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BlueMTexpat

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121. You did what you had to do once you accepted to serve.

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:04 AM

Oct 2013

No one on DU who has never been in the shoes of someone in the military has any right to criticize your actions so long as you behaved in an honorable manner throughout your service.

As the daughter, sister, aunt and wife of those who have admirably performed/are performing their military service - and a lifelong Dem, I thank you for your service to our country.

Like you, I believe that the military was victimized by our unscrupulous, cowardly and criminal "leaders" - none of whom were fit to lick your boots. Thank you!

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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