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Aerows

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241. The people with the money
Thu Mar 27, 2014, 12:34 AM
Mar 2014

and the intel are pressuring him.

Otherwise, he's just a hollow shill. It's kind of either or, but I lean towards the former. They have some Intel.

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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