Reflections on Five Years in Iraq

By Eric on March 16, 2008

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.

Tags: Iraq, John Cole, New York Times

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