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Raksha

(7,167 posts)
236. Sooner or later, this country is going to HAVE to look backwards,
Thu Mar 27, 2014, 12:18 AM
Mar 2014

and take a long, hard look. Not during Obama's administration, obviously. But until we do, we can never really look forward.

almost laughed out loud at work hearing him decrying big countries bullying little countries... KG Mar 2014 #1
Look at the Coalition of the Billing in the Iraq war for example of Divernan Mar 2014 #373
I know. That jumped out at me too. Thanks Bush for giving excuses to warmongers to come. applegrove Mar 2014 #2
this is how history is revised...drip by drip by trickle Supersedeas Mar 2014 #346
that's not defending it, he says himself that he opposed it JI7 Mar 2014 #3
I pointed ProSense Mar 2014 #8
I guess this is the Faux Outrage of the night... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #56
And yet they claim they don't hate Obama treestar Mar 2014 #71
Nope....that is what Big Ed Schultz calls "not being an honest broker" VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #76
Not that hard hfojvt Mar 2014 #228
Then there is your proof....but there ARE people here who cannot do it... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #233
Notice the count. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #370
Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #226
amen uponit7771 Mar 2014 #347
same one who defend Putin pounce on Obama's every word uhnope Mar 2014 #89
But there is no hate on DU....none at all... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #107
Exactly.... Historic NY Mar 2014 #114
One million dead human beings is not a molehill. JEB Mar 2014 #122
And he didn't start that fire did he? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #123
Obama did not start it, but our country did. JEB Mar 2014 #126
That has nothing to do with what he said does it? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #131
So since this is a "WE" started that war.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #134
"WE" are giving international war criminals refuge within our borders. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #336
No one said it is. Cheviteau Mar 2014 #332
Obama's statements regarding Iraq has become a mountain in the eyes of Obama's detractors. lumpy Mar 2014 #200
So predictable..... Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #135
+1 treestar Mar 2014 #66
that's right. HuffPost is twisting this all out of proportion uhnope Mar 2014 #88
bullshit Skittles Mar 2014 #186
check which way your BS detector is pointing uhnope Mar 2014 #191
he knows the Iraq war was WRONG Skittles Mar 2014 #201
He's part of the club now. Lasher Mar 2014 #265
Even the repukes know the Iraq war was wrong. L0oniX Mar 2014 #313
He did. Cheviteau Mar 2014 #335
re - read the statement ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #371
Who is he defending here: ""We did not claim or annex Iraq's territory. We did not grab its rhett o rick Mar 2014 #329
We didn't grab their resources for our gain... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #340
Worse, we forced Iraq to give their oil to BP, Shell, Exxon, etc. This is not a reason to be proud. rhett o rick Mar 2014 #352
Agreed awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #354
we can't wait for the appropriate remorse before working against dictators like Putin uhnope Mar 2014 #342
I dont disagree. But we need to have a conversation as a country as to who we are with regard rhett o rick Mar 2014 #353
I agree w/you but I point out that US is not proposing foreign aggression in Ukraine uhnope Mar 2014 #357
I agree with you again Skittles. While I do give the President credit.. mvd Mar 2014 #197
"shrug"....rationalizing happens from the podium Supersedeas Mar 2014 #355
I assume you are being factious. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #327
An overwhelming number of Crimeans voted for that annex to Russia. A majority of Crimeans ARE sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #225
Very well said, sabrina 1. Raksha Mar 2014 #232
Thank you, Sabrina... 99Forever Mar 2014 #290
Well said sabrina. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #364
It's not defending it, it's excusing it. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #367
He tied himself in a knot with that one. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #4
That statement was completely at odds with itself. pa28 Mar 2014 #16
