March 20, 2003. US invades Iraq. We are still, and will continue, paying the

[niyad]

consequences for that unjust, illegal, and immoral war based on lies.

[spanone]

1. ...K&R...

[niyad]

3. Thank you.

[spanone]

5. 👍🏼

[leftstreet]

2. DURec

[niyad]

4. Thank you.

[Solly Mack]

6. Those guilty of torture aren't suffering any consequences.

[niyad]

7. You are correct about that. I was thinking about lives ruined or lost, the

destabilization of that entire area, and the trillions of dollars.

[Solly Mack]

8. Oh, I agree.

[Marcus IM]

10. Dick Cheney is media's go-to guy about peaceful transition...

... of government.

Maybe we should move to a purple-inked thumb as voter ID.

What fuckkery we have for media.

[Solly Mack]

11. I see a lot of the guilty pop up from time to time, more so lately, on the news.

Fuckery is a good word for it.

[Marcus IM]

12. Let's not forget the "surplus" military equipment shipped to police dept's. Resulting in surges ...

... of police violence due to the militarization of police forces.

It didn't just impact the Iraqi people. The bigoted bloodlust reaction on the part of American people, post 9-11 and boosted by many of the promoters of tRump, came home to roost ... and continues to this day.

[Hekate]

17. I was furious as I watched that brilliant strategy unfold. So, are we an occupied territory yet?

[Marcus IM]

18. I'm sure you remember that we were discussing so many of myriad of issues that would arise.

Twenty years ago today I was crushed and furious. Every time I see/hear Cheney or W my skin crawls.

[Marcus IM]

9. Remember during the buildup many DUers were worried about ...

... the returning troops and PTSD and the long term impact on veteran-preferred jobs. Like police forces.

[niyad]

13. And discussing that every word coming out of the bush admin was a F'n LIE.

[Marcus IM]

14. Yes. Indeed, an awful anniversary.

Rummy on WMD's: "They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.”

[Hekate]

15. Damnable lies. I remember a really poignant op-ed from a year or two in...

The author had a litany of things we always condemned, but now were patently guilty of. The only line I remember was, “We went from being a country that never condoned torture as a policy — to one that tortures.”

Here’s my Where Were You? thread. I borrowed a phrase of yours at the end.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217744066

[Hekate]

16. I remember when my niece's high school friend John was killed outside Kirkuk...

He had called his father during a stopover in Italy to say how poorly armed they were, including appropriate armor.