Bush Adviser: Going Into Iraq Was ‘A Colossal Waste’

Posted by | June 30, 2014 09:01 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories War & Peace

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Matthew Dowd,  Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign’s chief strategist, told the truth on This Week Sunday.

DOWD: I would like to say, I worked for President Bush in his first election, helped him at the White House, worked on his second election, have a son who served in Iraq, two tours of duty in Iraq.

We all know — most everybody knows — that this has been a colossal waste of money and men and women — the blood of men and women of our country, over 5,000 people have been killed, our armed services.

And this is going to end up costing us probably $3 trillion when you add all that into — in the moment of this. We don’t fix a first mistake by continuing to make a second mistake. And if you ask anybody that’s an enlisted person in this, they will tell you that the only way this can be solved is you have to commit troops there for 100 years. Any enlisted person says…

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10 responses to Bush Adviser: Going Into Iraq Was ‘A Colossal Waste’

  1. Anomaly 100 June 30th, 2014 at 09:04

    Do you really think so?

    • Carla Akins June 30th, 2014 at 09:06

      Meh, could be.

    • mea_mark June 30th, 2014 at 09:39

      They need a new culture, that takes a lot of time. They need an international cultural baby sitter. Hiring a babysitter for a hundred years is expensive though.

      • Anomaly 100 June 30th, 2014 at 09:45

        I’m sick of us being the boss of other countries. However, ISIS askeers me.

        • mea_mark June 30th, 2014 at 09:51

          United Nations needs to handle this.

  2. Anomaly 100 June 30th, 2014 at 09:04

    Do you really think so?

    • Carla Akins June 30th, 2014 at 09:06

      Meh, could be.

    • mea_mark June 30th, 2014 at 09:39

      They need a new culture, that takes a lot of time. They need an international cultural baby sitter. Hiring a babysitter for a hundred years is expensive though.

      • Anomaly 100 June 30th, 2014 at 09:45

        I’m sick of us being the boss of other countries. However, ISIS askeers me.

        • mea_mark June 30th, 2014 at 09:51

          United Nations needs to handle this.

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