James Baker: Iraq In A "Hellava Mess" (BBC)

[kpete]

Iraq a helluva mess: Baker
From correspondents in London
October 18, 2006 12:00

FORMER US secretary of state James Baker was visibly shocked when he last visited Iraq, and said the country was in a "helluva mess", the BBC reported today.

Mr Baker is leading a review of the situation in Iraq by a bipartisan US committee of experts, and is expected to recommend a change in US strategy for rebuilding Iraq.

Citing a unnamed close friend and ally of Mr Baker's, himself a top politician, the BBC reported that Mr Baker said "there simply weren't any easy solutions".

Mr Baker was secretary of state to US President George W. Bush's father, president George Bush.

more at:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20601699-5006506,00.html

[bridgit]

1. thank you, James, what would we do without you...

:eyes:

[peekaloo]

2. but, but in thirty years people will look back and proclaim

"that was a clusterfuck of gigantic proportions".

Good to see that ole turd polisher Baker has a firm grasp of the obvious.

[Dover]

3. I think Iraq is exactly where they want it. Controlled chaos.

And I'm also sure that the Dems have no plans to leave it and will find a way to stay in our billion dollar bases with the oil spigots in the front yard. Just like they purposely signed up for the invasion.

No messes or mistakes here.

[sandnsea]

4. Kerry 2004 "We Have A Mess On Our Hands"

"the president was close to his last chance to get it right. Every day this president makes it more difficult to deal with Iraq, harder than it was five months ago, harder than it was a year ago, a year and a half ago."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35515-2004Sep20?language=printer

Too bad people didn't get behind an alternative plan back in 2004.

[kurth]

5. DUH. Thanks to your "rule of law" for Evil Spawn in 2000.

Fucking jerk foisted Evil Spawn on America, and now he's hogging the TV.