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Obama did not support going into Iraq you effin LIAR (Original Post) malaise Feb 2020 OP
he had to find an opening to bring Obama up and blame him IcyPeas Feb 2020 #1
he's the worse human being in the fucking universe spanone Feb 2020 #2
What makes you think that POS is a human being?! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #5
well, there is that. spanone Feb 2020 #6
Yeah... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #3
One of the appealing qualities about Obama that won him votes was Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #4
Precisely malaise Feb 2020 #7
Yes, that's what made Obama SO appealing & why he was an EASY choice for the nominee. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #8
I don't believe that Obama was in the senate Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #10
+1 You're correct Niagara Feb 2020 #11
You're right n/t malaise Feb 2020 #13
You are correct. He spoke against the Iraq war, as transcript below shows. MFGsunny Feb 2020 #14
So,the Orange Anus fears Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #9
Another damn lie Niagara Feb 2020 #12

Niagara

(7,596 posts)
11. +1 You're correct
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 07:03 PM
Feb 2020

Barack Obama didn't become a member of the Senate until 2005. He was vocal about his protest of the war however.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
14. You are correct. He spoke against the Iraq war, as transcript below shows.
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 07:19 PM
Feb 2020

Obama made his views clear on October 2002. He was serving as an Illinois State Senator.

... read @ link below


The following is a transcript of the remarks then-Sen. Barack Obama delivered in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2002. In his speech, Obama said that what he was opposed to was "a dumb war ... a rash war." He said the war was a "cynical attempt" to shove "ideological agendas down our throats" and would distract from domestic problems such as poverty and health care.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99591469

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
9. So,the Orange Anus fears
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 03:58 PM
Feb 2020

what Obama's commentary might due to his Image. This Sucker gets easier to figure out each time he opens his Upper Anus.

He knows to one who will sink his reelection has not come out to knock his ass out of contention yet but will soon be on the campaign trail.

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