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97. Yes, starting with Liz Cheney and the 5 Romney boys. nt

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Former Bush Official: We Went Into Iraq Because 'We Were Looking For Somebody's Ass To Kick' [View all] pepperbear Oct 2013 OP

really sick statement by a sociopath nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #1

Surprise, surprise, surprise. City Lights Oct 2013 #2

I'm sure that the love ones of those who gave their lives for a silly, stupid, nebulous reason... BlueJazz Oct 2013 #3

The ones who gave their lives NeoConsSuck Oct 2013 #6

What you say is true. BlueJazz Oct 2013 #10

Yup gopiscrap Oct 2013 #11

a no they didn't dsc Oct 2013 #13

x2 AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #37

If They Enlisted Thinking They Were Going to Be Paid to Sit Around Ace Acme Oct 2013 #79

they probably enlisted thinking they would fight in wars, if at all, to promote our national dsc Oct 2013 #99

To a degree they had a choice Victor_c3 Oct 2013 #68

Hey, thank you for your service, Victor_c3! calimary Oct 2013 #95

You did what you had to do once you accepted to serve. BlueMTexpat Oct 2013 #121

As serious as that, eh?!? polly7 Oct 2013 #4

We'd gain more respect from other nations if we did. Left Coast2020 Oct 2013 #98

Don't doubt it, they had no significant weapons, no Navy, no Air Force. . . . . . Hoyt Oct 2013 #5

Exactly newfie11 Oct 2013 #7

Come to Canada! robbob Oct 2013 #81

Canada was my first choice newfie11 Oct 2013 #92

I was planning to move to Canada Ace Acme Oct 2013 #82

Would that suggest junior's pre-emptive war of aggression were a violation of international indepat Oct 2013 #8

We believe international law doesn't apply to us. We are exceptional. davidn3600 Oct 2013 #15

It's so easy to sometimes forget this neat little truism. indepat Oct 2013 #17

i'm sure the families of those who died trying to kick somebody's ass will be happy to hear that spanone Oct 2013 #9

They said as much quaker bill Oct 2013 #12

I never approved. ArcticFox Oct 2013 #27

neither did I quaker bill Oct 2013 #43

Really? ProfessorGAC Oct 2013 #58

I agree. Most agreed with Afghanistan, lots of protests about Iraq. 7962 Oct 2013 #126

Neither did I. Never approved of attacking Afghanistan either. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #119

Not only that Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #75

Pulling down statues BB1 Oct 2013 #83

Pulling down the statues Ace Acme Oct 2013 #105

Republican family values. Rex Oct 2013 #14

"Looking forward" was the biggest mistake Pres. Obama has made... polichick Oct 2013 #16

Doubly so because Bill Clinton did the same thing and got the same result JHB Oct 2013 #22

Good point. The problem we have is that both parties serve... polichick Oct 2013 #73

Obama could always change his mind ArcticFox Oct 2013 #29

He won't because of his drone activities, among others. polichick Oct 2013 #74

The UN Convention Against Torture Requires Obama to Investigate Ace Acme Oct 2013 #87

Welcome to DU. Your concern is noted. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #88

"Your concern is noted." First a welcome, then an insult? polichick Oct 2013 #90

Am I to infer that you think no concern is justified? Ace Acme Oct 2013 #101

imo we're about "liberty and justice for all" or we're not... polichick Oct 2013 #89

Not too late for him to change his mind on that one. n/t dflprincess Oct 2013 #116

NS, S. WinkyDink Oct 2013 #18

yeah 90-percent Oct 2013 #19

Nothing worse than chickenhawks trying to play tough. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #20

Don't even get me started! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #21

That's a handy little lie... prairierose Oct 2013 #23

Yes, that's a coverup lie. Cheney's secret Energy Meetings BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #57

exactly - another diversion from the masters of deception. Locrian Oct 2013 #71

Yeah, we really showed them... Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #24

I wish the dead could haunt the living. Rex Oct 2013 #28

Yeah, and somebody's oil to steal. Octafish Oct 2013 #25

Well in all fairness, they did have OUR oil under their land! Rex Oct 2013 #26

Just like that Cruz traveling snake oil show...just transferring wealth from the wicked to the libdem4life Oct 2013 #35

EVERYONE should see Papa Cruz for all his batshit insanity! Rex Oct 2013 #36

And to think him and a bunch of Texans thinks he could be the Commander in Chief of our military? libdem4life Oct 2013 #39

Yes I can, I think he would make Dubya look like a Boy Scout. Rex Oct 2013 #41

Dubya didn't have the religion crazy ... just petty rage and revenge. libdem4life Oct 2013 #42

I thought I remember W saying he and God talked all the time. Boomerproud Oct 2013 #104

W was under the impression that God's name was "Jim Beam". Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #114

Additionally 90-percent Oct 2013 #51

You're right - we green-lighted Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #60

As I recall it, it wasn't entirely clear what Saddam was getting at... JHB Oct 2013 #66