Lying is hard work! n/t Oilwellian Mar 2014 #49
things that make you go hmmm newdemocrat999 Mar 2014 #42
It would be kind of hard not to. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #61
So! Who got the oil, hmm? Hint, it wasn't the USA. Read post for correct answer> KittyWampus Mar 2014 #254
Exxon SOLD the rights to China PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #258
Which companies got the contracts? ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #377
Forgive my ignorance ... sunnystarr Mar 2014 #339
Beats me. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #378
there is no honor in committing-- or justifying-- wars of aggression.... mike_c Mar 2014 #5
Unfortunately, he is in no position to say otherwise ... MindMover Mar 2014 #6
Yeah, then we'd have to look backwards and confront mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #63
More than hard ...nt MindMover Mar 2014 #90
Well, Presidentin' IS hard...n/t BuelahWitch Mar 2014 #170
so you want us to start the next civil war ..??? MindMover Mar 2014 #174
Sooner or later, this country is going to HAVE to look backwards, Raksha Mar 2014 #236
those who benefitted from the past are not worried about repeating it. nt tomp Mar 2014 #280
It's gotta be hard to be prez after Bush... polichick Mar 2014 #7
Yep, claiming moral authority would be much easier if we had any.... truebluegreen Mar 2014 #11
And we can't gain moral authority without making things right... polichick Mar 2014 #15
Maybe he should just pardon the Bush War Criminals and then we could move "forward". rhett o rick Mar 2014 #12
Well, it wouldn't fool anyone so we'd still not gain moral authority. polichick Mar 2014 #17
First of all American "moral authority" is dead. It wont be back for many a day. rhett o rick Mar 2014 #30
I like your solution - and your sentences! polichick Mar 2014 #91
"American "moral authority" is dead"..., if ever existed? Deuce Mar 2014 #94
Good point - it never really existed, given our treatment of Native Americans... polichick Mar 2014 #96
I agree, but what the hell is a jaybird and rhett o rick Mar 2014 #190
Good questions - I've wondered myself. :) polichick Mar 2014 #321
Seriously, you think Bush could figure out how put a Big Mac together? dflprincess Mar 2014 #136
I always figured W's calling was armadillo herder. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #155
Good point, I should demean McDonalds workers to suggest the The Dim-Son could handle rhett o rick Mar 2014 #326
He could paint hamburgers by number .. (nt) sunnystarr Mar 2014 #341
"moral authority" from when? Genocide of the Indians? Slavery? Vietnam? L0oniX Mar 2014 #144
There was just a thread mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #68
That's not true. Nixon was pardoned without being convicted. Vattel Mar 2014 #80
I remember thinking what a scam that was. polichick Mar 2014 #97
It wasn't a scam from a constitutional standpoint. Vattel Mar 2014 #128
I was thinking from the standpoint of "liberty and justice for all." polichick Mar 2014 #141
Well from that standpoint it was a total scam! Vattel Mar 2014 #151
It was a scam from the standpoint of Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #276
GHW Bush pardoned Caspar Weinberger before he came to trial Fumesucker Mar 2014 #86
Those that say that one cant be pardoned until they are tried and convicted rhett o rick Mar 2014 #178
Damn it all to hell! I am never going to vote for him again! L0oniX Mar 2014 #156
And if he pardons Bush will you be the first to genuflect? nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #187
Can't speak for him Aerows Mar 2014 #240
Maybe we should start a petition now. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #249
But LOoniX, sources on the street say truedelphi Mar 2014 #366
+1 L0oniX Mar 2014 #369
That would amount to an admission that the Bush Administration did wrong. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #277
Krugman said that taking the Presidency right after Bush would not be worth it. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #31
I sure wouldn't have wanted it - wonder if Obama regrets running. polichick Mar 2014 #93
that is EXACTLY right Skittles Mar 2014 #189
Holy crap! Your last sentence! Spot on! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #202
It would not be so hard if he had a spine and some fight Hotler Mar 2014 #296
a prophet writes in 1999 nationalize the fed Mar 2014 #9
Green for Victory!!...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #20
