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Mnpaul

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14. What a piece of crap

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 06:36 PM

May 2012

We did have skepticism. The Democrats suspected that "curveball" was lying and wanted the FBI to investigate further. The Republicans would have no part of it.

This POC lied about free fire zones in Vietnam

This POC lied about Iran/Contra

This POC lied to send us into Iraq.

And he is still lying.

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Colin Powell Says Iraq ‘Blot’ Teaches Need for Skepticism [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

Sorry Colin, you should have done your job, not just tried to "smell" the problem. Scuba May 2012 #1

And don't try to lay it off on intelligence officials who "lacked courage". bluesbassman May 2012 #2

I'm nobody special, and I knew damn well the UN presentation was a farce DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #3

+1000 gvstn May 2012 #7

He actually threw the papers up in the air and snarled, tblue37 May 2012 #12

No kidding. laundry_queen May 2012 #23

I bet he will not be voting Republican now goclark May 2012 #4

I remember that he voted for our side back in 2008. Jamaal510 May 2012 #8

Pathetic. Powell used the American social systems to advance from poverty to SDjack May 2012 #5

The murder of a million innocent people is a "BLOT", seriously?! Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #6

Come on everybody Politicalboi May 2012 #9

A "blot"? A "blot"? That piece of shit lets himself (and the others) off easy. (no surprise) Solly Mack May 2012 #10

Fuck that guy. Seriously. Robb May 2012 #11

Colin, it wasn't a blot or a botched instinct usrname May 2012 #13

What a piece of crap Mnpaul May 2012 #14

I believe that there was a press report, Colin, before your presentation to the UN salin May 2012 #15

Ol' Piece Of Shit Powell tabasco May 2012 #16

I call bullshit. sendero May 2012 #17

....do you believe this guy? unkachuck May 2012 #18

Sadly, he's still dancing around the issue and keeping the Bushies clean matt819 May 2012 #19

Colin Powell, enabler and cover-upper of atrocities ever since coalition_unwilling May 2012 #20

Shut the fuck up, you WAR CRIMINAL! SomeGuyInEagan May 2012 #21

None dare call it conspiracy - because they're too pig-ignorant to breathe at the same time saras May 2012 #22

"My instincts failed me.” You showed cartoons of "mobile" labs. no "instincts" are required Javaman May 2012 #24

Cartoons! ArtiChoke May 2012 #25