"basskisser" wrote in message
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I'm glad some conservatives have taken those blinders off.

Conservatives crucial to Bush's re-election restive about Iraq war

SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
Sunday, July 11, 2004


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(07-11) 10:29 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

When an influential group of conservatives gathers in downtown
Washington each week, they often get a political pep talk from a
senior Bush administration official or campaign aide. They don't
expect a fellow Republican to deliver a blistering critique of
President Bush's handling of the Iraq war.

But nearly 150 conservatives listened in silence recently as a veteran
of the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations ticked off a litany of
missteps in Iraq by the Bush White House.

"This war is not going well," said Stefan Halper, a deputy assistant
secretary of state under President Reagan.

More liberal propaganda...


Halper was against the war before it even started, so it's no surprise that
he continues to be one of its biggest critics. In fact, he has written a
book blasting Richard Perle and the other neoconservatives for their idea of
preemptive attacks in lieu of diplomacy.