code? nationalize the fed Mar 2014 #32
Of a sort...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #37
Don't Laugh... Both Democrats And Republicans Are Mostly Despised These Days... WillyT Mar 2014 #38
Please explain Sid Caretha Mar 2014 #46
he is having a flashback bobduca Mar 2014 #127
Smoochy, moochy...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #289
Sure you didn't mean a "profit" writes. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #22
I really like the way the president is rallying his 2008 voters for this year's midterms Doctor_J Mar 2014 #10
Just say you are staying home already. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #27
Oh, I'll be there, but it's not going to help much Doctor_J Mar 2014 #140
No shit! L0oniX Mar 2014 #146
I had to turn the TV off BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #13
Saw on Democracy Now that there was a protest about the Gitmo Hunger Strikes KoKo Mar 2014 #173
Maybe she should take it up with the NIMBY assholes Arkana Mar 2014 #293
Point. nt Hekate Mar 2014 #323
Brutal idiocy is a good way to describe it. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #278
you want I should kick your puking ass, WillyT? Skittles Mar 2014 #14
I'll join you too burrowowl Mar 2014 #59
I'm not feeling well, either, after reading that Aerows Mar 2014 #87
So this thread is just an anti-Obama puke fest. On DU. tridim Mar 2014 #110
Or in other words...... Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #147
FFS ...because the truth is anti Obama. L0oniX Mar 2014 #148
LOL Skittles Mar 2014 #176
No, I'm not going to slop up your anti-Obama puke. tridim Mar 2014 #205
LOLOL Skittles Mar 2014 #206
Spin it, Willy! Spin it!... SidDithers Mar 2014 #18
Those Are Direct Quotes Sid... Who's Spinning Who ??? WillyT Mar 2014 #21
Dont mind him. He has nothing of substance to add. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #33
But He's Here All The Time... Wanna Know What He REALLY Thinks... WillyT Mar 2014 #40
LOL, really? Seems to me like there is only one thought, that Obama is god and all rhett o rick Mar 2014 #51
Ya Know... Oddly... I Have A Certain Affinity For The True Believers...Especially Since... WillyT Mar 2014 #72
They believe they are defending the Democratic brand, but foolish pride pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #175
Until they have a replacement, he is their daddy. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #250
Wrong BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #325
Why bother? 840high Mar 2014 #295
Everyone recognizes that right? Why is he still here? morningfog Mar 2014 #224
ON this one it is clear as day treestar Mar 2014 #73
Did you, "pointing to the gaping hole in that logic." ?? nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #331
Gullible much? YES! nt Logical Mar 2014 #143
You need a new hobby. morningfog Mar 2014 #220
WTF. "In fact, the U.S. forced Iraq to privatize its oil industry, which had previously been under rhett o rick Mar 2014 #19
We're supposed to read "privatize" and jump for joy Doctor_J Mar 2014 #25
We were promised that oil. That was going to pay for the invasion. And now we rhett o rick Mar 2014 #45
Meanwhile in Iraq bobduca Mar 2014 #120
You, sheshe2 Mar 2014 #108
So I am guessing that you will welcome the day when the Pres pardons Bush rhett o rick Mar 2014 #195
And you got that from my response??? sheshe2 Mar 2014 #199
Answer my question first. Will you be glad when Obama pardons Bush? nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #251
Why should I answer your question? sheshe2 Mar 2014 #261
That is what jumped out at me as well. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #26
He's writing for The Onion now, right? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #47
You wont be laughing when he pardons the bastards. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #52
No laughing here. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #283
And the US is supporting a RW coup attempt in Venezuela, to privatize their oil, right fucking now. Zorra Mar 2014 #83
Obama didn't say that Oilwellian Mar 2014 #95
This oil situation is exactly what I thought of when I heard the prez go there... polichick Mar 2014 #105
He DIDN'T say that. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #113
"We did not grab its resources for our own gain" rickyhall Mar 2014 #23
Well, it wasn't for "our" gain Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #28
