Reflections on Five Years in Iraq
Yes, it’s been five long years since we invaded Iraq and, as Supreme Warlord Bush is frequently reminding us, the mission was a success. In honor of this fifth year of the Glorious Revolution, the New York Times published nine op-eds on the invasion. The inimitable John Cole (I told you he was a genius) has saved you the trouble of wading through some of the shit by shortening each one to just a sentence.
Paul Bremer: “We fucked up, but it wasn’t my fault and I think Bush kinda fixed things last year.”
Richard Perle- “Things went great until those pussies at the State Department fucked up trying to fix what we bombed.”
Anne-Marie Slaugher: “This undertaking was fucked from the beginning.”
Kenneth M. Pollack- “If you think we are fucked right now, wait until you see what happens if we try to leave.”
Danielle Pletka- “The anti-war left was right about everything, but I still fucking hate them and will use this column to trash them.”
Nathaniel Flick- “Our fuck-ups can all be traced back to the fear we would be slimed.”
Major General Paul D. Eaton- “The sycophantic Republican Congress has fucked the military for a long time coming.”
Fred Kagan- “I love my fucking pompoms, and am currently applying for the job of Chief Assistant Fluffer for General Petraeus.”
Anthony Cordesman- “Bush/Cheney- Worst fucking administration EVAH.”
Scary as it may seem, Cole is astoundingly accurate.
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