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Old 04-25-2003, 05:05 PM   #13
Paul Victorey
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Well, the results are hardly in yet. We can't really say the Iraqis are free until they have a stable government of their own creation, and it's a little early to declare this a victory against terrorism. The dust has barely begun to clear, the ramifications of this will be felt decades later, so it's far too early to say this was a success OR a failure. Hell, many of Reagan's bad decisions (arming Saddam, training Bin Laden, continuing the School of the Americas) didn't really blow up until years later. I think, avx, it's a little early to say it's a success, especially when the hardest parts of the campaign are still to come.
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