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2008-11-20
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2008-11-20
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#282
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Only the neocons keep perpetuating the myth that it hasn't.
There was indeed malice in the willful manipulation of facts...
including presenting a student's thesis as an invasion rationale.
Even Colin Powell nearly rebelled when he was handed (at the last minute) the bs he was instructed to read before the UN. He grit his teeth and obeyed the wishes of his boss and then resigned soon a fterward. 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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2008-11-20
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@ Agoura Hills Calif
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2008-11-20
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2008-11-21
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#285
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My opinion on Iraq is: It doesn't matter whether we should have went or not.. we're there.
We'd better leave that place in a good working freaking order
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2008-11-21
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@ North Texas, USA
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#286
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2008-11-21
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@ Agoura Hills Calif
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#287
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2008-11-21
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2008-11-21
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@ North Texas, USA
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Yes, but you gotta admit that wiping out a government and then leaving chaos is not exactly an advertisment for the US. Especially since, as I am constantly pointing out, we turned Iran into a powerhouse by eliminating the big enemy it fought its last war with.
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2008-11-23
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#290
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Exactly.
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 ********?
And if your thesis about the bush administration being stupid is true, that worries me even more.
What is democracy worth, with all its safety nets and control instances when a couple of lunatics can start a war?