Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: What Obama ACTUALLY said about Iraq [View all]berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)16. Then you disagree with Rachel Maddow?
She clearly pointed out in her documentary that the resources remained under the Iraqi state run oil industry and that the oil was brought to Market under Iraqi control.
I agree that the Bush Administration lied about the facts and the reason to go to war. There is no doubt that was a lie. But saying America sought to work with the world on this is not incongruent. The fact that they lied to everyone is independent of seeking approval. No one believed them, so they didn't get the approval, but that is the point you are making. Still what Obama said isn't patently false, nor is it revisionism. Too many people want that to be the case here. That doesn't make it so.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
39 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Give it a rest. Your "reality" isn't backed up by facts. No matter what you one Iraqi source tells
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#3
Thanks--it occurred to me, but I didn't want to add to the proliferation of meta threads!
beerandjesus
Mar 2014
#33
Then why did he say we worked within international law and did not grab its resources for our own.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#15