2007-04-30 03:55:55 · 6 answers · asked by Firesidechat 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I don't think the President thought that. I think the President underestimated the underlying hatred of the various sectarian groups within the region.
2007-04-30 04:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They believed toppling Hussein's regime was more important to world security than letting it thrive.
2007-04-30 11:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. And, if the Bush administration was indeed naive with respect to that point, so were all the Dems who voted to go to war.
2007-04-30 10:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not naive, believe the intelligence he based his decision
on was somewhat in error and/or inconclusive. (the same intelligence
that gave him the support of Congress (even the illusive
Hilary).
2007-04-30 11:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In hindsight, probably yes.
I support the war effort, but mistakes were made.
2007-04-30 11:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody counted on the millions of dollars spent by the syrian and Iranian governments to un stabilize it.....
2007-04-30 11:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by ThorGirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