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more on more on CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failures
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:18:45 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Randall <4whp () insightbb com> Date: August 24, 2005 7:52:20 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: rca53 () columbia edu Subject: Re: [IP] more on CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failures BUT - before Tet, the US public was rather soundly supportive of the war. Militarily, the US did win Tet, but losses were so high that US public opinion afterward turned against the war. As Ho Chi Minh said: "You will kill a thousand of us and we will kill a hundred of you - and we will win". With more than half the American public now of the opinion that George's War was not worth the cost now, imagine how We The People will react if the Iraqis impose Tet-level casualties on the invading army. On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 18:34 -0400, David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: "Robert C. Atkinson" <rca53 () columbia edu> Date: August 24, 2005 5:21:57 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] more on CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failuresTet was a clear military victory for the United States in Vietnam: the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were soundly defeated on the battlefield. But Tet was a public relations/propaganda disaster back in the United States, possibly because of the anti-war bias of the media. If there is a "Tet like attack on Baghdad" will history repeat itself? The insurgents will be undoubtedley be annihilated if they stand and fight so the question is whether they would win the propaganda war? Except for the "home front" propaganda issue, the US military is probably hoping for a Tet-like attack where they can confront and utterly destroy the enemy. And the "home front" is much different today than in the Tet-era: no anti-war protests on college campuses, soldiers are admired not reviled, there is strong political support for the troops in the field, the President has a strong core of support, and there is an effective rightwing/pro-war press (talk radio, Fox News Channel, the Washington Times, rightwing bloggers, etc.) to counter the leftwing/ anti-war press. So, a "Tet like attack on Baghdad" might be the best thing that could happen. Bob David Farber wrote:Begin forwarded message: From: chodge5 () utk edu Date: August 24, 2005 4:32:13 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failures Not sure if you caught Sy Hersch on the Daily Show the other night http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002302.html He claims US intelligence now indicates the insurgency is regrouping and preparing for a TET-like attack on Baghdad, and the report this morning of a coordinated attack in West Baghdad seems to lend some credence to hisclaim. If there is a Battle for Baghdad looming, and the Green Zone isisolated, the war may not drag on for years, as most people are predicting. -c On Sat, 20 Aug 2005, David Farber wrote:Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:38:02 -0400 From: David Farber <dave () farber net> To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failures -----Original Message----- From: "Lauren Weinstein"<lauren () vortex com> Sent: 20/08/05 11:55:22 AM To: "dave () farber net"<dave () farber net> Cc: "lauren () vortex com"<lauren () vortex com> Subject: CNN special on Iraq war intelligence failures Dave, Of possible interest (noted particularly for those IP readers who don't regularly watch TV news): "Dead Wrong" -- Inside an Intelligence Meltdown Sunday, August 21 (tomorrow) 8pm EDT CNN (scheduled repeats at 11pm, 2am, and later in the week) --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () eepi org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com [Message truncated. Tap Edit->Mark for Download to get remaining portion.] ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as chodge5 () utk edu To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/ interesting- people/------------------------------------- You are subscribed as rca53 () columbia edu To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/-- ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as 4whp () insightbb com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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