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4. We have members of DU pushing to use nukes even today.

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 04:18 PM

Nov 2015

On ISIS.

So yes, I think the world and all states should destroy their nuclear arsenals, because as long as they exist, someone somewhere will try to find a way or place to use them. Even for relatively trivial reasons, or for problems with solutions as long as your arm with nuclear weapons being very LAST on the list of those likely to work.

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Cheney Considered Nuking Iraq [View all] Octafish Nov 2015 OP

Cheney SMASH!!! Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2015 #1

Cabrón Munstro Cheney is a BFEE-Made Man who look-loaded-n-locked in cost-plus for cronies 4-evah. Octafish Nov 2015 #12

That's offensive to cabrones everywhere! :-P Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2015 #13

There's almost to much shit to report on with this bunch. Let's not forget KBR, Carlyle, CACI erronis Nov 2015 #35

Done with the ready made get-out-of-treason trump card: ''National Security'' Octafish Nov 2015 #62

Is that Swampy's work? Haven't seen him here in ages. Wonder if he ever finished school... nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #21

Swampy was the first person I murielm99 Nov 2015 #23

Hope his life is good. Katrina hit him hard. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #28

Yep, been too long. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #46

Actually, I made this way back in the day. I would've never thought I'd still be using it. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2015 #43

That color green always creeps me out, even though I think it's a cool pic! Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #45

I can't remember where I got the color but the badly photoshopped hair is definitely from The Hulk:P Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2015 #47

Always seems like a weird jaundice color to me, lol. Anyway, thanks for your contribution to helping Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #54

good Halloween costume, love it wordpix Nov 2015 #88

poppy's book seems to be making the case for those who claim his son was Cheney's puppet tk2kewl Nov 2015 #2

I don't know what his motive was in writing the book tularetom Nov 2015 #7

Given Cheney Considered Nuking Iraq...... global1 Nov 2015 #19

then blame daddy for not warning US. GeorgeGist Nov 2015 #49

Very nice work, there; shone light on the The Skull and Bones Kill Committee... Octafish Nov 2015 #15

I think Poppy is desperately trying to salvage his oh-so precious family name deutsey Nov 2015 #51

when did Poppy write the book? He's failing wordpix Nov 2015 #89

Rummy and Cheney feeding biased intel to Dumbya is a scary thought. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #3

Perhaps they were ''outranked'' by the Generals and Admirals. Octafish Nov 2015 #22

It didn't? tecelote Nov 2015 #31

The people who really pushed the wars never lost power. harun Nov 2015 #70

We have members of DU pushing to use nukes even today. closeupready Nov 2015 #4

As much as possible as soon as possible. These people scare Hortensis Nov 2015 #6

They are everywhere FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #8

But not in it, or I would have kicked him out long ago. Hortensis Nov 2015 #10

I grew up hearing people say "we shoulda nuked North Vietnam" deutsey Nov 2015 #50

The Old Crazy Dick Song & Dance (The Other Dick) Octafish Nov 2015 #59

Deranged. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #5

Disgusting *! nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #9

Look Forward zipplewrath Nov 2015 #11

Good point! peace13 Nov 2015 #79

To big to prosecute. nt valerief Nov 2015 #14

Just gave me chills, Octafish. Always wondered if that war criminal Cheney was the one Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #16

Remember the B-52 flying across the USA, 'accidentally' loaded with 6 nuke cruise missiles in 2007? Octafish Nov 2015 #61

I remember maybe 11-12 years back, I saw a woman in CT NewJeffCT Nov 2015 #17

Mineral Extraction Octafish Nov 2015 #85

these robber barons, and the Dick is one, need to go to jail wordpix Nov 2015 #94

Wow does Cheney look sinister in that photo...n/t inanna Nov 2015 #18

And he is still so much more sinister than any photo can possibly show... Wish I was joking. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #26

Michael Moore noticed that, too. Octafish Nov 2015 #90

I was relieved when Bush/Cheney left the White House in January of 2009. Jerry442 Nov 2015 #20

