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"The problems in Iraq today are not the result of our Troops leaving too soon. Today's problems are the result of sending them in there in the first place"
louis c
(8,652 posts)but without responses, this quote dies on the vine here at DU
cali
(114,904 posts)louis c
(8,652 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,766 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)malaise
(269,259 posts)Little boots and the war criminal of a dick are to blame for most all the strife in the middle east today
malaise
(269,259 posts)across the pond
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)It's certainly a trenchant statement, and I totally agree with it, but I'd like to know if it comes from a public figure, whose words might carry more weight in the world beyond a random forum post.
louis c
(8,652 posts)pretty good, ha?
Anybody can use it without attribution.
That's why this is a public forum
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)I just found the quotation marks confusing, since - strictly speaking - they are used when quoting another person. So, being an English major and unrepentant grammar nazi, I wondered who you were quoting.
Now, I can happily quote YOU as saying it!