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Bluenorthwest

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8. Touting her for President is far more than a pass, it is a promotion offered for reckless behavior

Reply to bigtree (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 03:18 PM

Jun 2014

The rewarding of mediocrity, that is the key to why this country is failing, we have rewarded those who were very wrong about Iraq and punished those who were very right about Iraq. That's what we do in the US. We spit at excellence and elevate the mediocre.

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It's fine to have sympathy for President Obama in Iraq [View all] bigtree Jun 2014 OP

All I can say is ProSense Jun 2014 #1

I've never given Clinton a pass on Iraq. She's just as wrong. bigtree Jun 2014 #2

Touting her for President is far more than a pass, it is a promotion offered for reckless behavior Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #8

I've said I'd vote for Clinton as a nominee against any republican challenger bigtree Jun 2014 #9

People don't want to face the truth n2doc Jun 2014 #3

gas on the fire bigtree Jun 2014 #5

"..Iraq war as a reason for the diffusion of jihad ideology" G_j Jun 2014 #4

a lost point bigtree Jun 2014 #6

kick bigtree Jun 2014 #7

kick bigtree Jun 2014 #10

» bigtree Jun 2014 #11

Very good analysis. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #12

he learned it from his military and intelligence holdovers bigtree Jun 2014 #13