We're still fighting their wars. tecelote Nov 2015 #37

Recommended! H2O Man Nov 2015 #24

Powell pushed back. Octafish Nov 2015 #33

Thanks Octafish 1norcal Nov 2015 #25

an evil shit stain on the human race... spanone Nov 2015 #27

An evil genius, unfortunately. tecelote Nov 2015 #30

The Dick of Death is rotten to the core. City Lights Nov 2015 #29

I always figured that Cheney was jealous of Truman... Wounded Bear Nov 2015 #32

What explosion? Reter Nov 2015 #74

Add to it that one of our live nukes went missing... peace13 Nov 2015 #80

We didn't have to use nukes Victor_c3 Nov 2015 #34

Can depleted uranium munitions be considered "conventional munitions?" LongTomH Nov 2015 #66

And what about white phosphorus? Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #92

Maybe Poppy and Dubya never finished that drunken fight in the driveway. tanyev Nov 2015 #36

I would like to nuke Cheney's bung hole! n/t RoccoR5955 Nov 2015 #38

Political dynasties sulphurdunn Nov 2015 #39

Hang on for a second here... jmowreader Nov 2015 #40

I KNEW it!! Chemisse Nov 2015 #41

Oh, there was a lot of response to it. bananas Nov 2015 #82

I was only listening to NPR at that time. Chemisse Nov 2015 #95

Fuck Bush. The father and the sons. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #42

Fuck the grandfather as well malaise Nov 2015 #53

That, too. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #68

In other news, Cheney considered biting the heads off cute little kittens ... Martin Eden Nov 2015 #44

+1,000 malaise Nov 2015 #48

Why make a case for getting rid of WMD's in Iraq? Zambero Nov 2015 #52

No surprise there. nt 2naSalit Nov 2015 #55

GEE WIZ! cynzke Nov 2015 #56

Why is that not a surprise...oh but Octa, it is JUST the BFEE...tee hee giggles. Rex Nov 2015 #57

We did use some pretty nasty stuff. JEB Nov 2015 #58

More American war criminals Cyrano Nov 2015 #60

Call me stupid........................ turbinetree Nov 2015 #63

Did anyone consider nuking Cheney? Demeter Nov 2015 #64

We should just get rid of the nukes. JEB Nov 2015 #65

Why would we trust ghwb for any true information? Shifting blame to clear his bloody family name Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #67

+1 Solly Mack Nov 2015 #69

And how many American soldiers would have been exposed Ilsa Nov 2015 #71

Octafish Diclotican Nov 2015 #72

I believe Richard B. Cheney is the most evil man ever to hold power in America. lastlib Nov 2015 #73

I wonder if we could possibly develop the world's smallest nuclear bomb. Maybe it could be about Mr. Evil Nov 2015 #75

Darth Cheney. k&r nt bananas Nov 2015 #76

Anything shocking here? get the red out Nov 2015 #77

While he grieves that he did't get his nukes off... peace13 Nov 2015 #78

The oft quoted mushroom cloud would have come from us. kairos12 Nov 2015 #81

Didn't they, aren't they still, 'nuking' people with depleted uranium shells? And Joe Chi Minh Nov 2015 #83

Come on....we knew this. I knew they were chomping at the bit to attack Iran adigal Nov 2015 #84

K & R Liberal_Dog Nov 2015 #86

good luck with your life review, Cheney, you're getting closer wordpix Nov 2015 #87

given his druthers, Cheney would nuke Mexico, and Canada, and Scotland, and Ireland, and Australia, tzar paul Nov 2015 #91

What an absolute sociopath. To think we had to endure 8 years of him prouddemfromaustin44 Nov 2015 #93

Warning Puny Humans Ducksworthy Nov 2015 #96

Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld should be in prison awaiting execution... IHateTheGOP Nov 2015 #97

I hope the world community is reading this...and letting it sink in radhika Nov 2015 #98

Glad to see the verification of a Sy Hersh report KoKo Nov 2015 #99

At this point it's becoming amazing that we survived him n/t underpants Nov 2015 #100