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Yavin4

(37,182 posts) Tue May 23, 2017, 12:09 PM May 2017

Nothing good has come from Bush's war. Not Bush II's war but Bush I's war. [View all]

Think about it. The Gulf War of 1990 has lead directly to the 9/11 attacks, the Afghanistan war, the Iraq invasion and occupation, Bin Laden, Al Qeda, ISIL, more terrorist attacks in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia.

All of this because Saddam invaded Kuwait. Something that we could have solved with diplomacy.

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Nothing good has come from Bush's war. Not Bush II's war but Bush I's war. [View all] Yavin4 May 2017 OP

Plenty of good was derived if... Zoonart May 2017 #1

Well, you're talking about the "chain" zipplewrath May 2017 #2

Republicans got themselves a "War President." moondust May 2017 #3

You have to go back further and further ProudLib72 May 2017 #4