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In reply to the discussion: Look people - the Iraq War was an honest mistake [View all]Progressive dog
(6,900 posts)109. Yes you said what you said and
it was perfectly understandable. There is no need to put words in your mouth, you are doing fine.
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Ironic that Cheney and Rumsfeld, 2 individuals that benefitted from Obama's look forward,
Dustlawyer
Mar 2014
#68
It could have been rendered out of Lego blocks and Congress would have bought it. nt
Buns_of_Fire
Mar 2014
#38
Maybe we should factor in what we now know about the NSA/CIA/FBI cabal. Maybe that will
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#98
Last time I saw the bastard I was pushing the button on my garage door opener like a mad
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#20
The other guy would have been comparatively more bad is a shitty argument.
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2014
#37
By the way, post 12 is supposed to be sarcastic. I am not as good at it as Manny though.
Vattel
Mar 2014
#15
From the point of view of the 1%, the war was a great success. A million dead, 5 million
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#34
Do you support pardoning Bush and the War Criminals? I mean they had good intentions. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#18
Do I understand that means you are against pardoning them? It would put this mess behind us. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#86
Sure it was all in good fun. But some people don't know how to take a joke.
kenny blankenship
Mar 2014
#24
Bull. Those who voted for war were either craven, conned, or corrupt. Iraq was obvious war crime
on point
Mar 2014
#27
I don't even know what I'm going to reply with, but I feel I have to reply to this thread
Victor_c3
Mar 2014
#42
Yes, we should all go along with war for whatever reason, because otherwise we won't win elections.
Scuba
Mar 2014
#49
Half the people in the Country don't vote and we think it's because they're lazy.
Scuba
Mar 2014
#50
Calm, Cool, and Collected, President Obama Schools ABC Reporter During Press Conference at The Hague
ProSense
Mar 2014
#55
No, but this country has no moral credibility commenting on anyone invading anything
RandoLoodie
Mar 2014
#78
Logical Fallacy alert. Well right back at yeah, "Should we Stand Our Ground and nuke Putin?" nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#99
100,000+ dead were better than Saddam. Remember he paid the families of Palestinian suicide bombers.
Jesus Malverde
Mar 2014
#77
Yep. And, now we kill civilians (for their own good) with drones and call it "unforturnate".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#93
Why is it that I have this guy on "Full Ignore" and yet I still have to see these moronic posts?
Richardo
Mar 2014
#120
You don't have to see them. Let me help you to not see anything you don't want to see.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#122
For a guy who isn't paying a dime for DU's services, you're pretty demanding
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2014
#139
I figured it wouldn't take long for you to show up with another shit-and-run special.
Arkana
Mar 2014
#131
To use a legal term, what President Obama did was to distinguish the Iraq war from Crimea
Gothmog
Mar 2014
#157
I agree, the Iraq war is distinguised in that it was a far worse crime. Especially torture, right?
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#164
Well, in Rumsfeld's fevered imagination the Iraqis greeted us with flowers and candy.
Maedhros
Mar 2014
#168