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Originally posted by Spanky
By the way - the reasons for us getting into the war are no longer relevant. Either we (And the Iraqis) are better of or worse off. The rest is just political blather.
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WHAT? In a practical sense in terms of what we do in Iraq going forward, I agree -- it should be ignored -- but in terms of evaluating politicians' and policy makers' beliefs and values, you are full of shit.
And, w/r/t "should be ignored" the reasons for us getting into the war, sunk cost though they are, do have an influence on what goes on there, unfortunately. If one of the goals of the CIC is to justify himself politically, manpower is going to be expended on looking for shit that just isn't there -- when that manpower might perhaps be useful elsewhere.
You can't just ignore the politics, Spanky. It's like an information cost, kinda.
