Apropos of our discussion yesterday:
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Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach."
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"I think one of the biggest mistakes we made was underestimating the size of the task and the sacrifices that would be required," McCain said. "Stuff happens, mission accomplished, last throes, a few dead-enders. I'm just more familiar with those statements than anyone else because it grieves me so much that we had not told the American people how tough and difficult this task would be."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/...co/mccain_iraq
I can't tell if he went on to comment that this "day at the beach" attitude also permeated the war planning.
