response 93 of 122:

Jul 29 22:31 UTC 2003

You are leaping to a false conclusion, not based on anything I or anyone
else said. 

Nor did I say that the raid was "foolish". The raid was appropreate - for
the purpose of capturing the brothers alive. 

Yes, the military erred. The government erred in starting an unprovoked
war, so it is not too surprising that some elements of the military would
subsequently err in executing it. 

You are arguing that because a mistake was made, it could not have been
a mistake. Good luck....