Snow: Nothing Went Wrong in Iraq

Why would anyone even fathom saying something like this? In the light of a 2002 review of a prewar invasion plan for Iraq, which showed a rosy picture and estimated that only 5,000 troops would remain at this time, Tony the Snowman was asked what went wrong in Iraq.

His answer: "I'm not sure anything went wrong."

Whaaaaaaaa?!! Yes, Tony Snow actually said he's not sure anything went wrong, because in his opinion, war plans are moot the second you engage the enemy. Does anyone in this administration have any sense of decency left? Does anyone in this administration have any sense of morals?

So let me get this straight. With this twisted logic, nothing went wrong because there really are no plans, you're making it up as you go along so how can you be wrong?


Here's what went wrong regardless of the prewar plans:

~WMDs. Mobile labs. Secret sources. Aluminum tubing. Yellow-cake.

~George the Liar has told us the war is necessary because:

Saddam was a threat;
Because of 9/11;
Osama bin Laden;
al-Qaeda;
Because of terrorism in general;
To liberate Iraq;
To spread freedom;
To spread democracy;
To keep the oil out of the hands of terrorist-controlled states.

~In pushing for and prosecuting this war, we passed on chances to get Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Muqtada al-Sadr, Osama bin Laden.

~Fewer troops sent in than recommended.

~Disbanding the Iraqi Army.

~"De-Baathifying" the government.

~ Short changing Iraqi training.

~No plan for widespread looting, nor the explosion of sectarian violence.

~Sending in troops without life-saving equipment.

~Jobs given to foreign contractors, not the Iraqis.

~ "America had prevailed", "Mission Accomplished", the resistance was in its "last throes".

~George the Liar has said more troops were not necessary, and more troops are necessary, and that it's up to the generals, and removed some of the generals who said more troops would be necessary.

~Turning points: The fall of Baghdad, the death of Uday and Qusay, the capture of Saddam, a provisional government, the trial of Saddam, a charter, a constitution, an Iraqi government, elections, purple fingers, a new government, the death of Saddam.

~We would be greeted as liberators, with flowers.

~As they stood up–we would stand down, we would stay the course, we were never 'stay the course'.

~The enemy was al Qaeda, was foreigners, terrorists, Baathists, and now Iran.

~The war would pay for itself, it would cost 1.7 billion dollars, 100 billion, 400 billion, half a trillion dollars.

The question that should have been asked and warrants a much shorter answer is "what went right?"