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Well, we'll never really know if being there helps or hurts a person to assess the situation.

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This statement is completely false. Actually seeing Iraq with your own eyes and living amongst the people there makes a person more qualified to predict what will happen than the rest of the population.

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Careful, lol, it looks like that quote was from me! I agree, the armchair generals who got their military training playing video games and their news from TV and newspapers can't have the insight someone who's been there, seen it, and talked to the people has.

Those who claim that the stress of being there negates the ability to make those assesments in s large number of the military has been watching too many movies.