thinkprogress.org — In Oct. 2003, 77 senators voted to go to war in Iraq. Just 23 senators voted against it. But according to a new survey, 33 out of the original 77 senators “indicated they would vote differently knowing then what they know now.” These results would mean that a vote to authorize war in Iraq today would be 43-57, and the resolution would fail. [VIDEO]
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jesusissatanJan 6, 2007
If the reason to invade Iraq was that Iraq presented a clear and present danger to the U.S. with WMDs, and there were no WMDs, I want to know why only less than half admit it was a mistake, even in hindsight. Because to do so would be admitting they killed 3,000+ soldiers and 600,000 Iraqi civilians and wasted $400 billion taxpayer dollars not including the reputation of the U.S. for nothing.
geekeeJan 6, 2007
Actually, the whole thing was looking sort of brilliant before the war. Bush got permission to go to war, IF NECESSARY, from congress. Saddam was scared. He let the inspectors back in, which Clinton was unable to accomplish. Then that idiot Bush started the war anyway, despite the fact that no WMDs were being found by the inspectors. And they were not being denied access anywhere. Bush's agenda against Iraq was clearly something other than WMDs.
forgottenredJan 6, 2007
you realize Bush can't be voted out by the public right? And you realize that Democrats are the ones pointing the fingers rather than trying to come up with a solution? (And for you diggers, I do not at all endorse Bush, I just live in reality.)
ganchulaJan 6, 2007
@ forgottenred:Two things about that:We shouldn't forget what we did wrong, painstaking self-examination of the government is entirely appropriate for the Iraq war, which has been very expensive in terms of human life and capital expenditure. Maybe next time we won't let our government fool us so easily and go to war like a bunch of macho cowboys. (Remember "Shock and Awe"?)And, understanding what we did wrong may help us find out how to fix things.
mtwolfJan 6, 2007
cue the blame America first liberal apologists.....Am I too late?
buschwackerJan 6, 2007
Hindsight is 20/20...
cerpntaxtJan 7, 2007
oh... good...