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Could Operation Iraqi Freedom have been waged differently to be successful long ago?

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Otis Willie PIO The American War Library

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Mar 21, 2008, 7:43:01 PM3/21/08
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Could Operation Iraqi Freedom have been waged differently to be successful long
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TOPIC: General George S. Patton waged heroic combat against some of the most
hardened German divisions in the Middle East to defeat all enemy opposition and
pacify the entire region to make it commercially viable in less than three
months. Today, five years after the start of Iraqi Freedom -- and four
commanders later -- the US and Coalition forces still have not arrested enemy
opposition norestablished a commercial environment in which Iraqi oil on the
marketwould immediately lower gas prices and relieve financial pressures on
theworld market.

QUESTION 1/10: Do you feel the current and previous U.S. Armycommanders in
charge of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 to 2008) wereequal in compe...

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Jack Linthicum

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Mar 21, 2008, 7:05:48 PM3/21/08
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On Mar 21, 7:43 pm, Otis Willie PIO The American War Library

<themilitaryto...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Could Operation Iraqi Freedom have been waged differently to be successful long
> ago?http://home.pacbell.net/veterans/i-5years.htm

Ho ho ho ho ho ho

La N

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Mar 21, 2008, 7:11:08 PM3/21/08
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"Jack Linthicum" <jackli...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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"Mistakes were made." - Richard Perle


Dan

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Mar 22, 2008, 9:17:40 PM3/22/08
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First, one needs to define "successful."

Oil prices are very high and oil companies are making record profits.
That's a success to some people.

The most unpopular Resident, after 6 months in office, was very popular
for a while. That's a success to some people.

The worst Resident in US history got himself reelected. That's a
success to some people.

What more were you interested in?

Dan

deem...@aol.com

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Mar 22, 2008, 8:15:17 PM3/22/08
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Buchanan was reelected? Who knew.

Ray O'Hara

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Mar 23, 2008, 2:31:16 AM3/23/08
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i think{hope} the chimperor has retired the worst ever trophy.


hcobb

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Mar 23, 2008, 3:26:31 AM3/23/08
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On Mar 22, 11:31 pm, "Ray O'Hara" <mary.palmu...@rcn.com> wrote:
> i think{hope} the chimperor has retired the worst ever trophy.

I still have hopes for the Obama Nation.

-HJC

deem...@aol.com

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On Mar 23, 2:31 am, "Ray O'Hara" <mary.palmu...@rcn.com> wrote:
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He's in the bottom five, but I don't think he holds a candle to
Buchanan.

Ray O'Hara

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"hcobb" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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obama in no way will ever be as stupid and as ideologically boiund as the
chimpenfuhrer.


Ray O'Hara

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<deem...@aol.com> wrote in message
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i do. i'm not defending buchanan mnd you. its just bush has been incompetent
beyond incompetence


Mark Bradford

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Mar 24, 2008, 8:11:29 AM3/24/08
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"Ray O'Hara" <mary.p...@rcn.com> wrote in message
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Buchanan at least exhibited some minor competance while he was Secretary of
State - the purchase of Cuba fiasco notwhithstanding. I am not totally
familiar with GWBs tenure as govenor of Texas - can anybody elaborate?

Comparing the two in the White House - the similarities are scary to say the
least.


Mark


Peter Skelton

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Mar 24, 2008, 8:30:20 AM3/24/08
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The nation recovered from Buchanan. Bush's emulation of Phillip
II may be more convincing.


Peter Skelton

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Mar 24, 2008, 8:37:05 AM3/24/08
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On Mar 24, 8:30 am, Peter Skelton <skelt...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:11:29 -0400, "Mark Bradford"
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> >"Ray O'Hara" <mary.palmu...@rcn.com> wrote in message
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It was a pretty rough recovery. Bush is still ahead of Buchanan by
over one hundred thousand.

Ray O'Hara

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if losses in a war is your criteria then FDR shoiuld be your man.
the slavery crises predated buchanan and while he didn't solve it it wasn't
of his making.
bush has created his own disaster.


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