We definitely stole the museum's treasures for someone's personal ownership. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #48
...and we can't be having countries with free higher education. L0oniX Mar 2014 #315
well it's true it wasn't for our gain. it was for Big Oil's gain, not the American people. magical thyme Mar 2014 #157
Not to mention all the money made by the MIC... the contractors... cui bono Mar 2014 #268
A question The Wizard Mar 2014 #24
I Don't Think So... Over My Lifetime It Looks Like Presidents Cover For Each Other... WillyT Mar 2014 #29
Actually I think you're right rpannier Mar 2014 #119
Bush made his first four years a continuous Clinton slam jmowreader Mar 2014 #273
May be true rpannier Mar 2014 #274
of course they do. they're on the same team. tomp Mar 2014 #281
With cops it's the Blue code. With POTUS it's the White (House) Code. L0oniX Mar 2014 #316
I dont think so. But I think he realizes that prosecuting war criminals would be rhett o rick Mar 2014 #55
no Skittles Mar 2014 #182
All crimes are commited in the past. (NT) The Wizard Mar 2014 #219
Somewhere in Texas, a man painting pictures of dogs is laughing his ARSE off. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #34
Can someone please explain to me this: Raine1967 Mar 2014 #35
Are you sure your eyes were open? DeSwiss Mar 2014 #53
Damn Aerows Mar 2014 #92
They are very open. Raine1967 Mar 2014 #183
Context Oilwellian Mar 2014 #100
Thank you. Raine1967 Mar 2014 #181
Yes, well there are people who are so blind, they cannot see Oilwellian Mar 2014 #203
Bush has tied that anvil around every President's neck from here on out. alarimer Mar 2014 #36
This will be a sticking point DearAbby Mar 2014 #39
It's not a sticking point at all pangaia Mar 2014 #65
K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #41
Full text of speech here dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #43
Thanks for posting Obama's full speech. I guess he shouldn't have tried to defend our war against lumpy Mar 2014 #188
Agree (but he did not vote against invading Iraq) cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #194
Meet the new boss..... obxhead Mar 2014 #44
I don't know how you get 'defending the Iraq invasion' from that Whisp Mar 2014 #50
FUD'ers gotta FUD...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #60
When's all that "Change" we were promised, scheduled to begin ?!?! blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #54
To be honest, Obama did change n/t n2doc Mar 2014 #79
How quickly we forget "shock and awe", hundreds of 9/11's all in one day arcane1 Mar 2014 #57
It is a stupid statement, but it must be remembered he would not have gone into Iraq in the first lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #58
I know I shouldn't be shocked by this, but this is just too much. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #62
I, Obamabot, do pledge allegiance RobertEarl Mar 2014 #64
Why would you lie about what he said? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #70
You agree with what Obama said about Iraq? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #77
You claimed he said the Iraq war was good. That is a lie. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #85
It was all bad RobertEarl Mar 2014 #102
lol tridim Mar 2014 #112
He should have said: "Mr Putin, given that Bush wrongly invaded Iraq, you should feel free to ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #299
This Iraq portion of the speech was NOT good. Pholus Mar 2014 #279
This is the worst thing Obama has ever said, since that thing he said yesterday. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #67
And taken out of context treestar Mar 2014 #74
When an actual outrage is unavailable, its time to manufacture one. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #75
So... President Obama's Justifying President Bush's Illegal Invasion Of Iraq Is OK With You ??? WillyT Mar 2014 #98
He did not justify it treestar Mar 2014 #286
Good Lord... MrMickeysMom Mar 2014 #69
please do..throw up... chillfactor Mar 2014 #78
I'm Not Gonna Alert You For That... Cause I Really Couldn't Care Less... But... WillyT Mar 2014 #103
What gave him away as a troll? Over 53000 posts? L0oniX Mar 2014 #154
Oh Great, now the Pearl-Clutchers have a new Meme n2doc Mar 2014 #81
At least We tried to get support before we invaded a country for oil illegally. tea and oranges Mar 2014 #82
Thanks for the warning ... GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #84
