ... but then they flew him in after the 3 week war and the > > Iraqis practically lynched him. They had to emergency evac him! Oh > > man, that was hilarious. Yup, that's when the tune started changing > > .... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212875 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
