L. Paul Bremer "Fresh Air" Interview on Radio @3:00pm ET, should be...

[Up2Late]

...interesting to hear how the man who I like to refer to as "The Worlds Dumbest Diplomat" spins his stupidity.

Anyone here heard this yet?

Terry Gross is a great interviewer, this could get ugly.

Bremer's Tale: The Top American in Iraq

by Terry Gross
Audio for this story will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET

Fresh Air from WHYY, January 10, 2006 · Two surprises awaited Paul Bremer when he arrived in Iraq: that the country's chaos made it ripe for insurgency; and that the U.S. government would withhold additional troops.

Those revelations are in Bremer's new memoir, My Year in Iraq. As the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, Bremer was the highest authority figure in the country.

But in dealing with the United States, Bremer said he had difficulty in getting answers from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Bremer became the top U.S. official in Iraq on May 6, 2003; he handed over his powers and returned to the United States on June 28, 2004. A graduate of Yale and Harvard universities, Bremer worked in the State Department for 23 years. He also served as President Reagan’s ambassador at large for counter-terrorism.

Read an Excerpt from My Year in Iraq: <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5139135>

[mod mom]

1. Thanks, that's NOW!

[Up2Late]

2. OMG, 5 minutes in, and this guy is already said some incredibly stupid...

...things! WTF? Does this guy not understand what "Economic Sanctions" are, or what that does?

He just said he thinks the infrastructure problems were caused by "Mis-allocation of Funds!" WTF?

Earth to Bremer: Top reasons were:

1)2003 WAR

2)Economic Sanctions, that followed

3) 1991 War!

God, it this guy stupid, or is this how they are going to spin this disaster for 2006-2008?

[Up2Late]

3. This guy is amazing. He just will not give a straight answer to anything!

God, I hope his book doesn't become popular, be cause this is "Revisionist History at it's finest. :argh:

[mod mom]

4. I loved how he said they had no idea that their infrastructure was in such

poor shape. SH cut healthcare by 90%. Well duh? Weren't the weapons inspectors seeing some of this decay?

[Up2Late]

5. Oh, they knew, that was just another of his lies.

Bremmer is one of the REALLY dangerous ReThugs/Neocons, because he's such a convincing lier.