Old Guy:

I don't have a plan for this mess. If I did you can be sure I would be pounding the drum for it/ Do you think Bush has one, aside from "make Iraq be a democracy and then bring the troops back"? That;s not a plan, by the way --at best it is a vision. If I was being critical there are other terms I could use for it. I'd have one pretty quick if it was my job to, though.

As for combatting terrorism, my approach would be to track down those who initiate it and find out what they are doing and why and based on some understanding, plan accordingly. Your furless leader did not find out who, or why, or acquire much understanding. He just decided and spread false information to support his decision.

Having demonstrated that he cannot be trusted to communicate the truth, I have no way to adjudicate the real merit of anything that comes out of his mouth.

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