Hans Blix:The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a "pure failure"

[dajoki]

U.S.-led Iraq invasion a 'pure failure': Hans Blix
Updated Wed. Oct. 25 2006 9:51 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061025/baghdad_troops_061025?s_name=&no_ads=


The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a "pure failure" that has left the country in a worse state than it was in under Saddam Hussein, says Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector.

Now, Blix told a Danish newspaper, there are no good options left open to the U.S.

The Swedish diplomat said pulling out of Iraq now would put the country at risk of descending into civil war.

"Iraq is a pure failure," Blix told the newspaper, Politiken.

But staying won't necessarily help the country either, Blix said.

"It doesn't seem that the United States can help to stabilize the situation by staying there," he said....http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061025/baghdad_troops_061025?s_name=&no_ads=

[Serial Mom]

1. But repukes blame those who were opposed to war

"... Vietnam failed because of anti-war sentiment and that is same reason why Iraq is failing"

at my daughter's work, the repukes blame the "anti-war" people (yeah, blame us!) for the mess in Iraq.

Typical! The chaos will occur if we leave now, next year or 5 years from now - we should leave now!

[dajoki]

2. Exactly...

it is and will be a mess no matter what we do.