In 2002, prior to our invasion, many qualified, smart, reasoned people tried to explain to then President, George Bush, (Cheney) how an invasion on Iraq would be a long term disaster, with unachievable goals, and possibly create unrepairable damage within the middle east, after we leave Iraq. And after we left Iraq, it would turn into a civil war.
"Critics of the invasion claimed that it would lead to the deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians and soldiers as well as Coalition soldiers, and that it would moreover damage peace and stability throughout the region and the world."
There was also skepticism of U.S. claims that Iraq's secular government had any links to Al-Qaeda, the Islamic fundamentalist terrorist group considered responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
We all know that the skepticism was correct. Fox News and the Bush White house, has yet to admit they were wrong, and ignored the experts. They will not admit they were wrong. They will also dodge any blame for the current events in Iraq.
Chances are they will get away with it, and we won't find any major media reviewing the actual history of who was warned, and when.
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