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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 11:14 AM
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MSNBC.com vote: Has the Iraq War been worth it?
http://msnbc.newsvine.com/_question/2010/08/02/4801030-with-the-us-ending-major-combat-operations-in-iraq-do-you-think-the-war-has-been-worth-the-effort

"With the U.S. ending major combat operations in Iraq, do you think the war has been worth the effort?"



Yes - it has made us safer 11.8%
No - it cost too much in blood and money 71.9%
Maybe - it depends on how Iraq progresses from here 16.3%
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 11:19 AM
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1. The Unnecessary War
the big lie.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:32 PM
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8. The Unnecessary War(S).... the big lie(S)!
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 11:21 AM
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2. 'mission accomplished' how many billions were stolen and how many lives snuffed
war crimes....as blatant as ever
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 11:23 AM
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3. I love how the No option is not a denial of the Yes option, but centers on objections of cost
It doesn't deny that the "objective" in Iraq was a good thing, it just makes No voters look like they too selfish to pay the cost for a good thing. Microsoft media : programming you for war.
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 11:27 AM
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4. Seriously! "Yes" and "No" are self-explanatory answers to a specific question.
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:27 PM
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5. I think the real question is will seeing that war as not worth it stop the next "not worth it" war?
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:31 PM
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6. I wonder how a similar poll will look when we get booted out of Afghanistan.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:31 PM
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7. Some great comments
All we did was underfund our own schools and hospitals so that we could afford to wreck Iraq's. There are now more terrorists who hate us.
- 11:16 am EDT on Mon Aug 2, 2010
No - it cost too much in blood and money

- 11:16 am EDT on Mon Aug 2, 2010
No - it cost too much in blood and money

This was the Bush/Cheney vendetta paid for by the blood of young Americans.

:hi:
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:43 PM
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9. There should be more "NO" options, such as "No, it was a crime." nt
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1776Forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 12:44 PM
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10. Thanks for posting this - My vote NO - My comment below:
It was worth it for Blackwater et al - They made Billions! We the people have had to pay for it in blood sweat and tears!
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