"Guido" wrote in message
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Except that at the time there was a country welcoming troops in glad
that Saddam was overthown. Botched planning of what to do afterwards
(there was no plan), inability to provide either security or
infrastructure, and heavy handed treatment of the locals have ****ed
up the place.

Hey, Guido, it looks like you're holding up your end very well. You'll have
to carry on without me for a while, because I just got a PROMOTION!
(whoopie!) and I'm going to be going like a one-armed paperhanger.

See you sooner or later. Make sure the boys play nice.

--
Ed Huntress