03-03-2015, 07:21 PM
Interesting side (?) note here: I'm reading "Cobra II" which is apparently a "definitive" account of the war in Iraq, written by a military journalist and a retired general. An alternative title (from my reading so far) might be "How Rumsfeld screwed up the war."
It seems that arming insurgents in Iraq to assist the Army's invasion was part of the original plan sketched out by our PNAC buddy Wolfowitz. However, the Army and the CIA didn't like the idea, so it was shelved as a part of the master plan. I wonder if someone else actually did arm some Iraqi insurgents, and if in fact that has anything at all to do with ISIS.
It seems that arming insurgents in Iraq to assist the Army's invasion was part of the original plan sketched out by our PNAC buddy Wolfowitz. However, the Army and the CIA didn't like the idea, so it was shelved as a part of the master plan. I wonder if someone else actually did arm some Iraqi insurgents, and if in fact that has anything at all to do with ISIS.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."