Norm Finkelstein
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 13 Apr
Norm Finkelstein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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When they entered the Bush administration, they had already been involved in government since the Nixon administration, so they had been involved already for about 30 years in government.
They knew government upside down.
Beyond that, and already that's a very robust fact, beyond that, they had staffed their whole national security establishment with very smart guys.
Douglas Fyfe, Paul Wolfowitz, Scooter Libby, Richard Perle, top of the line.
I'm not saying I like them, but credit given where credit due.
I've said that many times.
We shouldn't underestimate our enemies.
They're very smart.
Now, here's the thing.
Why am I mentioning it?
If you go back and read the record, they all thought Iraq would be a cakewalk.
That's the expression they used.
They all thought, as you remember, within weeks or months, President Bush was standing in an aircraft carrier
with the words emblazoned on back, mission accomplished.
So guess what?
Very smart people, of whom I would not include Trump, but even if I did, very smart people can get it wrong.
They got it wrong.
Lyndon Johnson, I'm old enough to remember the war in Vietnam.
Every few months, he would say, I see light at the end of the tunnel.
That was the famous line.
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