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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
yeah...i think the fundemental problem is that the media is afraid of being labelled as being anti-american if they came out against the war...it was very macarthy-esque down there when it comes to questioning the government after 9/11...
funny, how some general's are now saying that Iraq's culture wasn't ready for democracy...and no, this isn't hindsight nor post rationalization - plenty of people voiced that a long time ago - the administration decided not to listen, instead choosing a polyanna attitude about being "showered with candy" and roses...
laughable now...
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Colin Powell said it too...and was largely ignored.