Damn it! He's done a complete 360 from what he used to be. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #99
Was he crossing his fingers Aerows Mar 2014 #101
"We did not claim or annex Iraq's territory..." pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #104
"We didn't annex Iraq's oilfields. Our oil companies did!" reformist2 Mar 2014 #106
I guess we're still pretending there's a difference. polichick Mar 2014 #117
You're quoting the author, not Obama Oilwellian Mar 2014 #208
Serioulsy, what we're you expecting from a US president cheapdate Mar 2014 #109
One Word: Hypocrisy !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #116
Guess what? Everyone's a hypocrite. cheapdate Mar 2014 #163
Yet Our System Of Government... Was Linked To The Theory That We Followed The Laws Of Humans... WillyT Mar 2014 #168
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, cheapdate Mar 2014 #192
Our meddling in the Ukraine ie fostering a coup Oilwellian Mar 2014 #216
There's a difference between what a US president can say at home cheapdate Mar 2014 #223
Thank you for your insightful posts. (nt) sunnystarr Mar 2014 #344
So because Bush invaded Iraq, Obama can't criticize Putin ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #111
Which shows the reason why we continue have combat troops in Iraq today, right? MrScorpio Mar 2014 #115
Got a link for that.... Historic NY Mar 2014 #129
Could you just do it and get it over with for all of us?!1 n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #118
I Wish I Knew What That Meant... WillyT Mar 2014 #142
I Wish I Knew What That Meant... WillyT Mar 2014 #150
I smell Presidential Freedom Medal for one George Walker Bush MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #121
I get that sinking feeling you're probably right. reformist2 Mar 2014 #133
Nope sorry, O won't be medaling GWB, you'll have to hope for President Hillary for that. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #235
lol - I would have thought the Obamabots would have blamed the speech writer... pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #124
THANK YOU Skittles Mar 2014 #207
+1 It is very repugnant. nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #269
I still remember Powells litlle drawing and the little vial. Autumn Mar 2014 #125
Hardly man bite dog news. clg311 Mar 2014 #130
Obligatory GWAR video RIP DAVE Burf-_- Mar 2014 #217
Pass the barf bag. kenny blankenship Mar 2014 #132
OFFS yea ...well we should have attacked Saudi Arabia since most of the 911 hijackers were Saudis... L0oniX Mar 2014 #137
rationalizing a war of aggression is particularly disgusting Agony Mar 2014 #138
Could you please start throwing up in private instead of all over this board? BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #139
Why do the President's words and a typical response bother you n/t slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #145
His restating his opposition to the Iraq war doesn't bother me in the least n/t BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #152
And his continued votes for funding the war after one speech does not bother you, actions do speak.. slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #158
Not to mention all the wars he has unilaterally launched as President, eh? BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #162
Stay on topic, how many displaced persons and orphaned children in Iraq do not forget... slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #164
Now what the hell are we talking about? Obama opposed the war, famously called it a dumb war BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #172
I remember one speech from Obama and then several votes to fund the "dumb" war. n/t slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #198
So you agree to allow dissent as long as it isn't in public? pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #153
Good gawd Mr. President. Do you have a fever? lonestarnot Mar 2014 #149
I remember a right-wing friend being all stoked about the Iraq invasion. Drinking at our brewens Mar 2014 #159
Hope and change LittleBlue Mar 2014 #160
Because we tricked the UN with false evidence, that make it all ok. ozone_man Mar 2014 #161
We didn't trick them Oilwellian Mar 2014 #165
True. The American populace was tricked. ozone_man Mar 2014 #375
We did not grab its resources for our own gain," Obama argued dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #166
Calm, Cool, and Collected, President Obama Schools ABC Reporter During Press Conference at The Hague ProSense Mar 2014 #167
