Frist Still Sees Necessity of Iraq War

[sabra]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-5579462,00.html

Frist Still Sees Necessity of Iraq War


WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he still sees the necessity of war in Iraq despite the lack of weapons of mass destruction but probably would have placed more U.S. troops there.

President Bush long has maintained that commanders on the ground have determined troop levels. Critics of the administration's conduct of the war maintain that far too few soldiers were deployed after the U.S. decided to invade Iraq in March 2003.

``In hindsight, 20-20 today, I would have probably put more troops in, if the decision had been up to me,'' Frist told on NBC's ``Meet the Press.''

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``Looking back today, I would ask that question: 'If we'd had more troops, would it be a little bit different today?''' said Frist, who is considering running for the White House in 2008.

[DavidDvorkin]

1. And that necessity was . . . ?

"Perhaps we can say now, looking back, that the Fuehrer should have assigned more troops to the task. But we can all agree that he was absolutely right to invade Poland."

[mike_c]

2. "sees the necessity..."

Why? Necessary for what?

[otohara]

3. He Creeps Me Out

like a dirty old man creepy

[saigon68]

18. He is a Viet-Nam Draft-Dodging, Fundamentalist Hateful Whack Job

I loved his TV diagnosis of Schaivo.

What an Ass-Clown

[louis-t]

4. He obviously feels he hasn't made enough money off

war yet.

[Charlie Brown]

5. I guess Frist's MD also makes him an expert

on armed conflict and war. I hate it when politicians try to play soldier.

[grytpype]

6. "In hindsight..." kiss my ass Frist!

Everyone knew we weren't going in with enough troops except Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Condi, and Wolfie. The Royal Flush of Morons.

[tanyev]

7. OK Bill, you go enlist.

[pretzel4gore]

8. frist used blowtorches on kittens, ferchrissake..

one thing for sure: knowing the usa now in light of post 2k election, bill frist and bush and limbah-humbug and foxnews all represent the usa, no question about it, to some extent....and if there is a silent majority in the usa that is as horrified by bushevikism as we here at DU, then these people haven't much time to act or they will end up in a mess they will never get out of.... the busheviks depend on 'them' as much as we do...

[antonialee839]

9. What? Did someone send him a video?

[LynnTheDem]

10. NO WMD but he'd have STILL INVADED and OCCUPIED and SLAUGHTERED

Iraqis by the tens of thousands and US troops by the thousands...

WHAT THE FUCK...??!

[daleo]

12. But he would have sent more troops

Thus accelerating the overall slaughter. That makes all the difference.

[LynnTheDem]

14. With or without wee things such as BODY ARMOR?

Every rightwinger is a MFing immoral stupid asshole. No exceptions.

[savemefromdumbya]

11. when is the cat killer Frist going to be brought to trial?

[PsN2Wind]

13. None of his three sons

are engaged in fighting "the Noble Cause"!!!! They're all in school, just as he was during the VietNam festivities.

[Skittles]

15. chickenhawk f***ing asshole

:puke:

[Triana]

16. I see stupid people (or, at least one) (n/t)

[DemonFighterLives]

17. What did he say again?

I saw his mug and could not listen.
:argh:
I wouldn't ask him to diagnose this> :hurts:

[leesa]

19. Yup. He and his buddies made a bundle...wouldn't have done that without

having the damned war.