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busterbrown

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44. Because we have a history of imposing Terror ourselves..

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 03:50 PM

Mar 2016

Don’t we? Remember Shock and Awe and the word Torture.. and the killing of several hundred thousand civilians? ........We’re not making excuses for these fanatics, rather we are trying to gather the “whys” of such despicable events ..

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The person most responsible for the attack in Brussels is.... [View all] kentuck Mar 2016 OP

... napkinz Mar 2016 #1

Yep. kentuck Mar 2016 #3

Kissinger? I recced your diary, but, wouldsman Mar 2016 #60

I recced the post too, but I'm thinking the Supreme Court of the United States is to blame. fasttense Mar 2016 #86

The person most responsible for the attack in Brussels is.... XI JINPING Jeffersons Ghost Mar 2016 #93

Cheney may have created the ISIS hornets nest, but his successors expanded them leveymg Mar 2016 #101

The person most responsible for the attack in Brussels is.... EX500rider Mar 2016 #2

^^^This. Chan790 Mar 2016 #5

+1000 FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #10

It's not an excuse. It's an observation. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #53

"People are responsible for their own actions." KansDem Mar 2016 #65

and I blame Bush et all for their actions FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #72

Not shifting blame in the least. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2016 #85

Exactly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #15

If your historic lens only includes yesterday nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #21

I understand and agree with you. nt Duval Mar 2016 #50

yes . . . . .n/t annabanana Mar 2016 #63

Agree wholeheartedly jberryhill Mar 2016 #23

+100 840high Mar 2016 #43

- 01101110110111 and... Jeffersons Ghost Mar 2016 #95

I agree about "responsibilty" but Z_California Mar 2016 #57

Both your comment and the original post are right! Quantess Mar 2016 #61

Agreed. LS_Editor Mar 2016 #62

Thank you! dlwickham Mar 2016 #67

.... and allowed lobbyists to sell them on this "industry"! MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #69

What don't you get gabeana Mar 2016 #90

What don't you get.... EX500rider Mar 2016 #96

So the Bush cabal bears no responsibility gabeana Mar 2016 #97

I am saying everyone is responsible for their own actions. EX500rider Mar 2016 #98

And who supports Saudi Arabia? gabeana Mar 2016 #102

The worldwide market for petroleum. EX500rider Mar 2016 #103

I agree with EX500 rider. The bombers are the ones responsible for the bombings. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 #92

No the person (people) who are most responsible are the terrorists themselves. n/t Waldorf Mar 2016 #4

So in the same vein.. You must consider the U.S. a Terrorist Country...Correct? busterbrown Mar 2016 #37

Is there anyone in history more appropriately named than ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #6

Dick Nixon. Yavin4 Mar 2016 #55

This is absolute BS oberliner Mar 2016 #7

No one is "absolving" the terrorists... kentuck Mar 2016 #9

Wrong. Why not make Raygun responsible - as he was the one who created Saddam Hussein? And jonno99 Mar 2016 #12

Of course you are oberliner Mar 2016 #14

Not absolving terrorists. Is suggesting that arrogant Americans take responsibility for their jtuck004 Mar 2016 #32

You do realize that there were more terror victims pre-Iraq war than there have been after? MadDAsHell Mar 2016 #88

Then I gather you are o.k. with the fact busterbrown Mar 2016 #40

The person most responsible for the attack in Brussels is DustyJoe Mar 2016 #8

Yup nt Angel Martin Mar 2016 #13

Then Dusty you’ll agree that person most responsible . busterbrown Mar 2016 #41

I think he is limiting the choices to reality FrodosPet Mar 2016 #81

How about Oklahoma City? Z_California Mar 2016 #58

Thank you for not posting his picture. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #11

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #16

It's convenient to place blame on Gavrilo Princip for World War 1. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #17

+1 Well stated. nt jonno99 Mar 2016 #19

I honestly wish it was that simple nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #18

I don't find myself saying this very often... trotsky Mar 2016 #20

Thank you nadin. cwydro Mar 2016 #36

Uh - no leftynyc Mar 2016 #22

Good question. cwydro Mar 2016 #25

Exactly leftynyc Mar 2016 #28

Apparently, this does not resonate with the groupthink on DU today lol. cwydro Mar 2016 #30

Continually make excuses for it leftynyc Mar 2016 #31

They also change their argument depending on the thread melman Mar 2016 #66

Now THAT is an excellent question leftynyc Mar 2016 #77

Well, Doncha Know RobinA Mar 2016 #79

It's maddening leftynyc Mar 2016 #80

Yep. DashOneBravo Mar 2016 #42

Because we have a history of imposing Terror ourselves.. busterbrown Mar 2016 #44

Islamic terrorism leftynyc Mar 2016 #46

It sure was.. So was American Terrorism.. busterbrown Mar 2016 #52

Yes, and elljay Mar 2016 #64

Yep and its usually all about the money!! busterbrown Mar 2016 #74

The dick and W madokie Mar 2016 #24

i would have thought it was one of the muslim leaders of isis or al quada? MariaThinks Mar 2016 #26

No, the people responsible are the actual terrorists who murdered people today. grossproffit Mar 2016 #27

Terrorism didn't start with George W. Bush davidn3600 Mar 2016 #29

It is an old problem, but it is a much bigger problem because of the war in Iraq. HuckleB Mar 2016 #39

The Iraq War...Most Sensible people would argue.... busterbrown Mar 2016 #45

Nope ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #33

Hillary? Drink! Cryptoad Mar 2016 #34

Yea and GHW Bush. Just had to get a war in. Why couldn't the Republicans invaded LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #35

Indeed. The world is reeping the consequences of the Bush White House. HuckleB Mar 2016 #38

It amazes me that so many around here busterbrown Mar 2016 #48

Indeed. HuckleB Mar 2016 #49

I have a problem with some around here that.. busterbrown Mar 2016 #54

That stinks. I think I just check out from folks like that, or something. HuckleB Mar 2016 #59

American Exceptionalism noiretextatique Mar 2016 #83

The terrorists themselves. Bush & company set the stage but 99.999% of Iraqis and Syrians pampango Mar 2016 #47

But Trump's demand was more recent and more specific! scscholar Mar 2016 #51

And all American politicians who supported the attack. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #56

I don't buy it.... humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author DUbeornot2be Mar 2016 #70

And everyone who supported that war, because they were all sophisticated to realize valerief Mar 2016 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #73

Saddam was bad rafeh1 Mar 2016 #75

Saddam would not have lived forever FrodosPet Mar 2016 #82

Yes. I 'hate' few, elleng Mar 2016 #76

Obama. At least I'm sure that's what FOX must be saying. That's ALWAYS the answer. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2016 #78

It was Hammurabi... meaculpa2011 Mar 2016 #84

100x as many killed on 9/11/2001, 18 months before Iraq invasion. MadDAsHell Mar 2016 #87

Well, him and his enabler - Bushco. lark Mar 2016 #89

To quote POTUS... iandhr Mar 2016 #91

Either of these two fat faced fucks MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #94

What a load... TipTok Mar 2016 #99

Couldn't agree more! K&R B Calm Mar 2016 #100