Ah, here comes the neocons. Eliot Cohen opinion article from WSJ in 2001: "Iraq Can't Resist Us
The Gulf War was a cakewalk. The enemy is even weaker now."
In 2017, he seemed to accept that the Iraq war was a "mistake" (let's not consider the millions of Iraqis who were killed or forced to leave the country or the thousands of dead and mai…
Ah, here comes the neocons. Eliot Cohen opinion article from WSJ in 2001: "Iraq Can't Resist Us
The Gulf War was a cakewalk. The enemy is even weaker now."
In 2017, he seemed to accept that the Iraq war was a "mistake" (let's not consider the millions of Iraqis who were killed or forced to leave the country or the thousands of dead and maimed US troops):
"and for the most part, he owns up to recent U.S. failures. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States was “unprepared, intellectually and organizationally.” It made “fundamental misjudgments,” and the military adapted only haltingly and intermittently to the new forms of conflict it faced. Ultimately, Cohen concludes, the Iraq War, which he once staunchly supported, was “a mistake.” False intelligence about weapons of mass destruction damaged U.S. credibility, as did the abuses at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. More broadly, the war strained civil-military relations, caused tensions with key U.S. allies and left the United States weaker rather than stronger."
Really? I just listened to him on shield of the republic like 6 months ago and he was still defending Iraq. Eric had finally agreed that it was a mistake.
I don’t think Eliot and eric realize how bad they are for American foreign policy. It’s not that they aren’t smart but their judgement was so spectacularly awful and…nothing happened to them. They didn’t lose their job. They weren’t kicked out of the intellectual fp game. They just continue to say and do the same things and people wonder why Americans don’t trust fp.
Ah, here comes the neocons. Eliot Cohen opinion article from WSJ in 2001: "Iraq Can't Resist Us
The Gulf War was a cakewalk. The enemy is even weaker now."
In 2017, he seemed to accept that the Iraq war was a "mistake" (let's not consider the millions of Iraqis who were killed or forced to leave the country or the thousands of dead and maimed US troops):
"and for the most part, he owns up to recent U.S. failures. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States was “unprepared, intellectually and organizationally.” It made “fundamental misjudgments,” and the military adapted only haltingly and intermittently to the new forms of conflict it faced. Ultimately, Cohen concludes, the Iraq War, which he once staunchly supported, was “a mistake.” False intelligence about weapons of mass destruction damaged U.S. credibility, as did the abuses at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. More broadly, the war strained civil-military relations, caused tensions with key U.S. allies and left the United States weaker rather than stronger."
https://wapo.st/4aVoKkN (no paywall)
And let's remember, Israel attacked Iran first. They should understand overly aggressive retaliations.
Really? I just listened to him on shield of the republic like 6 months ago and he was still defending Iraq. Eric had finally agreed that it was a mistake.
I don’t think Eliot and eric realize how bad they are for American foreign policy. It’s not that they aren’t smart but their judgement was so spectacularly awful and…nothing happened to them. They didn’t lose their job. They weren’t kicked out of the intellectual fp game. They just continue to say and do the same things and people wonder why Americans don’t trust fp.
"Spectacularly awful" is a perfect sentiment.