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Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy
Having said that, Bush was an idiot for invading Iraq, but he really had no other viable choice re Afghanistan.
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In Afghanistan Bush had the choice to go after Bin Laden and ignore the Taliban rather
than trying to build a new government.
Going after the Taliban took away resources that could have been devoted to getting
Bin Laden.
That was the big mistake since Bin Laden is now dead but we can't leave
because of the Taliban making a come back.
So there were choices, Bush just made the wrong ones.
As far a looking weak.....
Oh man, we looked weak in Iraq getting taken out by roadside
bombs and getting beat the fuck back in Fallujah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Fallujah
We couldn't handle Al-Sadr either.