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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Ayer, former deputy AG under Geroge HW Bush on Bloomberg critisizing much of the press ignoring
that the president of the United States is dismantling our fundamental system. While much of the reporting focuses on the little things occurring, they ignore the long term danger and threat to our Democracy that these cumulative assaults represent.
Turbineguy
(40,213 posts)lostincalifornia
(5,538 posts)it was actually reagan who started the actually dismantling of everything.
Skittles
(172,895 posts)what part of Duyba STARTED A WAR BASED ON LIES do people forget? UGH
lostincalifornia
(5,538 posts)that the U.S. would not involve itself in Iraq's dispute with Kuwait, which effectively gave the green light to Hussein to invade Kuwait, and the first gulf war. That could be argued as pure incompetence. but the second gulf war under bush W was an intentional plot to overthrow Hussein based on the WMD lie. It destabilized the entire middle east, and helped shift power to Iran.
Skittles
(172,895 posts)they are vile, disgusting people
BoRaGard
(7,591 posts)Press is failing America
ananda
(35,518 posts)Did he speak out then?
kkmarie
(344 posts)They are playing the part they are supposed to be playing.
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