Tue Aug 27, 2013, 06:24 PM

So, yeah...remember that whole Iraq war thing? Remember all the refugees flooding into Syria?

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Remember the Iraq war? Millions of displaced Iraqis running for their lives? A couple million of them wound up in Syria, thanks to Syria's open-door citizenship policy for Muslims around the world.

To wit: if you're Muslim and come to Syria, you'll get housing and assistance until you land a job...but hundreds and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees tore that welcome mat apart by dint of sheer mass.

There were food riots in Syria a few short years ago. The government had to sharply curtail the largesse they gave their new Muslim immigrants, and resentment festered. Plus, a lot of people were pissed about what happened in Iraq. Syrian society was put under enormous stress, and began to fray.

So, yeah, the Iraq war probably had at least something to do with the reasons why Syria descended into civil war. Kinda sorta. And stuff.

And the lead cheerleader for that disaster?

Oh, he's painting cats now.

These New George W. Bush Paintings May Herald a "Cat Period"
http://gawker.com/these-new-george-w-bush-paintings-may-herald-a-cat-pe-1209373403

Motherfucker.

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So, yeah...remember that whole Iraq war thing? Remember all the refugees flooding into Syria? (Original post)	WilliamPitt	Aug 2013	OP
Syria was a backward-assed murderous regime long before Iraq. nt	Dreamer Tatum	Aug 2013	#1
Enduring a civil war?	WilliamPitt	Aug 2013	#3
ok,. then Iraq must have had not effect then,. .	Civilization2	Aug 2013	#48
Thank you. I hav ebeen thinking a	truedelphi	Aug 2013	#53
Good Gawdz. Are those paint-by-number?	leftstreet	Aug 2013	#2
I hate Bush even more now that he's painting cats...	joeybee12	Aug 2013	#4
He doesn't deserve cats.	Enthusiast	Aug 2013	#37
May cats everywhere visit hairballs upon him and his for seven generations	Kennah	Aug 2013	#58
Meh.	progressoid	Aug 2013	#5
I always wondered what happened to Riverbend.	HooptieWagon	Aug 2013	#6
She posted again in April	TexasProgresive	Aug 2013	#17
Thanks.	HooptieWagon	Aug 2013	#26
What a beautiful person,	Ghost Dog	Aug 2013	#33
Riverbend Update	whoopingcrone	Aug 2013	#19
That loud thud you just heard	KamaAina	Aug 2013	#7
Goodwin would not approve, but poor George's art....	bvar22	Aug 2013	#8
It really does, doesn't it?	Hydra	Aug 2013	#13
I hope you don't mind hearing how good you are when you are on a topic you are familiar with.	Bluenorthwest	Aug 2013	#9
Thanks!	WilliamPitt	Aug 2013	#18
I consoled myself for quite a while that Bush was irrelevant and had slid into the dustbin	Autumn	Aug 2013	#10
That's because the same people are running The Show	Link Speed	Aug 2013	#11
the repercussions from that motherfucker are being felt right now	spanone	Aug 2013	#12
Him and Cheney and the PNACer gang..!	lastlib	Aug 2013	#14
Those poor dogs (the yellow ones) look like their heads are deformed by skull tumors.	kestrel91316	Aug 2013	#15
It's part of how the 1% - MIC - Neoliberalcon doctrine of eternal war works.	Zorra	Aug 2013	#16
Very good piece. Will read it.	freshwest	Aug 2013	#31
Iraq war thing? Doesn't ring a bell.	NealK	Aug 2013	#20
Now, maybe more than a decade later for some of the refugees	obxhead	Aug 2013	#21
Was he getting too wrinkly in the bathtub?	Cleita	Aug 2013	#22
Awesome post, Cleita.	LuvNewcastle	Aug 2013	#45
Indeed...Bizarre...but, so many of us Love Cats..how can we deny his	KoKo	Aug 2013	#23
My former neighbors were Iraqi immigrants	etherealtruth	Aug 2013	#24
They weren't bothered as Christians in Iraq before we invaded. Sadaam's Amb to US was Christian	kelliekat44	Aug 2013	#30
No they were not bothered because they were Christian	etherealtruth	Aug 2013	#36
The plan to dissolve the Middle East continues as scheduled	Scootaloo	Aug 2013	#25
Motherfucker, indeed.	DeSwiss	Aug 2013	#27
So, we forced Assad to bomb peaceful protesters who just wanted more freedom	railsback	Aug 2013	#28
During war, the first casualty is truth.	ozone_man	Aug 2013	#34
And how is that different from "peace"?	Demeter	Aug 2013	#42
Yes. Assad is actually a good guy.	Drunken Irishman	Aug 2013	#51
Well probably not.	truedelphi	Aug 2013	#57
K & R !!!	WillyT	Aug 2013	#29
Good perspective on how this evolved. Thanks.	freshwest	Aug 2013	#32
All that's missing from this venture is the cowboy boots and smirk.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2013	#35
k&r nt	steve2470	Aug 2013	#38
Good Point!	KrazyinKS	Aug 2013	#39
I'm grateful you linked to the cats as opposed to the nude series. nt	TBF	Aug 2013	#40
The past is not dead. It's not even past.	Demeter	Aug 2013	#41
And Syrians have been pouring into both Jordan and Egypt since 2012. I met	sinkingfeeling	Aug 2013	#43
He signs his work with "43"...	Tom_Foolery	Aug 2013	#44
So is his going to be the new excuse to support attacking Syria?	Township75	Aug 2013	#46
Playbook Number Forty - what to do when your Pres. Polling Numbers are	truedelphi	Aug 2013	#54
Will, leave it to you to look at history and unintended consequences and stuff	suffragette	Aug 2013	#47
Thank you Will	libodem	Aug 2013	#49
I'm quite happy for Chimpy to be painting...	Mr_Jefferson_24	Aug 2013	#50
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Aug 2013	#52
Fortunately we're looking forward and ignoring past crimes.	Egalitarian Thug	Aug 2013	#55
The Mad Bomber strikes again (NT)	The Wizard	Aug 2013	#56

