I was wrong on Iraq - Australian General Apologizes (Herald Sun)

[Hissyspit]

http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,20583885-662,00.html

I was wrong on Iraq
Ian McPhedran

October 15, 2006 12:00am

FORMER Defence chief General Peter Cosgrove says the Iraq war has boosted global terrorism.

General Cosgrove has apologised to Federal Police boss Mick Keelty for criticising Mr Keelty's view that the Iraq war inspired terrorist attacks in Spain. Just days before the launch of his autobiography, My Story, General Cosgrove told the Sunday Herald Sun his comments criticising Mr Keelty were made just days after the event.

"At that time, I just felt that call could not be made," he said. "Things have moved on. I have got no reason to argue the weighty assessments that I am seeing.

"If people say there has been an energising of the jihadist movement through the protracted war in Iraq -- well, that's pretty obvious."

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General Cosgrove urges the Government not to repeat the "mistake" of Vietnam, where he won a Military Cross as a platoon commander.

He writes of his sadness that 500 Australians and 50,000 Americans died in Vietnam: "And we left. And we lost. We mustn't do that with our men and women."

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[Lautremont]

1. "I feel this is also the time to announce that I now recognize

that the world is spherical in shape. Previously I had felt that call could just not be made, but things have moved on."

[Cha]

2. Right! Things that make you go..

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, how did he ever get to be a general?

[pretzel4gore]

3. the worm's turning....

this 650 thousand Iraqi deaths. in an illegal war. a war fabricated by a conspiracy to dupe the public. and finally the worm's turning.
finally
(2 more canadian troopers killed today for blairbush and the corporate pigs)
the worm turning? better late then later

[keta11]

4. F*ck him! How could a General be so stupid

four years ago!!

[malaise]

5. Fugg all of them

I knew this was Vietnam 2 from day one. No excuses accepted.

[MichiganVote]

6. Fat lot of good an apology does the US & UK troops now

[Bigmack]

7. "I told you so..."

is so weak.

That's what you say when your sports team wins and your friend said they wouldn't.

Hundreds of thousands of people have died in this clusterfuck.

We should develop some sort of Nuclear I Told You So. We get to say "I told you so" while kicking them in the balls or something like that.