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In reply to the discussion: Obama Says ISIS was Caused by Our 2003 Invasion, "Which is why America should aim before it shoots." [View all]delrem
(9,688 posts)18. I'm happy to hear that the USA is finally owning it.
This admission of ownership does, however, point in too partisan a direction, since many Dems voted for the war of choice against Iraq.
There has also been a coup by a "ragtag army of freedom fighting rebels" overthrowing the gov't of Libya.
The devastation left behind.
There is the overt support of contras, of "moderate rebels", in their violent attempt to overthrow the gov't of Syria. And there is now ISIS.
hoodathunkit?
eta: PNACers? could it be?
There are "Friends of Libya" and "Friends of Syria", which include a coincidental bunch of proxies as the USA "led from behind". And there is ISIS.
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Obama Says ISIS was Caused by Our 2003 Invasion, "Which is why America should aim before it shoots." [View all]
99th_Monkey
Mar 2015
OP
Well, duh? Thanks for actually admitting it. Now can we put Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld on trial?
Electric Monk
Mar 2015
#4
And, Pres Obama made that very clear in Oct 2002 that he was against the "Dumb" war..
Cha
Mar 2015
#9
Although i have my differences with President Obama's governing style and
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#31
The man never ceases to amaze me. I wish I could be around 50 years from now...
George II
Mar 2015
#11
Yes, for the love of whomever, aim before you urge the Senate to back the invasion of Iraq.
merrily
Mar 2015
#15
You know he says shit like that then hires someone who leaked top secret info to his mistress
whereisjustice
Mar 2015
#16
I dunno, I remember a certain administration that thought it was ever so clever in using
MisterP
Mar 2015
#17
Drones in Yemen = aiming at the real culprit, Saudi Arabia. Al-Queda became Islamic State.
DhhD
Mar 2015
#24