The right answer would have been to say... BlueCheese Mar 2014 #169
Simple... And Beautiful... WillyT Mar 2014 #177
THANK YOU Skittles Mar 2014 #193
Saw the clip on Democracy Now....it was depressing to see... KoKo Mar 2014 #171
He was so anti Iraq war in the past mvd Mar 2014 #180
no matter which party is in charge they all have to follow the agenda leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #179
Politicians lie. SamKnause Mar 2014 #184
aren't you even a little 'happy' President O. has worked to move the USA out of those wars? Sunlei Mar 2014 #185
WHY can't he just say the Iraq war was WRONG Skittles Mar 2014 #196
a thousand ways, over & over, he already has said bushwars were wrong." I'm opposed to dumb wars" Sunlei Mar 2014 #209
no, NOT the same thing Skittles Mar 2014 #211
maybe not to you, sorry.But I accept the thousands of times Pres. O has 'said' bushwars were wrong Sunlei Mar 2014 #215
then why not say THAT this time instead of trying mitigate the sheer hypocrisy? Skittles Mar 2014 #221
You demand/expect what no president will ever say in our lifetime Hekate Mar 2014 #234
Thank you Hekate. nt sheshe2 Mar 2014 #267
But BUSHGHAZI!!!!!11 tridim Mar 2014 #204
/hysterical screamss!! Sunlei Mar 2014 #218
we'd likely still have a presence (aside from the thousands of contractors) if not for bush's SOFA frylock Mar 2014 #359
Stealing Iraq's Oil "Is a War Crime!" slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #210
"They are all honourable men." uriel1972 Mar 2014 #212
Defending Bush again just as he did with the financial bailout ... slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #214
Is this the Onion? Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #213
It does appear we are living in an alternate space ... thanks. n/t slipslidingaway Mar 2014 #222
...or we are stuck on one of those multi dimensional chess boards. L0oniX Mar 2014 #320
Ugh...and he essentially admits we wanted the oil. n/t Triana Mar 2014 #227
US tried to make it legal? All righty then. LisaL Mar 2014 #229
Here's what he actually said: struggle4progress Mar 2014 #230
Gosh, that was hard to find, wasn't it? Hekate Mar 2014 #237
We don't claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right or wrong with the world? LisaL Mar 2014 #238
News to me, too Aerows Mar 2014 #243
I suppose you're welcome to take the PoV that the US is the sole arbiter of right and wrong struggle4progress Mar 2014 #244
Doesn't matter, the spin is wound tight Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #239
S4P - You read what he actually said Aerows Mar 2014 #245
Your hatred clouds your reading comprehension. Your two paragraphs aren't contradictory. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #255
Yes it does Aerows Mar 2014 #358
Most everyone at DU opposed the Iraq war from the beginning struggle4progress Mar 2014 #260
Thank you for that, struggle4progress Hekate Mar 2014 #271
.... greatauntoftriplets Mar 2014 #307
Why is he taking up the Bush banner? /nt Ash_F Mar 2014 #231
The people with the money Aerows Mar 2014 #241
Lipstick on a pig. moondust Mar 2014 #242
OMG, he looked back. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #246
"We did not grab its resources for our own gain" PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #247
Just to point out how uniformed your post is>>> the RESOURCES went elsewheres KittyWampus Mar 2014 #256
Just to point out low reading comprehension in your post... PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #259
developing an oil field isn't the same as the actual RESOURCES. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #262
I swear, I try to be a good person Aerows Mar 2014 #248
This thread is filled with the usual DU'ers who have zero reading comprehension. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #257
They clearly have a job to do, woo me with science Mar 2014 #287
defend the undefendable! bobduca Mar 2014 #303
And they never stop, either. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #309
WOW, just wow...and saddened. eom Purveyor Mar 2014 #252
Remember when the Huff. post did a picture of Obama and Bush morphed and called it George W. Obama? quinnox Mar 2014 #253
sooo we can't really criticize Iraq anymore, but if we complain MisterP Mar 2014 #263
If a wrong has been perpetrated... ReRe Mar 2014 #264
"No accountability = no credibility." Well said. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #312
No accountability = swilton Mar 2014 #362
