Who said it?

[owlmoose]

"Iraq should be a lesson learned. We cannot ever again put American boots on the ground in a hostile Arab country. Iraq was an optional war. There will always be or there were other ways, I should say, of removing Saddam."

Go on, guess. Don't look behind the cut until you have.


Bill O'Reilly.

Now there is a sentiment I never expected to see.

The New Republic blog where I got this little tidbit goes on to compare this to Walter Cronkite declaring Vietnam a stalemate. Who knew that anyone would ever be comparing O'Reilly to Cronkite? Besides to say something like, "Boy, that Bill O'Reilly is sure no Walter Cronkite."

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[auronlu.livejournal.com]

*sighs* It was an optional war TWICE. And yes, that is an ironic quote -- I was thinking McCain, maybe. No such luck.

*lights a candle for Lillian Shimer, BMC '90, outstanding ROTC Navy officer on the USS San Diego, who died of a mysterious and sudden ailment a few years after returning home from the first Persian Gulf war -- survived by a daughter who will never know her wonderful, wonderful mom -- one precious soul among many no longer with us*

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

It was an optional war TWICE

No argument with that. Protesting the first Gulf War was one of my first independent political acts.

I didn't know Lillian, but I remember hearing about her untimely death, and the reason for it. So tragic. And frustrating, that there are still no answers there.

Late, I know.

[(Anonymous)]

It's memorial day, 2007, almost a year after the original post. But I only found it today after googling "Lillian Shimer"

As her widowed husband, it's nice to know that other people still think of her. But I did want to clear up one detail: she had a son, not a daughter. He'll be 11 next month, and we're both the poorer for not having his mother around.

I totally called it.

[bottle-of-shine.livejournal.com]

I keep telling people he has some pretty witty, sharp, smart things to say, but they get lost so much because he's so flashy and pushy about things. Sad thing is, if he would tone it down a little a whole lot, I think he'd garner a lot more respect in the moderate and liberal communities.

Re: I totally called it.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Al Franken said something similar about O'Reilly in one of his books. "Lying Liars" maybe? And I could see that, from what I know of him. But as long as he is tied to the yoke of FOX, I will have a hard time seeing him as a potential ally.

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

well, since we're on this kick.....

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/was_the_2004_election_stolen

Written by one of the heirs of our country's less, um, disgusting?, no, um, deplorable?, no, um, well, not the Bushes.

It's fascinating and sickening and infuriating. And has more footnotes than your librarian heart can shake a stick at.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

kunstarniki linked to this yesterday, and reading it is on my to-do list for the weekend. I am prepared for some serious outrage.

[cosmorific.livejournal.com]

o_O

This war is making the damnedest people make sense.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

I know, it's weird. Hasn't the National Review even come out against it by now?

[cosmorific.livejournal.com]

Don't recall - I'm still boggling from Newt Gingrich coming out against it.