Thursday, April 24, 2003

What the ...? A tip of the hat to AlterNet.org for this Bush Administration 'oops of the day'

Dangers of blinkered vision
The Washington Post reports, "Bush administration officials say they underestimated the Shiites' organizational strength and are unprepared to prevent the rise of an anti-American, Islamic fundamentalist government in the country." A State Department official told the Post, "I don't think anyone took a step backward and asked, 'What are we looking for?' The focus was on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein."
April 23, 2003 @ 5:41PM

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