This is all "true": "But even in Iraq, America sought to work within the international system. Zorra Mar 2014 #266
Between this and the Manhattan nuke comment Union Scribe Mar 2014 #270
Definitely. If I didn't know better, I'd wonder if Obama had been hitting the scotch bottle cabinet quinnox Mar 2014 #272
We live Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #275
Even the most stalwart Obama defenders should just admit the President was wrong. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #282
that's a laugh G_j Mar 2014 #292
The swooners are not here to *discuss* policy, but to rationalize it whatever it is. bobduca Mar 2014 #297
Precisely. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #314
For once, the nonsense isn't winning the day ProSense Mar 2014 #310
But they'd have to have introspect for that. L0oniX Mar 2014 #318
I will have to swallow... sendero Mar 2014 #284
No need for him to defend the indefensible here Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #285
X 1000 ctsnowman Mar 2014 #306
Turns out he is still a clown. chompers Mar 2014 #288
"Still a clown"? or are you with Rummy but just refraining from saying "ape"? Hekate Mar 2014 #322
Obama looks and sounds great. He has been of little substance. chompers Mar 2014 #379
You and I differ greatly in our assessment, but thanks for clarifying your stance. Nt Hekate Mar 2014 #380
Until * and co. are in jail... freebrew Mar 2014 #291
Oh, look. Another post with the word 'fuck' in it. How insightful. randome Mar 2014 #294
The quality of the outrage widgets around here is steadily declining. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #298
Pretty soon we'll hear that it was Ed Snowden who FORCED Obama to end the Iraq war. randome Mar 2014 #300
They actually claim Bush gets credit for ending the Iraq war. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #301
Link to CSPAN ctsnowman Mar 2014 #302
yes, "America sought to work within the international system," by LYING nt G_j Mar 2014 #304
Since when is "fixing the facts" lying? L0oniX Mar 2014 #311
America does not make mistakes, we just look forward and never back. Rex Mar 2014 #305
It's not "defending" the Iraq war to recognize the difference between it and the Crimea annexation. WatermelonRat Mar 2014 #308
Where've you been? That's exactly what Bush and his supporters said. Octafish Mar 2014 #317
Could you explain the difference? There IS a difference. That is true. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #324
We didn't annex Iraq. WatermelonRat Mar 2014 #345
Yes, it would be more analogous if we grabbed Cuba at gunpoint. Or Baja California. treestar Mar 2014 #351
How many died in Putins takeover of Crimea? Autumn Mar 2014 #319
Did Putin's actions push the price of gas at the pump up another $3? Octafish Mar 2014 #328
Not in my part of Colorado. Autumn Mar 2014 #330
How Bush won the war in Iraq. Really. Octafish Mar 2014 #337
Those are different issues treestar Mar 2014 #350
ridiculous. n/t Autumn Mar 2014 #361
Obama's not the only one...someone needs to come out and tell it like it is... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #333
Wow! This is going to turn a lot of people in the Democratic Party off fascisthunter Mar 2014 #334
He's being a good lawyer, drawing distinctions rumdude Mar 2014 #338
Yep. Our moral standing to criticize acts like this is nil. DirkGently Mar 2014 #343
Now watch the Republicans who engineered Iraq jump DirkGently Mar 2014 #348
He didn't defend it. He highlighted falsehoods in Putin's statement. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #349
he rationalized it frylock Mar 2014 #360
You better believe it! Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2014 #356
All of us Baby Boomers can remember being warned about this: truedelphi Mar 2014 #363
BTW the very first oil pipeline put into operation after our truedelphi Mar 2014 #365
Why doesn't he just pass on "IOKIYAR"? The world will accept that. .........right? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #368
No mention of the number of Iraqi casualties? ozone_man Mar 2014 #372
To use a legal term, what President Obama did was to distinguish the Iraq war from Crimea Gothmog Mar 2014 #374
He was trying anyway. ozone_man Mar 2014 #376
I listened President Obama's comments live on my car radio when he made the speech Gothmog Mar 2014 #381
I'm not suggesting there is anything legally incorrect with what he said. ozone_man Mar 2014 #382
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