Quote by John Olver

The conduct of President Bush's war of choice has been plagued with incompetent civilian leadership decisions that have cost many lives and rendered the war on and occupation of Iraq a strategic policy disaster for the United States.

The conduct of President Bush's war of choice has been plagu

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This quote suggests that President Bush's decision to go to war and his subsequent leadership in handling the war and occupation of Iraq were marked by ineptitude. It argues that the choices made by the civilian leadership were not effective and led to the loss of many lives. Furthermore, it claims that the whole endeavor has been a significant failure in terms of strategic policy for the United States.

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