2016 Postmortem

bigwillq

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65. K and R (nt)

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Sat Feb 6, 2016, 08:22 AM

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It still matters who voted to invade Iraq. We can not forget. Aftermath is devastating. [View all] madfloridian Feb 2016 OP

It is inexcusable to forget this vote considering lives lost and costs EndElectoral Feb 2016 #1

Let us not forget that from the catastrophe many many fortunes were made ElliotCarver Feb 2016 #9

Hillary herself has called Iraq a "Business Opportunity" arcane1 Feb 2016 #10

THAT IS IT !!!!!!!! THAT is the only reason any of it happens. pangaia Feb 2016 #30

Money to be made destroying the place. Money to be made rebuilding it. RufusTFirefly Feb 2016 #43

And money made on health care for the victims. pangaia Feb 2016 #56

Good pt. The hits just keep on coming, don't they. RufusTFirefly Feb 2016 #57

Hell yes.... daleanime Feb 2016 #2

It always will. madfloridian Feb 2016 #61

Biggest foreign policy blunder in US history. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #3

I agree. madfloridian Feb 2016 #16

That's why John Kerry will always be a blood-stained liar in my opinion. arcane1 Feb 2016 #4

Tom Harkin also. roody Feb 2016 #13

He never said he would have evaded Iraq -- he specifically said he wouldn't karynnj Feb 2016 #28

He absolutely said he would invade. I'll dig up the debate transcript. arcane1 Feb 2016 #46

"Well, let me tell you straight up: I've never changed my mind about Iraq." arcane1 Feb 2016 #47

I lost all respect Carolina Feb 2016 #50

I know....and the downfall for John Kerry is a really sad story. bvar22 Feb 2016 #75

I will NEVER forget. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #5

I will never forget standing in front of my TV watching the Democrats forsaking the American rhett o rick Feb 2016 #76

+10,000 nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #82

Will have to read the articles later but THANKS! tecelote Feb 2016 #6

Never Forget! bbmykel Feb 2016 #7

HRC blew off this isssue Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #8

But the 1M dead were brown people. So it's time to move on. jeff47 Feb 2016 #11

Knr roody Feb 2016 #12

"embrace that cause as our own": it's not oil, it's not the contractors MisterP Feb 2016 #14

Fisk was in Baghdad as the shock and awe began March 2003. madfloridian Feb 2016 #15

K&R EndElectoral Feb 2016 #17

Judgement. AzDar Feb 2016 #18

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind sarge43 Feb 2016 #19

Well said. There is no winning in Afghanistan. madfloridian Feb 2016 #21

G. Khan's army managed some success, sarge43 Feb 2016 #27

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #20

Always a K&R for you! blackspade Feb 2016 #22

Kicking for the reminder.... FloriTexan Feb 2016 #23

Those who were "fooled" into voting for this debacle farleftlib Feb 2016 #24

Excellent OP, madfloridian chervilant Feb 2016 #25

What else can one do but admit it was a mistake and apologize? oberliner Feb 2016 #26

Argumentum ad populum n/t RufusTFirefly Feb 2016 #34

I'm not actually trying to make an argument oberliner Feb 2016 #40

I can't read her mind, but I think she knew what she was doing RufusTFirefly Feb 2016 #42

That speech Carolina Feb 2016 #84

Those 70% shouldn't be President either. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #37

Nothing, really. JoeyT Feb 2016 #81

Bernie Sanders voted for the authorization of force against Afghanistan oberliner Feb 2016 #83

one of the many reasons I trust Bernie's judgment lastone Feb 2016 #29

Her cowardly Iraq vote is why I will never respect or support Hillary Demobrat Feb 2016 #31

It was and is all about money. pangaia Feb 2016 #32

K&R CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #33

It was a political calculation pure zentrum Feb 2016 #35

I will never excuse that Iraq War vote. democrank Feb 2016 #36

Once again, great post ornotna Feb 2016 #38

..... madfloridian Feb 2016 #41

K&R kristopher Feb 2016 #39

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #44

A majority of the disasters we're dealing with now DirkGently Feb 2016 #45

Yes, so many problems of today can be traced back to that event. madfloridian Feb 2016 #51

It will be relavent to any who voted for it or says dae Feb 2016 #48

No, no, no,...all of that is in the past. You are required to be Ready now. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #49

Among other things, according to the Red Cross, a million Iraqi's were killed. ladjf Feb 2016 #52

Berniebros! Misogyny! kibbutz! Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #53

A Vote Of Shame colsohlibgal Feb 2016 #54

history matters! Bernie is right to focus on Hillary's Vote for War; it set the stage for ISIS; and amborin Feb 2016 #55

Interesting video of what fighting in Afghanistan looks like. madfloridian Feb 2016 #58

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND innocent Iraqi civilians, DEAD. John Poet Feb 2016 #59

this will always be my personal line in the sand.... mike_c Feb 2016 #60

The invasion of Iraq helped create terrorists, that was obvious to many people ... slipslidingaway Feb 2016 #62

You guys are really afraid asuhornets Feb 2016 #63

HRC never met a war she didn't like. n/t eridani Feb 2016 #64

I guess it puts to bed the value of "foreign policy experience". Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #70

K and R (nt) bigwillq Feb 2016 #65

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #66

HRC and the rest were AFRAID of what jomin41 Feb 2016 #67

Bill Clinton had been President for eight years. jalan48 Feb 2016 #68

I very much agree. madfloridian Feb 2016 #73

Yet we are told to hold our noses and vote for those who enabled the atrocities. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #69

K&R for truth - however much it hurts the coronation. eom Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #71

The tossed rock in the pond Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2016 #72

OK People, Listen up! 40RatRod Feb 2016 #74

Kick and Rec. 99Forever Feb 2016 #77

No More Kings And Queens Of War - That Enable Death - Destroying The Lives Of Millions cantbeserious Feb 2016 #78

That invasion directly birthed ISIS. nt silvershadow Feb 2016 #79

Votes have repercussions. Voting for Iraq made the world more Warful. valerief Feb 2016 #80