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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I generally would ascribe what you see over there to incompetence and good intentions, rather than insanely cynical conspiracy theories born of the worst of intentions. YMMV.
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"Worst" is subjective. Viewed long term, the goal of keeping control of the world's second largest oil reserves (save those the Russians just claimed under a polar ice cap) is a not a bad intention at all.
If the goal is creating something that can never be undone, and a situation where any Democrat pulling troops out en masse would make the mess multiples worse, guaranteeing a quick reversal of public opinion and a Republican political resurgence, Cheney's been more than competent.
The "flypaper" concept works on many levels and angles.
