ALRIGHT! Whats going ON here?

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Originally Posted by irishgrl

yes, because to say otherwise would be rank stupidity I always thought he was saying that the fight against terrorism would take a long time, not the Iraq invasion?

He said both.

Originally Posted by irishgrl

Also, why are you separating the initial invasion from the rebuilding? Isnt it all ONE campaign?

I am separating them because they were, though related, essentially two different events. The campaign to invade and liberate Iraq was fought with massive airstrikes and troops on the ground. Once the govt. had been secured and relatively most of the country under control (e.g. mission accomplished) - the campaign moved to phase two, which was the rebuilding of Iraq, which required a different kind of effort altogether. I get that they are related, but the comments cited earlier refer to the initial invasion and not the rebuilding, the latter of which has always been said by the administration to take a huge effort, long time, etc.

So, I again conclude that McCain is full of bull when he said or implied that the administration said or implied that the entire Iraq war would be a day at the beach. The facts do not support him here.