Actually I believe it went further than that ... brett_jv Oct 2013 #76

Octafish would know this 90-percent Oct 2013 #46

The same China We the People owe $2 Trillion to. Octafish Oct 2013 #49

I remember reading... M.G. Oct 2013 #30

If only the assholes starting the fight had to actually do the fighting personally. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #31

Nah, the reason was oil. The propaganda on the other hand... ReasonableToo Oct 2013 #32

To add military bases and control of the entire region ... The American Empire. That covers all libdem4life Oct 2013 #40

You're on to something there War Horse Oct 2013 #80

Anonymous chicken plucker deadbeat...and we're paying for his retirement. libdem4life Oct 2013 #33

"we went into Iraq"? Chickenhawks like vicarious fights. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #34

I immediately thought of Armitage when I read this Samantha Oct 2013 #38

I thought of Kissinger (You've got to hit back!"), but yeah, Armitage works too. bemildred Oct 2013 #44

Any one of them could've been capable of such a statement. n/t pepperbear Oct 2013 #45

Good quote 90-percent Oct 2013 #47

"Now is not the time to point fingers." Who was it that said that ????? Hotler Oct 2013 #48

Sadly, given how things played out, that actually fits better than many other posits. nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #50

Not a valid excuse for commiting war crimes. Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #52

Well, now there's a valid excuse for starting a war. Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #53

Who the F is WE. 4Q2u2 Oct 2013 #54

The day after 9/11 Bush was gearing up for invading Iraq and so was the press. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2013 #55

bu$h had his eye on Iraq from the very beginning Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #122

The whole "War on Terror" is essentially a PR war to make politicians look tough. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #56

No it was about war profiteering mikeysnot Oct 2013 #59

Does this surprise anyone? CrispyQ Oct 2013 #61

War crime. Prosecute. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #62

I have to wonder how the families of our wounded/deceased Iraq war veterans must feel about this. silvershadow Oct 2013 #63

They're inconspiciously admiting to Hutzpa Oct 2013 #64

This must be why boosh said he was 'awesome'... Tikki Oct 2013 #65

George W. Bush: 'Eight Years Was Awesome, And I Was Famous And I Was Powerful' KansDem Oct 2013 #69

He killed a lot of innocent people... Tikki Oct 2013 #77

This! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #124

No shit sherlock, tell us something we don't know. apnu Oct 2013 #67

NO, that's NOT why they went into Iraq!!! Martin Eden Oct 2013 #70

You are right about SOME people's motives in the administration, not all. stevenleser Oct 2013 #103

Oil, War profits, the Petro Dollar, Politics, Israel ... Martin Eden Oct 2013 #108

poppys agenda, thats all there was to it, no need to diffuse reddread Oct 2013 #109

"Afghanistan was too easy"???? panader0 Oct 2013 #72

the good news is... RussBLib Oct 2013 #78

Rice and Zelikow Too Ace Acme Oct 2013 #84

In 2002, Mike Ledeen said, "Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small leveymg Oct 2013 #85

Chickenhawk Republicon "Family Values" - BFEE Style Berlum Oct 2013 #86

War criminals who the American people elected to make these decissions. jwirr Oct 2013 #91

Still telling lies I see. Ganja Ninja Oct 2013 #93

drunken fratboys with "courage" fueled by stupidity. nt Javaman Oct 2013 #94

That is why there should be a draft and their arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #96

Yes, starting with Liz Cheney and the 5 Romney boys. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #97

Absolutely! n/t arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #111

There should be a draft, and not just for IED fodder, either Ace Acme Oct 2013 #102

No, there should NOT be a draft! Martin Eden Oct 2013 #123

Respectfully, I disagree. If politicians got into arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #130

There would be a stipulation that children of elected representatives get drafted first? Martin Eden Oct 2013 #131

Call it the Hawks Bill. Anyone voting for a war their arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #133

Respectfully ... Martin Eden Oct 2013 #134

How about some new stuff? marble falls Oct 2013 #100

i can dream right? SummerSnow Oct 2013 #106

Will this get any more exposure that the Huffington Post? Boomerproud Oct 2013 #107

It only cost the Treasury $6,000,000,000,000.00!! JEFF9K Oct 2013 #110

There is one ass in Texas that would be way more cost effective to kick nt IronLionZion Oct 2013 #112

Wow, fucking WOW. All the dead American soldiers and and Afghans and Iraqis, that happened bluestate10 Oct 2013 #113

Didn't Kipling refer to Afghanistan as "Where empires go to die"? dflprincess Oct 2013 #115

Ah nevermind. I misunderstood something from the OP. n/t hughee99 Oct 2013 #117

Jesus Christ that whole fucking administration should be gopiscrap Oct 2013 #118

Oh bullshit IkeRepublican Oct 2013 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author Johnny Ready Oct 2013 #125

Add thievery and you have the sum total of all their motives BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #127

pepperbear Diclotican Oct 2013 #128

trying to rewrite history warrior1 Oct 2013 #129

Bet that gets him some laughs at parties. Murder, torture...just too fucking funny. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #132