Re: From a wargames Usenet

From: Joy McCann <jmmccann_at_sbcglobal.net_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:25:36 -0700

G.W. Bush also said he was against nation-building. 9/11 changed a lot.

--J

On Aug 24, 2005, at 7:37 PM, Hiram Gonash wrote:

> 'These are quotes offered up by Republican leaders back when President
> Clinton was committing U.S. troops to Bosnia. Reading them, you can
> almost feel like you've fallen through the looking glass...
>
> "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to
> explain to us what the exit strategy is." -- Governor George W. Bush
> (R-TX)
>
> "You can support the troops but not the president." -- Rep Tom Delay
> (R-TX)
>
> "Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is they're
> going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years." -- Joe Scarborough
> (R-FL)
>
> "Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may
> come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their
> life?" --
> Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99
>
> "[The] President . . . is once again releasing American military might
> on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit
> strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will
> cost. And he has not informed our nation's armed forces about how long
> they will be away from home."
> -- Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)
>
> "I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning . . I
> didn't think we had done enough in the diplomatic area." -- Senator
> Trent Lott (R-MS)
>
> "I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it
> is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just
> learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with
> very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later,
> these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of
> engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition
> of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is
> no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our
> over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital
> national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war
> when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan
> today"
> -- Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)'
>
> Couldn't resist..
> HG
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Received on 2005-08-24 21:26:30