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HooptieWagon

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3. Maybe they pulled it out of their ass, like WMDs and Yellowcake.

Reply to adric mutelovic (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:18 PM

Jun 2013

A little fabrication is no biggie when there's $$$$$ to be made on war. I guess people forgot Iraq pretty quickly....or they buy the propaganda hook line and sinker because the POTUS has a D behind his name.

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Why is the CIA convinced that Syrian Govt. is using chemical weapons, while experts are skeptical? [View all] adric mutelovic Jun 2013 OP

Neo-conned. n/t magellan Jun 2013 #1

Cause the peasants are restless nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #2

Maybe they pulled it out of their ass, like WMDs and Yellowcake. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #3

Squirrel! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #4

Because there is money to be made by neo-cons malaise Jun 2013 #5

And haven't the rebels been accused of using chemical agents too? Lasher Jun 2013 #6

Same reason they were eager to verity the WMD in Iraq. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #7

Who says the CIA is convinced? All they have to do is convince the U.S. public. scarletwoman Jun 2013 #8

Susan Rice, war hawk, was recently appointed National security advisor quinnox Jun 2013 #9

Because the administration needed an excuse to start the (public) arms shipments. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #10