But as information came out, I think it became apparent that GWB and his advisors played a little fast and loose with the facts. Don't forget-I voted for him twice, so it is with no small amount of chagrin that I write this. We went in too quickly, and without a good understanding of the forces at work within Iraq that would serve to derail attempts to establish democracy. He also allowed Donald Rumsfeld to limit the size of the invading and occupying forces to amounts too small to control the countryside while the transistion to democracy took place. It was a collosal screw-up, and has produced a mess that we are obligated to clean up.
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