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A frank and pragmatic view of Iraq given by John Burns of the New York Times. By far the most informative view of the major groups, there leaders, and the goals of these desperate groups.
warning 53 minutes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Burns
I recommend people watch this.
A warning to Repubs in the group: Burns does work for the NYT so you should probably refuse to listen to him lest you get indoctrinated by liberofascism.
But this one of very precious few times I've heard a frank, sensible argument advocating a greater US presence that didn't stink of corruption, self-interest, and gung-ho warmongering thanks to gratuitous use of nonsensical rhetoric to explain the problem and justify the actions. There has been an infuriating deficiency of such analysis; this interview offers some insight to a perspective that has been heretofore ill-served by idiotic propaganda.
This is a rare hearing of a decent explanation of some sensible reasons that the current administration and military thinkers might think a troop surge will make a real difference....or that it's worth it. Many shades of grey here---as one would expect.
WTF is publicized analysis like this so rare? There is definitely a positive dearth of this stuff, as evidenced by Rose's zeal and inquisitiveness.
Wish I had two votes for this one. 4 days and 4 votes? what???
Rage Against the Machine Says.... "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"
*save
re Mr Rose, I do think he chips in somewhat redundantly at times.
650,000+ dead as a result of our crappy occupation.
Does it really need to be any clearer than that?
Iraq is fucked. There is no un-fucking it.
The worst part about it all, is that the anti-war crowd knew about this years ago, and yet, when the war fails, we will be the ones that the cons blame.
> warning 53 minutes.
and worth every one of them. i was watching, when it aired, as well.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Burns