"retrospective" analysis and armchair quarterbacking (actually, Monday morning quarterbacking is more relevant) --GH

What if it was a Monday NIGHT football game that was being second guessed?
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Some Republicans are finally growing the balls to stand up and say, "Hey, we screwed up here." But in your world it's still "Blame America First."--GH

When you say 'WE' screwed up---that's a perfect example of the 'Blame America First' mentality. It's ALWAYS our fault.

Didn't Saddam screw up a little too?

Wasn't it a screw up of Saddam to impede in UN's inspection efforts and not allow inspectors unfettered access to all suspected weapons sights?

Wasn't it a screw up to ignore multiple UN resolutions over several years that requried Saddam to either turn over WMD's or provide evidence that they were destroyed?

No. Of course not, why would anyone in the wake of 9/11 who's acted on his own intellegence gathering communities findings as well as the intellegence reports from other major countries that all said Saddam had WMD's not be 'Blamed First' and just admit WE screwed up.

Whether someone 'retrospectively' believes that we should be there or not--WE'RE THERE NOW. Cutting and running would only make the situatution/region worse. What is saying, "WE (Blame America First) screwed up" going to accomplish?