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Martin Eden

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25. What, exactly, COULD have been done to hold GW Bush accountable?

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 08:47 AM

Nov 10

Impeachment would have certainly failed in the Senate.

Hell, Bush was re-elected in 2004 AFTER no WMD were found in Iraq. Perhaps if Democratic leaders like John Kerry, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton had staunchly opposed the war before was launched, Kerry might have beat Bush in 2004. Instead, all three and many others in Oct 2004 voted for the Iraq War Resolution giving GW Bush authority to invade Iraq. The Democratic Party was complicit.

Obama took office 6 years after Bush invaded Iraq, so I'll ask the question again:

What, exactly, could Democrats have done to hold GW Bush accountable for his war crimes?

I believe Bush and others in his cabal deserved to be brought before The Hague, and sentenced to prison.

But I can't tell you how that would have been possible.

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Pelosi refused to allow any impeachment of Shrub to move forward. [View all] Jack Valentino Nov 10 OP

This is definitely a first for me canetoad Nov 10 #1

Same here. multigraincracker Nov 10 #3

FYI: Nancy Did In Fact Say on "60 Minutes" That shrub's Impeachment Was Off the Table MrWowWow Nov 10 #4

I thought trusting Nancy's judgement canetoad Nov 10 #8

She has been sound, but I think she is unsettled Raven123 Nov 10 #14

she got a lot of grief here for that comment back in the day Blues Heron Nov 10 #26

Nancy Pelosi's position there had fairly large backing stopdiggin Nov 10 #9

Yes, generally sound, however, not perfect. choie Nov 10 #32

+1 TheFarseer Nov 10 #34

the idea that 'prosecution' would have been stopdiggin Nov 10 #36

I disagree. multigraincracker Nov 10 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 10 #5

I do look forward to the book that will be written about this campaign... Mark.b2 Nov 10 #6

and Obama said "where going to look forward, and not back" choie Nov 10 #7

Thank you! displacedvermoter Nov 10 #11

What, exactly, COULD have been done to hold GW Bush accountable? Martin Eden Nov 10 #25

That's right, the Democratic party was complicit choie Nov 10 #33

Only if the offense was consensual oral sex Martin Eden Nov 10 #35

Letting them off the hook has to stop. La Coliniere Nov 10 #27

And, how are we going to bamagal62 Nov 10 #28

On this campaign and election alone, not looking back, Jit423 Nov 10 #10

it kills me that Nancy could have been right. Native Nov 10 #13

I have always felt we should have stuck with Biden. LisaL Nov 10 #15

If we're going to be blaming people, I think we should stick to the worst offenders, like the media... Native Nov 10 #19

And the propaganda machine of the GOP travelingthrulife Nov 10 #30

aren't they one in the same? Native Nov 10 #31

I'm always bothered by after the fact blame games..... groundloop Nov 10 #12

Don't forget about Joe Rogan NT Tickle Nov 10 #21

Understanding what went wrong is necessary in building a better strategy going forward Martin Eden Nov 10 #24

I'm sick of the fucking Dem criticism when the opposition is light years worse. live love laugh Nov 10 #16

We know opposition is so much worse, which is why we shouldn't be losing. LisaL Nov 10 #17

I remember RandiFan1290 Nov 10 #18

That is so refreshing. Tickle Nov 10 #23

Taking GW's impeachment "off the table" was a political calculation, and probably a smart one Martin Eden Nov 10 #20

Yes, which is why I was never that fond of her, despite that she's good at being speaker LymphocyteLover Nov 10 #22

Sadly, the old Nancy Pelosi has left the building and I don't like this version. lark Nov 10 #29