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Algernon Moncrieff

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5. Three thoughts

Thu May 14, 2015, 03:20 PM

May 2015

1) Jeb Bush seems to have a problem that other conservatives have had from time to time: when they are interviewed on FAUX, they seem to forget that their quotes will be heard outside of those friendly confines.

2) Conservatives were mistaken if they had thought that ISIS had shifted American views on justification of the Iraq War.

3) Interestingly, a PPP poll (it was posted in DU, but I don't have a link - sorry) showed the GOP primaries as Walker in 1st, Rubio and Ben Carson 2 & 3, and the Jebster in 4th -- and I think that was taken before these comments came out.

E.T.A. I was wrong - Jeb's polling 5th, but to be fair, the field is very tight.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026668278

Raleigh, N.C. – PPP's national Republican poll for May continues to find Scott Walker
leading the field, but it's tightly clustered and his support has actually dropped two
consecutive surveys now. Walker's at 18% to 13% for Marco Rubio, 12% each for Ben
Carson and Mike Huckabee, 11% for Jeb Bush, 10% for Ted Cruz, 9% for Rand Paul, 5%
for Chris Christie, and 2% for Rick Perry.

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Josh Marshall: How Jeb Bush Triggered an Iraq War Watershed [View all] babylonsister May 2015 OP

kick Capt. Obvious May 2015 #1

K&R SalviaBlue May 2015 #2

And, the need to learn from the 'mistake' geek tragedy May 2015 #3

It wasn't 'bad intel' it was deliberately COOKED intel fed to world leaders, congress, media blm May 2015 #4

+++ - this needs to be repeated. It was INTENTIONAL by the chicken-hawks. erronis May 2015 #14

By the chickenhawks-in-chief: Bush/Cheney blm May 2015 #19

The intel was only bad after Cheney edited it to suit his purpose Jack Rabbit May 2015 #20

He should be dancing at the end of a rope. hifiguy May 2015 #24

+1000 DeeDeeNY May 2015 #18

Three thoughts Algernon Moncrieff May 2015 #5

What really bothers me about Republicans and the Iraq War is No Vested Interest May 2015 #6

It didn't help that Obama let them off the hook. riqster May 2015 #31

Rubio and Cruz were not yet in Congress in 2001. This allows them to aim JDPriestly May 2015 #7

It's like watching a lobster learning to ride a bicycle Bucky May 2015 #8

Good mental images but I don't get the lobster/bicycle connection.. erronis May 2015 #15

Or a cow on roller skates. hifiguy May 2015 #25

Or elephants trying to scale mountains. riqster May 2015 #32

"virtually no one of any consequence standing up for the decision to invade" *** Not True *** hibbing May 2015 #9

Bernie Sanders speaks against the Iraq War Damansarajaya May 2015 #12

I know that.. hibbing May 2015 #17

Heh, yup, I feel like I'm listening and talking through Damansarajaya May 2015 #29

That criminal cabal is not running for office or having to answer hostile questions. erronis May 2015 #16

I still consider Colin Powell, despite all his soft talking, one of the worst No Vested Interest May 2015 #22

Yeah, let's remember Hillary's vote about Iraq. O.t.o.h, what was Bernie's vote? Hoppy May 2015 #10

He was totally against -- see above. Damansarajaya May 2015 #13

Anybody else remember the end of Vietnam? The Vietnam war was a mistake Damansarajaya May 2015 #11

Mistake? robbob May 2015 #30

And further to the point...It was NOT a mistake LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #34

I remember well GHW Bush pontificating about the end Damansarajaya May 2015 #37

I totally agree. Damansarajaya May 2015 #38

Josh Marshall is one of the best... kentuck May 2015 #21

And yet he supported the invasion of Iraq 2003 and continued to support occupation thru '05 Bucky May 2015 #23

And the 'Intelligence was bad' fig leaf just won't do. It was an obvious lie on point May 2015 #26

It was a CRAFTED LIE. Begins and ends with Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld. blm May 2015 #28

my aunt happened to see a gnewz scrawl about jeb's jump retreat om iwaq + was confused. did we pansypoo53219 May 2015 #27

Yeah. So it should be. maddiemom May 2015 #33

K & R Scurrilous May 2015 #35

I don't trust them not to repeat their mistakes (or make brand new ones) Proud Liberal Dem May 2015 #36