Well, this debate was definitely more animated and heated than the first. But it seemed to kind of re-hash some similar issues from the first debate. Anyway some things that I picked up on from this debate. He said that he listened to his generals on the ground before the war and gave them what they needed. General Shinseki asked for approximately double the troops he was given, but Rumsfeld laughed that off saying they did not. Shinseki was gone. I believe Tommy Franks wanted more troops but backed off. He talked about all the terrorism in Iraq like that was a reason to go there. All the terrorism that you have in Iraq now has come there since the war not before. As bad as Saddam was those borders were sealed. Now terrorists come and go as they please. Iraq is becoming a homebase for terrorism similar to the way Afghanistan was with the Taliban. I think Kerry said it best last night when he said that the military wins wars but the president wins the peace. One job was done well the other isn't even close.Lastly, Bush was asked to name 3 mistakes he's made and how he would remedy them. He said he made some bad appointments but would not name them to save them from embarrassment. He still doesn't get it.
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