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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Some of you posted sound bytes from Imperial Hubris, mostly ones that say Bush was dumb for invading Iraq. I've read more by the guy, and that's really not a good summary. He seems to be saying we have to invade, and invade with a "raze to the ground" mindset, just not Iraq. I'm not as clear that he says where we should invade. Paki/Afghan border maybe, Iran. (Has anyone read it?)
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I've not, but the above is consistent with what I've read about him. He's hardcore.
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Wherever it is, he certainly isn'y against attacking. In fact he seems to advocate almost a racial war. My darkest fears go there, I'm certainly not ready to agree with him. But if you can't agree with the main point, as I'm sure most of you can't, isn't it a little silly to gloat about some policy opinion?
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Though I've
quoted an excerpt from the book, it wasn't one to proclaim Bush as stupid for invading, so I'm assuming you're not talking about me. For that matter, I'm not sure anyone has so quoted him, though I could be wrong. Personally, I'm still trying to get a handle on someone at CIA whose worldview is "Kill Em All." Sounds like the a Cheney/Perle lovechild.
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Finally, he claims to be the first head of the OBL desk at CIA. How is he Anon?
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I think other posts have mentioned that the Anon was to help get it published without dozens of layers of gov't prescreening, and that he didn't really care about being subsequently identified as anon.
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