Bloggers on Iraq: An IM Chat

Nick Gillespie debates Ed Morrissey and Judd Legum about Iraq and the 2006 election in an Associated Press IM chat.

November 7, 2006

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Edward Morrissey: I agree with that, Nick, which is why we need to stop relying so much on energy that comes primarily from that region ...

Edward Morrissey: We buy more oil from Canada and Mexico, but our impact on the market makes that region more important than it should be.

Nick Gillespie: sadly, i think, we missed the real opportunity to put fundamentalist islam on the run: we could have supported the growing student movement in iran that was dissatisfied with the islamic republic.

Nick Gillespie: we might have aided a true grassroots revolution against the very apotheosis of an islamic state.

Nick Gillespie: but instead we went after saddam.

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Otis Hart is an asap reporter based in New York.

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