An exercise in colossal stupidity ...

[LEK]

This war is an exercise in colossal stupidity and hubris which has now cost more than 1,000 American military lives, which has empowered Al Qaeda beyond anything those butchers might have engineered on their own and which has diverted America's attention and precious resources from the real threat at the worst possible time. And now, in a supreme act of truly breathtaking gall, this administration insists the only way to fix Iraq is to leave in power the very ones who created the nightmare.

Is this not what Ron paul has been saying? This was written during the 2004 election cycle.

http://www.assassinationscience.com/Staying_the_Course.pdf