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In reply to the discussion: Iraq asks US to launch air strikes [View all]nyabingi
(1,145 posts)4. The Democrats need a good challenge from their left
and I don't think Nader voters should be made to feel bad for voting their conscience - the Democratic Party united with the Republicans to authorize the use of the military after 9/11 and didn't stand up for their principles until they saw that their decision to support the Bush regime was political poison.
I do think, however, that 9/11 would've never happened if Gore became president, and it was 9/11 which has put us in the horrible condition, internally and externally, we find ourselves in now.
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The afternoon after Bush's morning Inauguration, Bush went to the US Treasury Office to see how much
DhhD
Jun 2014
#2
We HAVE been intervening in Syria. Just not to the degree some people want.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2014
#31
since tens of trillions of dollars were at stake, his bribe could be quite substantial
yurbud
Jun 2014
#33
When should we have left Iraq? We should have never gone there to begin with!
another_liberal
Jun 2014
#42
We have to shock and awe them over there so they don't shock and awe us over here!
Fantastic Anarchist
Jun 2014
#22
The guys that tortured protestors want us to bomb people.... hmmmm. Who pays?
grahamhgreen
Jun 2014
#12