Think Progress: Wolfowitz: ‘The Occupation Of Iraq Ended In June 2004'

Wolfowitz: ‘The Occupation Of Iraq Ended In June 2004′»
At a Hudson Institute event today, Iraq war architects Paul Wolfowitz and Doug Feith, as well as Dan Senor and Peter Rodman, reconvened to celebrate Feith’s new book, War and Decision, which tries to explain the failures of the Iraq war as just failures of other people.

Wolfowitz said Feith’s book is “valuable” because it “demolishes” the “well-nurtured myths” about the Pentagon’s execution of the war. In his book, Feith claims the “chief” mistake in Iraq was maintaining an occupation government for over a year.” Wolfowitz agreed, adding that the “occupation” in fact ended in 2004:

The fact is, however, that we did end up with an occupation authority for a full nine months, and I’m afraid that the label occupation sticks to us even to this day, although the occupation ended in June of 2004. Doug considers that the biggest mistake we made.

Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/28/wolfowitz-feith/

What the fuck are we still doing there then? Ya comb licking psychopath.

Now, just what kind of legitimacy you give that resolution is another matter.

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8117.doc.htm

expected to inure to big oil? :D

the legal veneer provided by the UN doesn't change the reality on the ground...

but that is a good one

"squatters protecting the oil revenues expected to inure to big oil"

:D

We've never had a de jure occupation, but we still have the de facto one. And it's killing both Iraq and the USA.

a foundation he started "to help wounded veterans".

I tuned in the repeat of the Hudson Institute to hear a bit of revisionist history.

these guys have no shame.


Wolfowitz reminds me of a demented cannibal bragging he is a gourmet chef.

The original Iraqi war "architects" reconvened to CELEBRATE Feith’s new book, War and Decision, which tries to explain the failures of the Iraq war as just failures of other people.

Just what the hell are they celebrating? That they f***ing failed? And the fool has the nerve to write a book about it????
And these incompetent idiots get together and celebrate over champagne.
As if that wasn't enough, they make sure to mention Iraq was the failures of OTHER people.

OMG where do I start?