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At the request of The Press of Atlantic City, I sent the following letter on the one-year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
March 20th, 2003 American and coalition forces left Kuwait and headed north. Here are my thoughts on the events since then.
Peace is preferable to war, but not at any price. America must prevail. Failure is not an option.
Our intelligence was flawed. But intelligence will always be flawed, 100 percent certainty is impossible. All decisions must be made with incomplete knowledge.
I am in awe of the courage, generosity, and ingenuity of American soldiers. They are making this work. I also have the highest regard for the unsung heroes, the Iraqi police. Their stations are bombed, but they return to work. That’s valor. I cry inside for every American casualty and I mourn for what the terrorists are doing to the Iraqi people.
Has the operation encountered setbacks? Absolutely. Many mistakes and blunders also happed during World War II. Human endeavors are fraught with errors.
The war has produced dividends. Libya is coming clean on its WMD. Syria and Iran are dead regimes walking. Iraq, today, has more civil rights than any other Arab nation on the earth. The whole Middle East may transform into a more civilized culture.
People see what they focus on. Critics see no good in Bush or the war; their hatred blinds to it. Their view of God, man, and the universe shapes their opinion of the world and America’s place in it.
Ted Armstrong
Posted by Ted at March 19, 2004 7:52 AM