One that has no real impact on America what so ever.

Andrew, you don’t honestly belive that do you?

That is the subject of this topic, but my initial post was in response to Thatedeguy’s statement (not the topic of this thread), couldn’t it also be said that getting a bj from your intern while at work is a “big Mistake”? I merely pointed out that I thought the BJ was less of a mistake than some of the ones made in Iraq.

Anyhow, since you have decided to get back to this blogs subject, I have only to say that contrary to your apparent high regard for the man, I believe from his actions as president, he is a slick untrustworthy snake that I would not welcome into my home.

I don’t think you understand what I was trying to say. I agree with you that Clinton is immoral and is capable (actually more than capable) of betraying America. However, its not the fact that he cheats on his wife that leads me to believe he’s untrustworthy as a leader. Its incidents like his dealings with China that lead me to believe he’s a poor, untrustworthy leader. I think our whole arguement is based on a misunderstanding and miscommuntication between the two of us.

Clinton was not, I repeat not, suggesting that American foreign policy, as a whole, was a mistake – merely that mistakes have been made within it (namely, the probably quite valid criticism that the police and military should not have been disbanded).

Your position is equivalent to suggesting that if a US politician had criticised the (as it turned out, misguided) Arnhem offensive during WWII, he is labelling the whole war a mistake. Which is nonsense.

Of course, nobody will hear about the Al Queda using President Clinton’s remarks as cannon fodder for recruiting…

Agreed, Andrew, all is forgiven hopefully mutually, and now the bastard (Clinton) is going all over the world saying negative things about the Bush administration and the war. Don’t know who is worse Clinton or Carter. Both of these fine gentlemen had their chance and pretty well screwed the pooch on their watch now I wish that both of them would STUP.

One that has no real impact on America what so ever.

Well it has had an impact (not one I consider to be real, rather percieved) on America of course, but the fact is that the act alone shouldn’t have had any effect whatsoever. The whole incident was blown way too far out of proportion. Also, his bluder didn’t cause greater casualties to be inflicted during a time of war, nor did it compromise national security. Don’t get me wrong, I support OIF, but I think greater mistakes have been made during its course that have caused a more serious impact than a BJ.

“Clinton says US made big mistake when it invaded Iraq”

can be read either as

A) the invasion (as a whole) was a mistake

or

B) a big mistake was made during that invasion.

On the basis of the article as a whole, interpretation B) seems far more plausible.

But that’s just me.