Response to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 06:25 PM

Dreamer Tatum (10,925 posts)

So, yeah...remember that whole Iraq war thing? Remember all the refugees flooding into Syria?

1. Syria was a backward-assed murderous regime long before Iraq. nt

3. Enduring a civil war?

48. ok,. then Iraq must have had not effect then,. .

53. Thank you. I hav ebeen thinking a

2. Good Gawdz. Are those paint-by-number?

4. I hate Bush even more now that he's painting cats...

37. He doesn't deserve cats.

58. May cats everywhere visit hairballs upon him and his for seven generations

5. Meh.

6. I always wondered what happened to Riverbend.

17. She posted again in April

26. Thanks.

33. What a beautiful person,

19. Riverbend Update

7. That loud thud you just heard

8. Goodwin would not approve, but poor George's art....

13. It really does, doesn't it?

9. I hope you don't mind hearing how good you are when you are on a topic you are familiar with.

18. Thanks!

10. I consoled myself for quite a while that Bush was irrelevant and had slid into the dustbin

11. That's because the same people are running The Show

12. the repercussions from that motherfucker are being felt right now

14. Him and Cheney and the PNACer gang..!

15. Those poor dogs (the yellow ones) look like their heads are deformed by skull tumors.

16. It's part of how the 1% - MIC - Neoliberalcon doctrine of eternal war works.

31. Very good piece. Will read it.

20. Iraq war thing? Doesn't ring a bell.

21. Now, maybe more than a decade later for some of the refugees

22. Was he getting too wrinkly in the bathtub?

45. Awesome post, Cleita.

23. Indeed...Bizarre...but, so many of us Love Cats..how can we deny his

24. My former neighbors were Iraqi immigrants

30. They weren't bothered as Christians in Iraq before we invaded. Sadaam's Amb to US was Christian

36. No they were not bothered because they were Christian

25. The plan to dissolve the Middle East continues as scheduled

27. Motherfucker, indeed.

28. So, we forced Assad to bomb peaceful protesters who just wanted more freedom

34. During war, the first casualty is truth.

42. And how is that different from "peace"?

51. Yes. Assad is actually a good guy.

57. Well probably not.

29. K & R !!!

32. Good perspective on how this evolved. Thanks.

35. All that's missing from this venture is the cowboy boots and smirk.

38. k&r nt

39. Good Point!

40. I'm grateful you linked to the cats as opposed to the nude series. nt

41. The past is not dead. It's not even past.

43. And Syrians have been pouring into both Jordan and Egypt since 2012. I met

44. He signs his work with "43"...

46. So is his going to be the new excuse to support attacking Syria?

54. Playbook Number Forty - what to do when your Pres. Polling Numbers are

47. Will, leave it to you to look at history and unintended consequences and stuff

49. Thank you Will

50. I'm quite happy for Chimpy to be painting...

55. Fortunately we're looking forward and ignoring past crimes.

56. The Mad Bomber strikes again (NT)