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merrily

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31. We agree to a large extent.

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 12:48 PM

Aug 2015

I don't agree that anyone fell for the politically easy way, though. For whatever reason, they chose to vote for and/or advocate for that war, to stand with Bush/Cheney. Bush and Cheney, Republican politicians and think tanks and Democratic politicians and think tanks all stood together by choice. Indeed, the founder of one Democratic think tank, a spinoff from the DLC, signed the PNAC letter urging Bush to invade. No one fell. They stood together, including 81 House Democrats (a minority of House Democrats) and 29 Senate Democrats, comprising 58% of Senate Democrats.

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The Constitution requires Congress to vote on a war. It did. merrily Aug 2015 #2

NO kpete Aug 2015 #3

Not sure to what it is that you are saying no. merrily Aug 2015 #5

"No Democrat I knew believed we had to go to war. Did you?" kpete Aug 2015 #7

I appreciate the reply. merrily Aug 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author daleanime Aug 2015 #12

Hell no.... daleanime Aug 2015 #4

No to what? merrily Aug 2015 #6

Your final question... riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #9

Most likely. Thanks. merrily Aug 2015 #10

The war..... daleanime Aug 2015 #14

Wouldn't it have been great if there had been more profiles in courage like Chafee and Bernie then? merrily Aug 2015 #15

Definitely! daleanime Aug 2015 #16

McDermott Spoke The Truth Look What Happened Yallow Aug 2015 #19

It would be a different world, a different reality, a different universe. valerief Aug 2015 #23

I didn't believe we had to treestar Aug 2015 #25

I remember it perfectly. Thanks for saying you did not believe we had to. merrily Aug 2015 #26

That vote was unforgivable in my opinion. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #29

We agree to a large extent. merrily Aug 2015 #31

For whatever reason includes doing it because it was the politically correct thing to do at the time Live and Learn Aug 2015 #32

It was not politically correct, ever. merrily Aug 2015 #35

I would call that morally correct. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #36

How has that vote been working for her politically? merrily Aug 2015 #37

I am with you on that. As I said, unforgivable. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #38

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We knew invading Iraq would de-stablize the Middle East. merrily Aug 2015 #13

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