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Look people - the Iraq War was an honest mistake [View all] MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 OP

Haha. 840high Mar 2014 #1

Oil Oil OiL 12kbush Mar 2014 #119

Tell that to Obama RobertEarl Mar 2014 #2

Ironic that Cheney and Rumsfeld, 2 individuals that benefitted from Obama's look forward, Dustlawyer Mar 2014 #68

No, no, no. fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #100

It's about time you got on board PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author quinnox Mar 2014 #6

history is revised with getting others onboard Supersedeas Mar 2014 #116

Bwahahahah ...luv ya Manny L0oniX Mar 2014 #4

Did you not know to look forward and never back? Rex Mar 2014 #5

Yes, thanks, and I was recently informed we were all fooled by the WMDs anyhow quinnox Mar 2014 #7

irrefutable satellite imagery... PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #11

It was good enough to fool Congress. Well at least Ms. Clinton-Sachs. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #19

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

It also fooled vssmith Mar 2014 #112

Some day President Cheney's pacemaker pscot Mar 2014 #8

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

LOL! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #23

Thanks for the much-needed belly laugh! Divernan Mar 2014 #151

LOL. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #158

McCain would have opposed the war. ProSense Mar 2014 #9

The other guy would have been comparatively more bad is a shitty argument. Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #37

Forgetting that Obama ended the Iraq war? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #72

It was not his timeline. former9thward Mar 2014 #87

No matter whose timeline it was Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #101

Yes, there is that... former9thward Mar 2014 #108

Words, words, words, we're so sick of words sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #96

Hmm jamzrockz Mar 2014 #123

Because writing is an action.. LanternWaste Mar 2014 #127

Quite brilliant malaise Mar 2014 #10

Obama failed to see that the Iraq war was a huge success. Vattel Mar 2014 #12

I am soooo sorry PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #14

By the way, post 12 is supposed to be sarcastic. I am not as good at it as Manny though. Vattel Mar 2014 #15

I almost did not post PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #16

The joke was supposed to be in the fact that the speech I quoted was Obama's. Vattel Mar 2014 #21

Yes - from here: Maedhros Mar 2014 #105

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

That war was neither honest nor a mistake. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2014 #167

BS Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #13

We are All Schmuckians Now tea and oranges Mar 2014 #25

Oh Jeez, this place has become a parody of itself. JaneyVee Mar 2014 #17

Do you support pardoning Bush and the War Criminals? I mean they had good intentions. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #18

Who has talked about pardons? leftynyc Mar 2014 #61

Do I understand that means you are against pardoning them? It would put this mess behind us. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #86

Deflection is not helping your cause leftynyc Mar 2014 #89

Do you consider them 'honorable men'? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #121

Are you talking about leftynyc Mar 2014 #124

We were against it before we were for it. Autumn Mar 2014 #22

double + good bobduca Mar 2014 #75

It wasn't honest and it wasn't a mistake. Autumn Mar 2014 #79

US foreign policy stance demands dishonest rhetoric bobduca Mar 2014 #82

Sure it was all in good fun. But some people don't know how to take a joke. kenny blankenship Mar 2014 #24

I do not think this country could take the truth at this point without ... MindMover Mar 2014 #26

That's a good point. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #40

"Extremely divisive." Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #137

Bull. Those who voted for war were either craven, conned, or corrupt. Iraq was obvious war crime on point Mar 2014 #27

Exactly. If this bohunk out in the boonies knew it, so did those in Congress. Scuba Mar 2014 #46

What incendiary rubbish. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #28

Burn, baby, burn ... GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #39

What? You believed? You think Congress didn't know it was a con? Scuba Mar 2014 #47

Schmucks and their money are soon parted.. zeemike Mar 2014 #29

Dammit. Phlem Mar 2014 #150

So did I...and I am not ashamed to say it. zeemike Mar 2014 #159

Sure, mistakes were made. But Saddam was way worse than that Hitler guy. RufusTFirefly Mar 2014 #30

MUST. LOOK. FORWARD. (It's "the best we could do.") blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #31

Is this sarcasm? Please tell me it is! YOHABLO Mar 2014 #32

Depends on how old you are cprise Mar 2014 #35

k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2014 #33

P.S. cprise Mar 2014 #36

If it weren't for the MIC pscot Mar 2014 #67

Or... cprise Mar 2014 #115

Freedom! pscot Mar 2014 #148

Source? I'd like to read the full article. [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #107

'U.S. Foreign Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market' cprise Mar 2014 #117

Awesome! Thank you.[n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #130

Of all the backtracking Obama's done, this one hurts the most. reformist2 Mar 2014 #41

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

This old vet understands. Thanks for your post. Scuba Mar 2014 #48

Many of us know - TBF Mar 2014 #51

I'm sorry for what you went through. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #56

I just want to hug you Marrah_G Mar 2014 #94

Thank you for your service. Maedhros Mar 2014 #111

sorry, man.. frylock Mar 2014 #129

I have a teenaged son MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #135

As a mother libodem Mar 2014 #145

I know you were lied to and deceived JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #153

I wonder if there is a "RINO Ronnie" over on FR CJCRANE Mar 2014 #43

Freepers don't do cognitive dissonance Fumesucker Mar 2014 #45

Manny is the Stephen Colbert of DU. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #52

