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JDPriestly

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9. Bush and Cheney cooked the intelligence and the evidence that led us into the Iraq War.

Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 05:28 AM

Jun 2015

The Obama administration blundered its way into providing material support to ISIS.

The Obama administration blundered. Bush and Cheney fabricated or failed to investigate lies. There is a big difference in terms of intent. But the results are horrible in both cases.

Bush and Cheney were seeking a reason, an excuse to go into Iraq and had Syria among other nations in the line of sight. But Obama just kind of allowed himself to be pushed into really bad decisions. Intent v. negligence.

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Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 OP

Whatever you may wish to say about Bush and invading Iraq--and there's loads to be said-- merrily Jun 2015 #1

The war is not meant to be won Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #3

Wars have also been fought for land and resources. As global warming continues, merrily Jun 2015 #4

or in this case, the zombies of terror from Saudi are meant to undo the strategic blunder of Bush in yurbud Jun 2015 #20

Actually .............. I wanted to talk about another thing Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #21

Bush and Cheney cooked the intelligence and the evidence that led us into the Iraq War. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #9

My prior post said nothing about Obama. merrily Jun 2015 #10

I hear that it's all George W. Bush's fault, delrem Jun 2015 #2

Maybe more a vastly vocal minority of DUers than a vast majority? merrily Jun 2015 #5

I honestly don't see much honesty on WoT issues. delrem Jun 2015 #6

It is now 10% Hillary and 90% Bernie. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #8

Benghazi!!! JDPriestly Jun 2015 #7

..... merrily Jun 2015 #12

Neocon "Chaos Promotion" in the Mideast (Ray McGovern Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #13

Business as usual malaise Jun 2015 #11

Don't forget to add Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #14

And then have trillions of dollars disappear Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #15

Oh yes malaise Jun 2015 #16

The lesson to be learned from this: MORE military intervention is NOT the solution ... Martin Eden Jun 2015 #17

It's no secret we dropped lots of terror seeds from the sky. Scuba Jun 2015 #18

The Iranians will have to clean up our mess. roamer65 Jun 2015 #19