Gorbachev: Iraq

[Downthestretch55]

"Downthestretch may not like it but unless he is CIA and has some kind of secret info that we dont know about, he knows as little about what is going on over there and the reasons behind it as the rest of us."

I do not work for the CIA nor do I have secret info.
That said, the claim that I know little of what is going on over there and the reasons behind it is an assumption, not fact.
I agree with Pgardn that a free press is vital to the functioning of our country.
As voters and taxpayers, we not only have the right to know how our money is being spent, but also the requisite information regarding those that were put into office to represent the "people's" interests.

[Downthestretch55]

Speaking of the CIA, here is a decalssified document from 40 years ago.
The word Vietnam has been replaced with Iraq, and there are other minor revisions.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/c...id=3866&page=0

"Those that ignore the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them."