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81. So Very True

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Mon Sep 14, 2015, 04:14 PM

Sep 2015

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Anti-war protesters were right. Iraq invasion has led to chaos. [View all] madfloridian Sep 2015 OP

Yes! Wonderful and thank you. Autumn Sep 2015 #1

And the architects of this disaster are still with us ... DirkGently Sep 2015 #2

Dick Cheney was absolutely right about invading Iraq! Human101948 Sep 2015 #28

He changed his mind big time. I remember that video. Angers me so much. madfloridian Sep 2015 #32

He didn't changed his mind he changed what he was saying. snort Sep 2015 #60

What was most to Halliburton's advantage? Two different options at two two different times. maddiemom Sep 2015 #61

Exactly! His PNAC compatriots decided to change the script. Raster Sep 2015 #82

Well that just makes it worse, doesn't it. DirkGently Sep 2015 #38

That's what happens when you don't prosecute War Criminals, they sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #75

Well said! N/T AikidoSoul Sep 2015 #86

"Blair Democrats, Ready for Battle" by Will Marshall PPI/DLC madfloridian Sep 2015 #3

"the cost has been too great" < I don't think the costs have even started yet. There is a big jtuck004 Sep 2015 #4

You are right about stuff coming. madfloridian Sep 2015 #5

"There is a big war ahead" - it looks that way. bananas Sep 2015 #51

Actually, there have been several good counts. Stevepol Sep 2015 #6

Think Saddam said something to that effect PatrynXX Sep 2015 #7

And when you bring up the litany of chaos gratuitous Sep 2015 #27

Dem Establishment in 2016 puts up a candidate who voted to authorize the travesty Dems to Win Sep 2015 #8

/\_/\_This right here_/\_/\ Scuba Sep 2015 #47

IMO, that vote alone should disqualifying that anyone who supported the war from ladjf Sep 2015 #88

That Puts It In Perspective For Me! NonMetro Sep 2015 #57

Welcome to DU Dems to Win Sep 2015 #65

This! nt Javaman Sep 2015 #77

I agree, but for me the turning point was the stolen election of 2000. Rex Sep 2015 #9

we didnt stand up to bold theft reddread Sep 2015 #12

We could go back to Nixon and Ford. Rex Sep 2015 #14

post 96 telecomm deregulation? reddread Sep 2015 #18

+1 nt abelenkpe Sep 2015 #16

The Congressional Black Caucus STOOD UP to protest the THEFT. bvar22 Sep 2015 #17

Thank you, that is true only ONE group did stand up. Rex Sep 2015 #19

+ Eighty Gazillion Scuba Sep 2015 #48

Absolutely. NEVER forget. Nt navarth Sep 2015 #53

Ditto. That's my turning point event also lunatica Sep 2015 #21

And both the USA and the world are far from done paying jwirr Sep 2015 #10

I can't forget that video of Wes Clark telling about the 7 countries we would invade. madfloridian Sep 2015 #36

Think in terms of the oil barrons. By destablizing the ME jwirr Sep 2015 #56

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MadFla, you're back!!!!! hedda_foil Sep 2015 #13

.... madfloridian Sep 2015 #35

One of the ironies that struck me.... dougolat Sep 2015 #15

Yes, the protests never made the media here at all. madfloridian Sep 2015 #37

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #20

But Yet... jaxind Sep 2015 #22

Excellent post madfloridian malaise Sep 2015 #23

Your last sentence. madfloridian Sep 2015 #24

So Very True Ellie MP Sep 2015 #81

Welcometo DU Ellie MP malaise Sep 2015 #87

I was going to say the OP is stating the obvious ... Martin Eden Sep 2015 #25

It is the reason IS troops are as brutal and inhuman as they are WDIM Sep 2015 #26

Agree. madfloridian Sep 2015 #33

Disagree. malthaussen Sep 2015 #63

Also it does not help when your occupying force leaves behind guns, ammo, armored vehicles Rex Sep 2015 #70

"Anti-war protesters were right. Iraq invasion has led to chaos." LiberalLovinLug Sep 2015 #29

