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Krugman: The Iraq invasion was worse than a mistake. It was a crime. [View all] seafan May 2015 OP

It is high time we had a frank discussion regarding the Iraq war and it's deleterious effects think May 2015 #1

Definitely.... daleanime May 2015 #5

OK. One effect that is seldom mentioned sarge43 May 2015 #20

Has the stolen treasure turned up? JDPriestly May 2015 #59

Certainly sarge43 May 2015 #61

'How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish' (from a foreign paper, of course) seafan May 2015 #73

looke how much time has been devoted to Benghazi Skittles May 2015 #68

Hillary billhicks76 May 2015 #76

Krugman is on a mission here. He's pissed, having devoted two whole columns CTyankee May 2015 #2

I think he is wrong to call it "obvious" hfojvt May 2015 #38

I think that Dan Rather was waylaid and lost his job because of his interview with Saddam JDPriestly May 2015 #60

True, and our elected leaders KNEW info was false even if citizens did not. TheNutcracker May 2015 #63

Gunga Dan shadowmayor May 2015 #81

Thanks. JDPriestly May 2015 #87

It is good to finally hear someone like Krugman, with millions of readers, bvar22 May 2015 #3

But it was just a joke, don't you get it? erronis May 2015 #14

Caused my blood to boil when I saw it. Bohunk68 May 2015 #95

“If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.” -Geor Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #99

One Crime (Stolen Election) Set the Stage for So Many Others Demeter May 2015 #4

After 15 years, it still makes me physically ill. seafan May 2015 #9

Good look at the sordid story, thanks. ...nt dougolat May 2015 #30

+1000 heaven05 May 2015 #13

and how they had the Patriot Act ready to go in 48 hours MisterP May 2015 #16

The SCOTUS opened the door to autocratization. OnyxCollie May 2015 #28

Very interesting and supported by historical evidence. Thanks. JDPriestly May 2015 #41

Another FDR is unlikely too BlindTiresias May 2015 #98

When injustice gets really bad in the US, someone comes along, someone who is not expected. JDPriestly May 2015 #103

Bushes stopped the vote count and the UN inspections stuffmatters May 2015 #70

yep.... BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #83

Also criminal was the way the "free" press negligently and willfully gave up it's constitutionally Fred Sanders May 2015 #6

Absolutely correct. nt Duval May 2015 #12

The "truth" ... staggerleem May 2015 #27

There were ways to get information... one being the foreign press. bvar22 May 2015 #45

+1 Enthusiast May 2015 #50

George Orwell : 'The further a society drifts from truth sulphurdunn May 2015 #7

+1 Enthusiast May 2015 #49

+2 TheNutcracker May 2015 #64

+3 harun May 2015 #90

I think the creation of ISIS was a PNAC'ers dream come true. polly7 May 2015 #8

ISIS sure is fucking Wolf Blitzer's and CNN's wet dream come true. American TV TerrorVision needs ISIS. Fred Sanders May 2015 #17

If ISIS didn't exist, bvar22 May 2015 #23

I get what you mean, but not really. Fear of Iran and N.K. and "Muslims" is pre-bottled, for example. Fred Sanders May 2015 #26

I don't think so. bvar22 May 2015 #48

I suspect they did invent it to a degree. Enthusiast May 2015 #47

Hell yes it was! lonestarnot May 2015 #10

K & R Iliyah May 2015 #11

Thank you Paul Krugman!! CRIME. johnnyreb May 2015 #15

Huge K&R deutsey May 2015 #18

**The fraudulence of the case for war was actually obvious even at the time** Martin Eden May 2015 #19

+1 nt Live and Learn May 2015 #24

I will NEVER forget David Gregory plaintively mewling in 2008, "Where was public opinion?" seafan May 2015 #72

The only candidate D or R currently running for president loooneranger May 2015 #21

