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delrem

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13. I think I perfectly understood your post, which exonerates the US

Reply to brush (Reply #11)

Thu May 21, 2015, 09:50 PM

May 2015

and blames "muslims" for the current situation.
As if the current ME situation wasn't the product of US foreign policy.

So, when did you learn about the difference between "Sunni and Shia Muslims"?
Was that before or after you learned about how these "muslims" were barbarians who don't like the US for it's freedoms, and that's why the US's democracy/freedom creating efforts in the ME didn't take?

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OBAMA Fires Back At GOP Blaming HIM Rather Than Themselves For Instability In Iraq [View all] kpete May 2015 OP

The fucking NERVE of war criminals to blame Obama randys1 May 2015 #1

The destruction of Iraq was a terrible thing. delrem May 2015 #2

Every congressman and senator that voted for the iraq war WDIM May 2015 #3

K&R Repukes are just pissed because they're not getting a Halliburton kickback from Cheney anymore Jeffersons Ghost May 2015 #4

The un-elected Bush made the disaster in the middle east. Dawson Leery May 2015 #5

He's 100% correct on this, as he has been all along. Thanks for finding this one. n/t freshwest May 2015 #6

We need to get out — the Muslims have to fix it themselves brush May 2015 #7

I don't like this post. delrem May 2015 #8

I agree with you, the post is deflective of American responsibility and European imperialism. Fred Sanders May 2015 #9

What does that mean? brush May 2015 #12

It's all over DU. delrem May 2015 #14

My post advocates the US getting out and not "bombing the fuck out of everyone" as you put it brush May 2015 #11

I think I perfectly understood your post, which exonerates the US delrem May 2015 #13

You're completely misinterpreting my posts brush May 2015 #15

Bullshit. Iraq's destruction does not pre-date US aggression. delrem May 2015 #17

I'm not denying that brush May 2015 #18

Yes, conflicts have happened, in the world, before the Bush/Cheney/Rumfeld wargmongers came in. delrem May 2015 #21

This is pointless. I'm done. nt brush May 2015 #22

"We can at best be neutral 'honest brokers' in perhaps helping to negotiate peace/borders/disputes" delrem May 2015 #23

"I’m very clear on the lessons of Iraq. I think it was a mistake for us to go in in the first Cha May 2015 #10

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: ISIS delrem May 2015 #16

Your gibberish has nothing to do with the OP or my post. Cha May 2015 #19

I didn't think you'd have any concern whatsoever delrem May 2015 #20