Won't happen here. madfloridian Sep 2015 #49

Little ole me, I still despair I couldn't stop it. joanbarnes Sep 2015 #30

I know what you mean. We really thought we could make a difference. madfloridian Sep 2015 #43

"Call Congress right fucking now!" has become a reality instead of a tag line! CTyankee Sep 2015 #31

And we are Ichigo Kurosaki Sep 2015 #34

K&R Excellent post and thread. nt JEB Sep 2015 #39

Kick! !! FloriTexan Sep 2015 #40

This shit has been going on at least since Vietnam. JEB Sep 2015 #41

Refugees left Iraq early during US raids on their cities. madfloridian Sep 2015 #42

Yep, we Officially Screwed the Pooch dzhuboi Sep 2015 #44

Yes, seems we did that. madfloridian Sep 2015 #45

Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq...interesting timeline madfloridian Sep 2015 #46

...! KoKo Sep 2015 #69

The BFEE has turned out to be... freebrew Sep 2015 #50

This is the most disturbing aspect: Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 #52

The same crew, Third Way Dems and repubs, will do it all again when the war drums Zorra Sep 2015 #54

"The commentators who cheered on the conflict...are still feted" I hate liars Sep 2015 #55

Thanks for making the effort....They need to hear and have KoKo Sep 2015 #71

Perpetual war for profit against a nebulous enemy. raouldukelives Sep 2015 #58

What I cannot figure out is why the Europeans are being so nice . . FairWinds Sep 2015 #59

Let's not forget the Brits helped out too d_legendary1 Sep 2015 #64

At some point, one has to ask who profits. malthaussen Sep 2015 #62

PNAC. This entire warzone played out on paper for Cheney and his crew. Rex Sep 2015 #72

Chaos indeed, it gives those of US saidsimplesimon Sep 2015 #66

I kinda hate being right this time Bucky Sep 2015 #67

Chaos was the least of it. avaistheone1 Sep 2015 #68

as usual KG Sep 2015 #73

Project for a New American Century should be all the evidence anyone needs to convict Cheney Rex Sep 2015 #74

Rebuilding America's Defenses Raster Sep 2015 #83

Fantastic article. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2015 #76

Ah, yes, those antiwar protests that were blacked out all over America. nt valerief Sep 2015 #78

Said it then, I'll say it again, "You can start a war, but you can't just stop it." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #79

There was never going to be any attempt to stop this war. Never. Raster Sep 2015 #84

It was supposed to be, in their crackpot plans, a quick and dirty conquest. The $$$$$ would be in WinkyDink Sep 2015 #91

Well, yes, that too, however, cheney*/bush* knew (well cheney*knew, bush* muddled through it... Raster Sep 2015 #92

I still beg to differ. They built the US's largest embasssy ever in Iraq. I think they wanted an WinkyDink Sep 2015 #95

I don't think we differ that much. Yes, we built the world's largest, most hardened embassy in Iraq Raster Sep 2015 #96

Heh---Your allusion to Puerto Rico got me thinking of "West Side Story." "I like to be in the WinkyDink Sep 2015 #103

Middle East Side Story! Raster Sep 2015 #104

Yes! WinkyDink Sep 2015 #105

One of the reasons I don't want to give Hillary the keys to the car. PassingFair Sep 2015 #80

Thank you for this excellent post, Madfloridian The Blue Flower Sep 2015 #85

Iraq seems to be a major cause, especially regarding Kurds and Iran ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #89

Yet another "N S, S" moment for the media to take note of, too little, too late. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #90

Gee. So many of the people who said the war was good are still on TV. Octafish Sep 2015 #93

..... madfloridian Sep 2015 #94

Recycled Reactionaries R Them Octafish Sep 2015 #98

Wow, great info. madfloridian Sep 2015 #100

Per the way it's all currently structured, there is no profit in peace. Raster Sep 2015 #97

Have you read Tyler Cowen, Raster? Octafish Sep 2015 #99

I remember how anthropologists who understood the region tried to be heard... polichick Sep 2015 #101

It is exactly why we stopped at the Kuwait-Iraq border in early 1991. roamer65 Sep 2015 #102