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L0oniX

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39. Unfortunatly the bull shit national security secrets ploy helps to keep us uninformed. n/t

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:22 PM

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W.H. defends Syria strike: "We learned our lesson" in Iraq [View all] Eugene Sep 2013 OP

Go home, White House. sibelian Sep 2013 #1

+ 1 rusty fender Sep 2013 #5

+100 RetroLounge Sep 2013 #9

This may be one of the best replies I've ever seen! scarletwoman Sep 2013 #10

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #16

No, no. Get the keys. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #26

+10 840high Sep 2013 #35

DU rec n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #40

Excellent. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #43

And the last thing they need is more booze! Initech Sep 2013 #47

If we learned our lesson in Iraq newfie11 Sep 2013 #2

The American people learned their lesson durablend Sep 2013 #3

Yeah, the American people learned their lesson... Raksha Sep 2013 #21

Yes we did learn our lesson, we learned that we need to resist Presidents who lie us in to war Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #4

Unfortunatly the bull shit national security secrets ploy helps to keep us uninformed. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #39

Well, it's a relief that we won't be going to war with Iraq again....at least, not immediately. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #6

"the mission" has already "crept". Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #7

"The only lesson" I disagree. They also learned they can be war criminals and get away with it. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #38

Why did Obama appoint to high positions a batch of people who had voted for and supported Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #8

+1000 forestpath Sep 2013 #30

^^^^this^^^^ L0oniX Sep 2013 #37

"the effort that he did with our military leadership to end that war." Igel Sep 2013 #11

They're slinging the bullshit so hard and so fast, they don't have time for actual facts. (nt) scarletwoman Sep 2013 #13

But, the dog ate his homework. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #12

I got news for you bright light, a strike wouldn't need to be just like Iraq to be a disaster. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #14

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. nt City Lights Sep 2013 #15

Im laughing. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #27

I'll do this: Brigid Sep 2013 #32

No, they haven't. They still want to do the "regime change" thing. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #17

Damn Solly Mack Sep 2013 #18

comedy gold frylock Sep 2013 #19

I agree. They DID learn their lesson in Iraq. bvar22 Sep 2013 #20

"War is a racket." Brigid Sep 2013 #33

Actually, it's more like 3-6 trillion... grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #44

...and counting! bvar22 Sep 2013 #45

"effort "? I thought that timing was an agreement from bushy boy and crew and the Iraq Autumn Sep 2013 #22

This crossed into surreal a while ago nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #23

Trust us. jsr Sep 2013 #24

"...unplanned for consequences..." Adsos Letter Sep 2013 #25

Or not... dkf Sep 2013 #28

McDonough Says: "TRUST US! We Won't Lie Like the Bushies Did".... KoKo Sep 2013 #29

How a limited military strike in Syria would resemble Iraq would be both would be wars of indepat Sep 2013 #31

If the Administration is so sure this will be only a "limited engagement" . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #34

Lesson NOT learned: Lie the people into war and they won't trust you and might never trust you... L0oniX Sep 2013 #36

Look how CBS said "We" backing up the latest Moran claim that Iraq happened under Obama. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #41

Who's "we" and "our" ?!?! blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #42

No they didn't. No they didn't. Initech Sep 2013 #46

not enough to hold anyone accountable Skittles Sep 2013 #48