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"Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in 'mission creep,' and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs." -- Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush on why he didn't occupy Iraq in 1991, in his 1998 book, "A World Transformed.'' [ Bush, "A World Transformed"] (via outragedmoderates.org)

Today is:
The vernal equinox (at 11:02 UT / 7:02 EDT)
Gregorian: 2013 March 20
Julian: 2013 March 7
Hebrew: 5773 Nisan 9
Islamic: 1434 Jamada I-Ula 8
Persian: 1391 Esfand 30
Mayan: 0.0.0.13.0.0.4.9
Indian: 1934 Phalguna 29