Condoleezza Rice Says She's `Proud' of Decision to Invade Iraq

[headhuntersix]

I know its how I feel.
Tracking terrorism or other effects of these policies is impossible.

I do know that the integrations have led to quite a bit of information being handed to the US government, if this has reduced attacks its hard to know. Especially since the government, with good reason, will not let us know.

Pakistan will have a major US presence before Iran does, IMO, The tribal regions will have to be dealt with sooner then later.

This is the problem in Afghanistan....AQI really can't retreat and rebuild in Syria and Iran, they can go there in small numbers but neither country really wants armed foreign fighters roaming around. The tribal areas have no real Pakistani militray presence, the Taliban can regroup, rearm, and refinance themselves. AQI is broke so they are moving to Afghanistan to take up the fight. 10 years from now an FBI forensic accountant will write a really boring book detailing how we crushed AQI.

[Straw Man]

I still have a significant amount of respect for Ms.Condoleezza Rice despite her saying how proud she is of the decision to invade Iraq as well as the rest of the middle east. Condoleeza Rice is probably one of the brightest and smartest minorities among all african-americans. I'm sure she has the BRAINS that most people from her ethnic background didn't have the talent to be born with.

I don't believe in disliking a public figure in the political arena only because of his or her beliefs in implementing policies that work or fail since second-guessing doesn't count in reality to change what has already happened in the first place.

so what do you base your like or dislike of public figure upon if not their policies and actions?  Granted, Rice was/is very weak and is not implementing her own policies but still by your standard, how should we judge our leaders if not their choices and actions?