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In reply to the discussion: O'Reilly: "We should not have gone into Iraq" [View all]DMCCC
(6 posts)27. Iraq was shooting at our aircraft
18 Feb 2001 - Iraq says it's still shooting at U.S., British planes
http://articles.cnn.com/2001-02-18/world/iraq.sanctions.02_1_british-planes-iraqi-military-spokesman-france-and-turkey?_s=PM:WORLD
28 Aug 2001 - Iraq celebrates 'downing' US plane
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1511540.stm
11 Sep 2001 - Iraq claims to shoot down U.S. spy plane
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2001/09/11/iraq.htm
23 Dec 2002 - U.S. drone shot down over southern Iraq
http://articles.cnn.com/2002-12-23/world/drone_1_drone-reconnaissance-hostile-fire?_s=PM:WORLD
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Yip, that jerk-ass was on GMA the day or before the Illegal Attack and cheer led it
UTUSN
Oct 2012
#7
Yes, that's when I stopped watching him. I used to watch, occasionally. Not after that.
SharonAnn
Oct 2012
#11
Not when we had to lie about WMDs to do it. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, either.
Indpndnt
Oct 2012
#16
If that were the case, Sadam would never have been linked to the 9/11 attack.
LiberalAndProud
Oct 2012
#32
Complete, utter, and revealed to be a massive lie. How anyone can still spout this propaganda is
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#38
I'm sorry, but Bush justified war on the idea that Saddam had WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
Selatius
Oct 2012
#39
Why don't you ask yourself: "Why were we flying over Iraqi air-space?" PLEASE don't give us the
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#43
Too bad about those tens of thousands of innocent people we needlessly slaughtered.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2012
#22
For those of us who refuse to watch Billo, the quotation marks are misleading.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#42