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madfloridian

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Hans Blix on the terrible mistake of the Iraq war. [View all] stevenleser Mar 2013 OP

k&r... spanone Mar 2013 #1

Doesn't he realize? zbdent Mar 2013 #2

LOL, I think Blix and ElBaradei were behind the President getting the Nobel Peace Prize early in his stevenleser Mar 2013 #5

--- Obama getting the Nobel peace prize... jerseyjack Mar 2013 #21

and it's amazing how many RWers are "against" him zbdent Mar 2013 #22

I took it in the spirit intended. As a big upraised middle finger to George W. Bush from the stevenleser Mar 2013 #32

I look at it dreamnightwind Mar 2013 #48

The Iraq War Was No Mistake . . FairWinds Mar 2013 #3

Blix and ElBaradei are always generous with language. They let the facts speak for them. stevenleser Mar 2013 #4

And they did at the time too. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #20

Amen. madfloridian Mar 2013 #19

Rice's comment really goes to the heart of it Babel_17 Mar 2013 #6

So-called "pain" is no excuse for losing your humanity. ananda Mar 2013 #16

+1000 abelenkpe Mar 2013 #24

The mindset of aggressive neo-cons who believe in american exceptionalism no matter the circumstance Babel_17 Mar 2013 #41

and then there is Rumsfeld Mnpaul Mar 2013 #45

Give him a break, a lot of people fumble for words when ... Babel_17 Mar 2013 #50

as long as there is a MIC markiv Mar 2013 #7

mainstream media shoved that war down our throats with propaganda, starting in 2002 nt markiv Mar 2013 #8

The MSM missed it on Iraq completely, particularly starting in Jan 2003. stevenleser Mar 2013 #10

who owns NBC? markiv Mar 2013 #12

They weren't the only ones who missed the weapons inspectors angle. Even non-mainstream media missed stevenleser Mar 2013 #13

I suspect that back channels were used Babel_17 Mar 2013 #17

I especially despise Condoleeza Rice for her role in the tragedy. She is arrogant. olegramps Mar 2013 #9

She was willing to do anything and say any lie for Bush/Cheney. She was the perfect loyal servant. stevenleser Mar 2013 #11

I thought her family was in the oil business for many years before, and during the Iraq War. DhhD Mar 2013 #15

Do you have a link? The only thing I have ever seen is that her dad was a basketball coach. stevenleser Mar 2013 #30

Considering that an oil tanker was named after her, I tblue37 Mar 2013 #44

She headed Chevron's committee on public policy before going to work for shrub. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #49

Blix had plenty of evidence they weren't there before Nov. 2002. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #14

No, YOUR take is revisionism. He has been saying the same thing all along, as has the world. stevenleser Mar 2013 #27

You didn't say most of the world's governments and leaders Hissyspit Mar 2013 #42

Saw Blix speak in Germany not long after the war started bigbrother05 Mar 2013 #18

Iraq War agenda valerief Mar 2013 #23

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/yellowcake.asp stupidicus Mar 2013 #25

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #26

Even if Saddam had had WMD it was still none of our business. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #28

Not correct in this case. The UN said it was every other country's business. stevenleser Mar 2013 #29

If, in fact, it was every other country's business why didn't Lesotho invade Iraq? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #31

Simple answer? If the Weapons inspectors weren't let back in, they could have. stevenleser Mar 2013 #33

The problem is, now, that they remain unindicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #36

We have to keep fighting on that score. I have not given up. stevenleser Mar 2013 #40

I'm with you 100% madokie Mar 2013 #47

It was quite simple, the UN inspectors told the BFEE Rex Mar 2013 #34

Well said. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #35

Thank you, keep up the good fight! Rex Mar 2013 #37

I remember my response on my blog to that was, with the no fly zones in place? Not possible. stevenleser Mar 2013 #38

THANK YOU! Rex Mar 2013 #39

Bush/Blair et al no more made a "mistake" about WMD in Iraq daleo Mar 2013 #43

Hang 'm high madokie Mar 2013 #46