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David AtkatzYes, Jeff. Doing such a thing--creating an enemy and then destroying it--is a negative. It is stupid, wasteful of resources, and most importantly, lives . And it allows our real enemies to grow unchecked.
What I never said was that once created (due to our unbelievable stupidity and hubris--remember how Cheney assured us that the Iraqis would be dancing in the streets and placing flowers in our gun muzzles) they should not be destroyed.