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2008-11-19
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This is such a cute picture.
"Papa says it won't hurt us"
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2008-11-19
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Also, with respect to "warnings" beforehand. There are always warnings beforehand for everything, including warnings that never come true. The trick is to pick the few accurate warnings from among the much more numerous false warnings.
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2008-11-19
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So why is it OK to start an attack war on rumors?
There were no reliable proofs of WMD and in my world that's a reason to NOT start a war.
Why are you suggesting the proper way is to start a war first and only avoid it when someone finds undeniable evidence that it is ********?
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2008-11-19
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I don't think the US would have attacked Iraq if they knew that they had WMD.
When Cheney became eligible for the draft, he was a supporter of the Vietnam War but did not serve in the military. Instead, he applied for and received five draft deferments. In 1989, The Washington Post writer, George C. Wilson, interviewed Cheney as the next Secretary of Defense; when asked about his deferments, Cheney reportedly said, "I had other priorities in the '60s than military service."[17] Cheney testified during his confirmation hearings in 1989 that he received deferments to finish a college career that lasted six years rather than four, owing to sub par academic performance and the need to work to pay for his education. Initially, he was not called up because the Selective Service System was only taking older men. When he became eligible for the draft, he applied for four deferments in sequence. He applied for his fifth exemption on January 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant. He was granted 3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents. In January 1967, Cheney turned 26 and was no longer eligible for the draft.[18]
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2008-11-19
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2008-11-20
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Really?
At any rate, the case against the administration is hardly open and shut. They may be (are, IMHO) very wrong on many subjects, but we cannot impute malice here.
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2008-11-20
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the case against the administration is hardly open and shut. They may be (are, IMHO) very wrong on many subjects, but we cannot impute malice here.
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2008-11-20
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Sorry, Byrel, that's been thoroughly debunked. Only the neocons keep perpetuating the myth that it hasn't.
Wrong.
There was indeed malice in the willful manipulation of facts... A shame he didn't follow his instincts and quit sooner.
There's plenty to hang Bush and Company on over the Iraq debacle. All one has to do is look.
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