http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/terrorism-and-its-control/letting-zarqawi-escape/ Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/terrorism-and-its-control/letting-zarqawi-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-25964 Sebastian Holsclaw Thu, 04 May 2006 21:28:11 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/uncategorized/letting-zarqawi-escape/#comment-25964 Weren't we trying a diplomatic initiative to make an international force against Saddam at the time. In retrospect, trying for such a force looks like folly. But at the time Powell and the like thought there was a real chance of bringing people aboard. Wouldn't an in-Iraq and on-ground action (surely you aren't counting on a cruise missile strike knowing what we know about the success of that against Saddam months later) have caused our potential allies to feel unfairly pushed? Weren’t we trying a diplomatic initiative to make an international force against Saddam at the time. In retrospect, trying for such a force looks like folly. But at the time Powell and the like thought there was a real chance of bringing people aboard. Wouldn’t an in-Iraq and on-ground action (surely you aren’t counting on a cruise missile strike knowing what we know about the success of that against Saddam months later) have caused our potential allies to feel unfairly pushed?

]]> http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/terrorism-and-its-control/letting-zarqawi-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-25963 russ Mon, 01 May 2006 15:28:37 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/uncategorized/letting-zarqawi-escape/#comment-25963 Not quite sure how you get from "others believe that..." to "it seems that..." The facts appear to be clear - that Bush could have authorized a strike which would almost certainly have taken out Zarqawi and not harmed any innocent lives, but chose not to. What is not clear, imagination aside, is WHY. Such a question should absolutely be put to Snow, but the answer should not be assumed just because it feels good. BTW, I don't recall Zarqawi being considered at all significant in 2002. Does anybody have a link to any stories about him from back then? Not quite sure how you get from “others believe that…” to “it seems that…” The facts appear to be clear – that Bush could have authorized a strike which would almost certainly have taken out Zarqawi and not harmed any innocent lives, but chose not to. What is not clear, imagination aside, is WHY. Such a question should absolutely be put to Snow, but the answer should not be assumed just because it feels good.
BTW, I don’t recall Zarqawi being considered at all significant in 2002. Does anybody have a link to any stories about him from back then?

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