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Mistakes, Errors, and Omissions

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Submitted by Barry Black (United States), Nov 15, 2017 at 09:58

As my grandmother would say regarding life and history, "Too lates we gets too schmart". And this quote certainly applies in today's world. The first mistake was the invasion of Iraq by Bush II for reasons we'll probably never know for sure (Saddam Hussein was already contained). The second mistake was the disbanding of the Iraqi Military and Baath (Renaissance) Party creating a cadre of seasoned personnel to join any resistance which eventually morphed into Daesh!

The third mistake was opening an opportunity for Russia to enter Syria followed by Iranian operatives. Now we have a Mexican stand-off! As the world becomes embroiled with acts of terrorism it itself morphs into an enterprise. That old acronym certainly applies today "SNAFU"!

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1King Salman is stepping down! Sa'd el-haririr and Lebanon is حماية فرنساوي [80 words]dhimmi no moreNov 17, 2017 09:10241358
Dear Dr. Pipes [128 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Debanjan BanerjeeNov 17, 2017 08:21241357
Dear Dr. Pipes [99 words]DebanjanbanerjeeNov 22, 2017 03:33241357
Mistakes, Errors, and Omissions [120 words]Barry BlackNov 15, 2017 09:58241348
Sa'ad al-Hariri and KSA [28 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
dhimmi no moreNov 15, 2017 08:49241346
If the Arab countries truly, really and sincerely want to solve the Arab-Palestinian habitation problem once and for all. [211 words]YJ DraimanNov 14, 2017 13:51241318
Yes, the Kurds have been abandoned [65 words]Marty S.Nov 14, 2017 08:47241310

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