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13. Ron Reagan, Jr. said it repeatedly in 2002-2003.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 01:30 PM

Oct 2014

He also expected that Bush and Cheney would PLANT actual WMDs if they felt they needed to - like if Rove's election team couldn't find a way to steal Ohio's electoral votes. Rove came through for them.

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The right are already claiming this vindicates Bush Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #1

Lots of countries had "weapons of mass destruction!" JEFF9K Oct 2014 #2

One late night guy (I forget who) said the reason Bush knew..... lastlib Oct 2014 #17

But Iraq didn't in 2003 Martin Eden Oct 2014 #19

Some on the right say they were "moved to Syria" before the war, 7962 Oct 2014 #27

Another question to ask some on the right: Martin Eden Oct 2014 #35

I will say many that i know now admit Iraq was a huge blunder 7962 Oct 2014 #37

Read? An article that is "long and full of words"? postulater Oct 2014 #3

I liked that phrase,too! AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #5

And my family and many others like us have our lives pretty much destroyed in the process AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #4

To think that the US will recover from GW Bush in a short time Turbineguy Oct 2014 #6

You can thank the supreme court for the disease fasttense Oct 2014 #33

Well done. nt bemildred Oct 2014 #7

Check out National Security Archives IRAQGATE files from 1980-1994. blm Oct 2014 #8

I know I'm not the only one who remembers the joke: The Blue Flower Oct 2014 #9

That was Tom Lehrer IIRC. nt navarth Oct 2014 #11

Ron Reagan, Jr. said it repeatedly in 2002-2003. blm Oct 2014 #13

I first heard it from Ted Koppel Jack Rabbit Oct 2014 #14

Why isn't that entire administration in prison? 47of74 Oct 2014 #10

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Because of feckless Obama and Holder. Hoppy Oct 2014 #30

The powers behind that operation are still in control. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #38

K&r... spanone Oct 2014 #12

Dubya, The Illegitimate President colsohlibgal Oct 2014 #15

He's gassing his own people! adirondacker Oct 2014 #16

The world was told that Iraq had wmd ... STOCKPILES... not just a couple of shells from long gone uponit7771 Oct 2014 #18

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, blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #22

K & R malaise Oct 2014 #23

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Well, that was a silly alert. And 1 vote from being hidden. Juror #1 says it right. 7962 Oct 2014 #28

Thanks for proving my point. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #31

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Can someone explain this alert to me? WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #42

That's from another thread. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #43

OK, gotcha. Thank you. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #44

So was I. Apparently, it's just an OPINION now. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #45

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