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2016 Postmortem

Lucinda

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11. It most likely wouldn't have happened if ANY Dem were POTUS.

Reply to samrock (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:46 AM

Jan 2016

I'm pretty sure our guys can read an intelligence report or might have even talked to Massoud after his EU Parliament speech (if they werent already aware of what he claimed)

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I am curious.. How many here IF HRC had been president when 9/11 happened [View all] samrock Jan 2016 OP

Well, the war's architects would've still wanted invasion, and she repeated every one of their lies. arcane1 Jan 2016 #1

Not so sure kcjohn1 Jan 2016 #2

Saddam gave aid and comfort to Al Qaeda while they had a price on his head. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #3

I can't STAND HRC... Still In Wisconsin Jan 2016 #4

I would like to think she would be triple-checking the intelligence sources. Nt JudyM Jan 2016 #5

That's not the right question daleanime Jan 2016 #6

The right question is what if Al Gore had been President? Midnight Writer Jan 2016 #21

why'd you think that? she invoked 9-11 to justify it and then led the charge to MisterP Jan 2016 #7

You havent watched her speech before the Senate have you? Lucinda Jan 2016 #12

I've heard some whoppers in my day but this is one of the most gaping ones MisterP Jan 2016 #13

Sorry if it doesnt fit your idea of what she said. She trusted Bush Lucinda Jan 2016 #17

Sounds right there hell bent on going to war so my answer is yes she would have if she Lawud Jan 2016 #14

Listen closer. Read the link. Information is power. n/t Lucinda Jan 2016 #16

The real Hiilary Lawud Jan 2016 #18

Iraq War LeatherSofa Jan 2016 #8

Bingo! Nt. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #20

Iraq was the personal passion of G. W. Bush, so he could be better than his father. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #9

As soon as the corporate media beat the war drums she would have been Annie get your guns Skwmom Jan 2016 #10

It most likely wouldn't have happened if ANY Dem were POTUS. Lucinda Jan 2016 #11

A better question is, if she had won in '08 would we have gotten out? Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #15

Finally, a good question in this thread. artislife Jan 2016 #19

That is a ridiculous contrafactus. longship Jan 2016 #22

So, she only voted for the killing but wouldn't have done it herself. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #23

The whole invasion of Iraq was a "personal thing" between John Poet Jan 2016 #24