I have never considered Colbert juvenile leftynyc Mar 2014 #62

"insults liberals"? Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #74

Manny is pretending to be a fictional Democrat insulting other Democrats CJCRANE Mar 2014 #92

btw Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #95

Fair enough. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #97

Manny *is* laughing at all of us. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #142

Yeah, but we're ~elite~ schmucks Fumesucker Mar 2014 #166

Yes, we should all go along with war for whatever reason, because otherwise we won't win elections. Scuba Mar 2014 #49

I don't agree with Obama on this issue either CJCRANE Mar 2014 #60

What do you want? Mission Accomplished! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #44

When do you want it? Duhhhhhhhh, snort Mar 2014 #85

Half the people in the Country don't vote and we think it's because they're lazy. Scuba Mar 2014 #50

+1000 LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #57

Half?!?!?!?!? Two thirds don't vote. A 30% turnout is a headline. marble falls Mar 2014 #58

Sorry - but a lot are simply lazy leftynyc Mar 2014 #63

I agree the two parties are not the same. But they're not different enough. Scuba Mar 2014 #64

Since the only REAL, lasting legacy leftynyc Mar 2014 #66

You nailed it this time - TBF Mar 2014 #53

du rec. xchrom Mar 2014 #54

Calm, Cool, and Collected, President Obama Schools ABC Reporter During Press Conference at The Hague ProSense Mar 2014 #55

Where's Sid? marble falls Mar 2014 #59

canada bobduca Mar 2014 #83

Off getting his daily enema. Dragonfli Mar 2014 #149

Nyuk nyuk nyuk! He should take his time. marble falls Mar 2014 #162

Pic of the process n2doc Mar 2014 #65

Shrub Shrugged trusty elf Mar 2014 #69

This thread needs more yellowcake RandoLoodie Mar 2014 #70

So Putin should get free pass on agression because Iraq. Progressive dog Mar 2014 #71

No, but this country has no moral credibility commenting on anyone invading anything RandoLoodie Mar 2014 #78

That is exactly what I thought was meant by the OP. Progressive dog Mar 2014 #80

I don't think that is the point RandoLoodie Mar 2014 #84

It is exactly the point and you just repeated it. Progressive dog Mar 2014 #102

That isn't what I am claiming RandoLoodie Mar 2014 #106

Yes you said what you said and Progressive dog Mar 2014 #109

It gets better RandoLoodie Mar 2014 #110

Logical Fallacy alert. Well right back at yeah, "Should we Stand Our Ground and nuke Putin?" nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #99

Eithern you don't know what a logical fallacy is or Progressive dog Mar 2014 #103

No one suggested that Putin should get a free pass and you claim. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #138

Yes, that's exactly what I said! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #140

No alternate reality is necessary to understand Progressive dog Mar 2014 #146

No, because Ukraine is about austerity, gas, and Monsanto. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #163

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #73

This some f*kkin JOKE??? Boxerfan Mar 2014 #76

Satire. And quite well done. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #160

100,000+ dead were better than Saddam. Remember he paid the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #77

We shouldn't bicker and squabble lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #81

Can't I look forward to seeing Cheney and Bush in handcuffs? tclambert Mar 2014 #88

Such cleverness lillypaddle Mar 2014 #90

Keep up the excellent work Manny - God knows, we need a laugh! polichick Mar 2014 #91

Yep. And, now we kill civilians (for their own good) with drones and call it "unforturnate". Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #93

Indeed. Maedhros Mar 2014 #113

If you are being sarcastic or satirical, please indicate so. nt raccoon Mar 2014 #104

Click on his "Journal" button annabanana Mar 2014 #136

The entire TONE indicated it. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #161

No, it was a lie to steal taxpayer dollars and steal oil! santamargarita Mar 2014 #114

Schmucks Puzzledtraveller Mar 2014 #118

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

I do believe that might be too complicated for the bots. Phlem Mar 2014 #152

For a guy who isn't paying a dime for DU's services, you're pretty demanding MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #139

Did you say full ignore? bobduca Mar 2014 #169

War Crimes never go away, they are too horrible to ever be forgotten Corruption Inc Mar 2014 #125

I gotta wear shades.... mike_c Mar 2014 #126

Golly, gee, everyone makes mistakes, after all. valerief Mar 2014 #128

I figured it wouldn't take long for you to show up with another shit-and-run special. Arkana Mar 2014 #131

and we fucking lied and bribed our asses off to get that coalition.. frylock Mar 2014 #132

Do you think that Bushs "NSA" came in handy for that? Autumn Mar 2014 #144

Ah yes, the Coaltion of the Billing! Divernan Mar 2014 #155

Slick post, distressing content DevineBovine Mar 2014 #133

Actually, it WAS an honest mistake. Kablooie Mar 2014 #134

Well and succinctly stated! Divernan Mar 2014 #156

We voted for the guy who knew it was a mistake from the get-go. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #141

He was against it before he was for it, lol! grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #165

Good one, Manny! kath Mar 2014 #143

Pssst.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #147

Did he say it was "initiated and managed properly" ?? gollygee Mar 2014 #154

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