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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 05:49 PM
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Wow! This former writer for National Review says on PBS, "I was wrong to
Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 05:52 PM by Ilsa
support the war, and I was foolish to trust this Administration." He also said it is unwinnable, and that even in Texas, conservatives are turning on Bush and the war.

He's on The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer.

I'll edit and post his name in a minute.

Edit: It's Rod Dreher, now with The Dallas Morning News.

I want to hear more of the idiots finally admit they were wrong!!!
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 05:52 PM
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1. Was this toward the end of the broadcast?
I'm hoping it is because I rarely get home in time to catch the first half-hour and would love to see this tonight.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 05:54 PM
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2. Occurred about 18-20 minutes into the show. Gwen Ifill
Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 05:54 PM by Ilsa
covered the news summary, and she is doing this interview of print journalists now. I included his name in the OP now.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 05:57 PM
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3. Aha! Dreher has a brother (or brother-in-law) that is deploying to
Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 05:58 PM by Ilsa
Baghdad next week. Says there is considerable angst over this in his family.

I bet if more Bush* Admin people, including Dumbya himself, had close family members there, they'd see the light about how horrible war is.
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