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(6,896 posts) Wed Aug 19, 2015, 08:07 AM Aug 2015

Is the ILLEGAL UNJUST and WHOLLY IMMORAL invasion of Iraq not an issue anymore? [View all]

while the menace of ISIS or whatever threats WILL ramp up before voting begins,
are to be taken seriously in a contextual vacuum?
Seems like the roots of these problems should be dissected and yanked,
not just dyed and restyled.

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Is the ILLEGAL UNJUST and WHOLLY IMMORAL invasion of Iraq not an issue anymore? [View all] reddread Aug 2015 OP

Fuck Bush, Chenney and Rummy. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #1

Only for those that think it was just a mistake rather than one of America's greatest humanitarian think Aug 2015 #2

time to forget about it, because HRC voted for it HFRN Aug 2015 #3

Did we forget about it when we voted for John Kerry in 2004? JoePhilly Aug 2015 #7

the hindsight is far more clear, now HFRN Aug 2015 #8

Ahhh ... Kerry lost to Bush who STARTED the war, because Kerry voted for it. JoePhilly Aug 2015 #9

you're really not familiar with the dynamics of 'turnout' are you HFRN Aug 2015 #12

are we in the general election yet? cali Aug 2015 #10

Didn't Kerry sail to the nomination? JoePhilly Aug 2015 #11

An yet he won anyway Renew Deal Aug 2015 #17

Anyone but Bush... PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #25

Not with the political establishment. mmonk Aug 2015 #4

At the time Saddam was no different than Bin Laden pipoman Aug 2015 #5

"At the time Saddam was no different than Bin Laden" - I'd like for DU's KingCharlemagne Aug 2015 #13

I gag on that myself reddread Aug 2015 #61

yikes AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #62

Are you serious? We were lied into rainy Aug 2015 #18

Then there were a whole lot of Democrats involved in the lie including Hillary.. pipoman Aug 2015 #19

UN weapon inspectors ? bahrbearian Aug 2015 #27

Taters and gravy? pipoman Aug 2015 #28

Thousands of dead, and hundreds of thousands wounded? Lancero Aug 2015 #64

He never threatened to attack us and was rainy Aug 2015 #30

Wrong. He did threaten repeatedly for over 10 years. pipoman Aug 2015 #36

He didn't kill 3000 Americans in the US. He used to have WMD and we knew he did because we sold rainy Aug 2015 #39

The point was...again.... pipoman Aug 2015 #47

She voted for it because of political pressure rainy Aug 2015 #65

one man knew and concurred reddread Aug 2015 #33

Which were exaggerated by the administration. GP6971 Aug 2015 #54

No doubt....there was a lot of pipoman Aug 2015 #57

Are you joking? PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #20

Where have you been? pipoman Aug 2015 #22

You used a Rovian justification for the war PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #23

What justification had Hillary used for her vote? pipoman Aug 2015 #24

If you go back and listen to their rainy Aug 2015 #32

And the distinct and real possibility Saddam would try or succeed pipoman Aug 2015 #35

He didn't threaten to attack us. rainy Aug 2015 #40

What absolute Wolfowitzian rubbish. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #45

its funny how beliefs are shaped reddread Aug 2015 #60

Here: rainy Aug 2015 #41

We all have our beliefs...some sustainable, some not... pipoman Aug 2015 #43

Facts trump beliefs rainy Aug 2015 #44

"It is time to move on"... sibelian Aug 2015 #29

Gawd that's disgusting. Goodbye n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #46

Except he was not HassleCat Aug 2015 #52

I don't think it was about al qaida, or any involvement with them (for democrats who voted for it) pipoman Aug 2015 #53

See post #48 Zorra Aug 2015 #55

American politics is all about the now Blue_Adept Aug 2015 #6

No. It's old news at this point other than the occasional gaffe response. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #14

It is for me... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #15

No it's not. neither is torture. Autumn Aug 2015 #16

No. It's unflattering to Hillary, so it's best to not bring it up! nt Romulox Aug 2015 #21

I agree and , We need to prepare for some azmom Aug 2015 #26

If you mention it, you are bashing Hillary. Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #31

It is a very big issue, even more so now since Bernie Sanders predicted what is going on now sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Aug 2015 #37

the issue is hurting Jeb Bush.many of his worst campaign moments JI7 Aug 2015 #38

No, minds have been changed...if there were no changed minds then yes uponit7771 Aug 2015 #42

It's not an issue for Americans who feel no genuine remorse at hundreds of thousands of people Zorra Aug 2015 #48

a fucking shame reddread Aug 2015 #49

Our lack of conscience... Oilwellian Aug 2015 #59

Anyone who voted for or vocally supported that war... AppalachianLeftist Aug 2015 #50

The roots of the invasion is not something the media likes to discuss SummerSnow Aug 2015 #51

Trump has been attacking Jeb a lot for it jfern Aug 2015 #56

Jeremy Corbyn said he will apologize for Blair's invasion of Iraq if he becomes Labour leader (UK) Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #58

It's a issue of course... Lancero Aug 2015 #63