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TwilightGardener

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16. They bear blame for being stupid and too lazy or politically motivated
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:29 PM
Jun 2014

to make wise decisions. Totally let us down.

Sunni vs. Shia. Just on a very big scale, now with even worse wackadoodles TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #1
Expansion of Sunni vs. Shia proxy war JCMach1 Jun 2014 #3
Hello, the U.S. caused this... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #5
Iraq was a mistake of tragic proportions, trying to destabilize Syria also a mistake. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #6
It was not a mistake. It was a crime. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #9
It was a crime by Bush/Cheney, a mistake by those in Congress. I don't believe TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #11
sorry but those in Congress need to do their homework when they're starting a war wordpix Jun 2014 #13
They bear blame for being stupid and too lazy or politically motivated TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #16
The problem with pointing a finger is three more still are pointing back at you nolabels Jun 2014 #22
If they didn't know... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #19
Right no one lied to them the same way they lied to us right? They wouldn't lie to them would they? VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #26
The thing is, a lot of us here knew from the start that it was a lie Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #41
It was pretty obvious from the get-go villager Jun 2014 #53
Congress was complicit.... mike_c Jun 2014 #29
+1 btrflykng9 Jun 2014 #56
"the US" doesn't bear the responsibility---BushCo and the oil cos. that perpetrated the war do! wordpix Jun 2014 #12
The U.S. government... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #18
They voted for the AUMF which by the way was meant to let the inspectors continue their work... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #27
Incredible inversion of reality! JackRiddler Jun 2014 #33
That is YOUR interpretation.....IT DID in fact require that the weapons inspectors continue.... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #35
History has not and will never forgive the collaborators JackRiddler Jun 2014 #38
Excellent post - thank you! Nihil Jun 2014 #43
Include anybody in Congress who voted to authorize it. They all have access to the same intelligence 24601 Jun 2014 #23
No they don't you are entirely wrong about that.... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #28
No, I'm right. Intelligence products distributed to Congress are available to all members who will 24601 Jun 2014 #31
Then why is an Intelligence committee necessary if they all are privy to ALL the same Presidential VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #32
I had access! JackRiddler Jun 2014 #36
If you used the access you had, then you know that the intelligence communities world-wide reached 24601 Jun 2014 #45
The propaganda ministries? "Of the world"? JackRiddler Jun 2014 #47
I didn't have access, and I knew BushCo was lying. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #52
I won't argue that Democrats didn't know that Iraq was well contained Old and In the Way Jun 2014 #54
Got rid of Saddam ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #4
Shrubs $900 million embassy in Bagdad doesnt have a chance benld74 Jun 2014 #7
Well, we looted and destroyed their antiquity...beautiful buildings and art work. nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #21
Any chance the US can stay out of this one? IronLionZion Jun 2014 #8
The U.S. is up to its eyeballs in this one. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #10
When the vandals are at the gate ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2014 #42
Perhaps we'll nuke it from orbit, just to be sure. Kennah Jun 2014 #46
The war drums are beating and Im afraid we probably headed back there.. DCBob Jun 2014 #14
if the one or two bank robber had kept their mouth shut..they could have come to USA and join the 1% Leme Jun 2014 #15
thinking some, maybe not enough money for being in the 1% Leme Jun 2014 #17
Sorta like the US military and its mercernary contractors did when they invaded, eh? nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #20
but ... but ... superdem1984 Jun 2014 #24
This thread isn't about al Qaeda n/t arcane1 Jun 2014 #30
the worlds richest terrorist group is the Bush crime family. olddad56 Jun 2014 #25
Kurds took control of $1.06 Trillion worth of proven oil reserves in Kirkuk KeepItReal Jun 2014 #34
Remember, the ORIGINAL name for the IRAQ war was,,, benld74 Jun 2014 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jun 2014 #39
Riyadh sends them a lot more money than what they took. roamer65 Jun 2014 #40
they will loot everything in their path on an epic scale. who the heck funded them? it needs to be Sunlei Jun 2014 #44
Saudis, Qataris, Kuwaitis, and good old USA JCMach1 Jun 2014 #49
I wonder how much of that amount is from U.S. Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #48
And, thank you, W, for creating this mess in the first place. MBS Jun 2014 #50
Blowback is a bitch, thanks Bush. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #51
Shit just got real-er. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #55
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