18 Months Ago - Turkey at the Crossroads (Richard Perle)

[Roland99]

http://www.aei.org/events/contentID.20031003144313426/default.asp
Monday, September 22, 2003

So the problems that affect Americans and Turks are, I think, largely behind us. The problems in Iraq are ahead of us, but we're doing better than people think. And a year from now, I'll be very surprised if there is not some grand square in Baghdad that is named after President Bush. There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they've been liberated. And it is getting easier every day for Iraqis to express that sense of liberation."

So, Dick, you surprised yet?

I'm not.



BTW, just wanted to add this little snippet in, too ;)

"MR. PERLE: The question was about Ahmed Chelabi and reference was to an article which I haven't read. But let me just say that the Iraqi people must choose their next government, their leaders. If they choose Ahmed Chelabi, I think they will have a very bright future.

I've known Ahmed Chelabi for more than a dozen years. He is a man, in my experience, of absolute integrity and courage, and he would be a great Iraqi leader."

[movonne]

1. I wonder if he still thinks that a grand square will be named

for bush...

[Roland99]

2. Probably....king PNAC must stay the course.

[lumpy]

3. Dispeptic jackass !

Still shaking my head over Perle's lame propaganda statement. And some think this guy is a 'brain'. Just another phony, dangerous opportunist.

[Roland99]

4. I've listened to a couple of debates and he gets trounced each time

Once by Chomsky and once by Dean.

I mean he gets his ass handed to him but yet he marches on.