Howzabout ... staggerleem May 2015 #25

"Us?" It is one of the major reasons that I do not support and will not vote for Hillary. JDPriestly May 2015 #65

that's why HRC is unfit for office.... mike_c May 2015 #86

I agree. Hillary is toxic for a number of reasons. loooneranger May 2015 #96

$$$$$$$$$$$$...nt freebrew May 2015 #100

In a part of Krugman's piece not quoted above ... staggerleem May 2015 #22

Well said, Dr. Professor Krugman. Octafish May 2015 #29

Ray McGovern picks apart the "Bad Intel" Defense on Iraq. LIES we were fed, so Bush could invade. seafan May 2015 #75

Letting them off with out Phlem May 2015 #31

excellent article. DCBob May 2015 #32

As 'W' Infamously Said swilton May 2015 #33

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz all should be prosecuted for war crimes. yellowcanine May 2015 #34

it's a shame that the executive branch doesn't have a DEPARTMENT to administer JUSTICE Doctor_J May 2015 #35

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #44

The World is fortunate to have such good thinkers and writers as Dr. Krugman. nt ladjf May 2015 #36

The one in the middle needs to be sitting alongside his VP, Dick Cheney, in the dock Cleita May 2015 #37

+1 Enthusiast May 2015 #43

If there is a discussion, it will only be with ourselves Freelancer May 2015 #39

They have partaken of the koolaid. Enthusiast May 2015 #42

Yep Freelancer May 2015 #66

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast May 2015 #40

At least Pres Obama could have done is to condemn the war that killed a million of innocent rhett o rick May 2015 #85

I have the same feeling on the PTB. Shut up or die and your little dog too. Enthusiast May 2015 #88

Yes, Yes, a million times Yes!! Stevepol May 2015 #46

All three are war criminals malaise May 2015 #51

And, many politicians are lining up to make the Good German defense. "We didn't know." Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #52

Calling it a mistake really depends on what the actual mission JonLP24 May 2015 #53

Please note that the pipelines have remained intact throughout wartimes since 1915 or so. DhhD May 2015 #102

TRUTH TO POWER grasswire May 2015 #54

Krugman is spot on with his statement bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #55

It isn't a crime until someone gets indicted for it. And who will order that? Obama? Hillary? Jeb? leveymg May 2015 #56

Nice pic. hifiguy May 2015 #57

Thing is, they have to have KNOWN there were no WMD. rogerashton May 2015 #58

Now, Rubio is running on 'A New American Century'....dropping the 'project' word TheNutcracker May 2015 #62

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Skittles May 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer May 2015 #69

In the face of so many lies, being duped is understandable. Stevepol May 2015 #91

Throw them in prison for a long, long time. KansDem May 2015 #71

Kick and R. BeanMusical May 2015 #74

I certainly think anyone who voted for that turd Warren DeMontague May 2015 #77

Prof. Krugman has some great remarks Gothmog May 2015 #78

High time for a war crimes tribunal Stargazer09 May 2015 #79

The Iraq invasion was worse than a mistake. It was a crime Caretha May 2015 #80

Iraq is a crime accompanied with economic forces polynomial May 2015 #82

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB May 2015 #84

Yes, and millions of us knew it. It's simply not plausible that those who voted for this war ... Scuba May 2015 #89

At that time, I used to listen to WAMC, the Bohunk68 May 2015 #97

K and R (nt) bigwillq May 2015 #92

Bush came into office planning to go to war in Iraq. Vattel May 2015 #93

It's Happening Again. Get Ready yellowwoodII May 2015 #94

Firing squad IHateTheGOP May 2015 #101

Somehthing Always Glossed Over DallasNE May 2015 #104

Great grandfather and grandfather could be included in the picture LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #105

I have a lot of reading to do through asiliveandbreathe May 2015 #106

Thanks for everyone's great contributions to this thread. Remember Gandhi. seafan May 2015 #107

Falsifying intelligence to start a war is a war crime under International Law. 1Greensix May 2015 #108

The Republicans want wars to be "a policy choice". Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #109