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Proud Liberal Dem

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2. Bushco cherry-picked evidence and pressured CIA

Reply to JHan (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 11:32 PM

Dec 2016

to help them with develop a fig leaf of justification for invading Iraq. I don't believe the CIA was ever fully on board with the invasion, nor believed that Iraq was a serious threat. Republicans shouted down anybody whom didn't support the Iraq invasion, so their attempts to dismiss the CIA on Russia rings so empty and hollow now.

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Since the Iraq war is being used as a reason to doubt our security agencies: [View all] JHan Dec 2016 OP

Was it the CIA that said we'd be greeted as liberators? ck4829 Dec 2016 #1

Exactly.. JHan Dec 2016 #3

Bushco cherry-picked evidence and pressured CIA Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #2

Without delving into my research books, only one report stated a possibility, all others none. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #4

Yep, JHan Dec 2016 #7

A lott of WTF memories of those infuriating Iraq 9/11 conflations.... 90-percent Dec 2016 #5

Matt Taibbi is pushing the Iraq Trump twitter talking point. lapucelle Dec 2016 #6

And W blew off 9/11 warnings!!! AwakeAtLast Dec 2016 #8

there's no reason to trust the CIA or any security agency, they've got their own agendas KG Dec 2016 #9