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Skittles

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41. plenty of dead and disabled Americans, too

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:21 PM

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Approximately 4,492 U.S. servicemembers were killed in the Iraq War from its beginning in 2003 until the official withdrawal in 2011. The total number of U.S. military personnel who died in the post-9/11 wars, including Iraq, is over 7,053.

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Me, too. I deeply grieve him and Michelle and how wonderful it was when they occupied the WH. CTyankee Thursday #12

Sure thing. I mean, there are days when I prefer a Ted Bundy to a Sam Little. Like, who doesn't? Solly Mack Thursday #6

That idiot was a scholar and a gentleman compared to the evil monster dalton99a Thursday #7

He knows it when he hears it Jilly_in_VA Thursday #15

Yes, I pine for the days of a war criminal who destroyed civil liberties and the economy. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #8

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Nixon, at least Jilly_in_VA Thursday #16

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+1. Bush and Cheney did not destroy American society and institutions dalton99a Thursday #13

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Proto-Trump. Dawson Leery Thursday #19

If he would have been impeached, charged, and prosecuted for starting an illegal war SamKnause Thursday #20

THANK YOU Skittles Thursday #27

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Remember, he joked "As long as I am the dictator"? BadgerKid Thursday #22

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nope Skittles Thursday #25

I'll bet the 100,000 dead Iraqis don't. bif Thursday #26

plenty of dead and disabled Americans, too Skittles Thursday #41

A guy that lied us into a twenty year war. Emile Thursday #28

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what is crazy Skittles Thursday #42

And Dick Cheney DaBronx Thursday #33

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George W Bush was the first president in my lifetime that I truly hated Jspur Thursday #35

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I don't remember Dubya losing his composure and giving anyone the middle finger. Omnipresent Thursday #36

Say what you will about George W. Bush Blue Owl Thursday #38

you know, except for lying their way into a war Skittles Thursday #43

Bush and his ancestors and chums are to blame for the NAZI mess we're in now. Kid Berwyn Thursday #39

Thank you. H2O Man Thursday #44

You're welcome. So's his old man. Kid Berwyn Thursday #45

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