re: Bush in 2007 delivered eerily accurate warning about Iraq unrest

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I don't fully blame Bush for the Iraq war. I do not think he blatantly lied to justify the war. I do blame his entire staff that pushed for it, and I do blame him for not doing enough due diligence on the faulty intelligence they relied on to justify the war. I do blame him for using 9/11 to gin up fear to justify it. I do blame them for not mapping out an exit strategy, and I do blame them for stupidly believing they could spread democracy in that region.

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i agree with everything but the last sentence. thinking we can spread democracy to that region was not stupid, maybe blindly optimistic, but not stupid.