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In reply to the discussion: We anti-war protesters were right: the Iraq invasion has led to bloody chaos [View all]jimlup
(7,968 posts)2. I think back to 2003...
we knew then and they were clueless. It is scary actually to think about how clueless they were. And also scary to realize that the leaders of such a terrible army with such terrible weapons are so clueless. God fucking damn it!
I'm proud to say did more than just walk the streets carrying a sign. I was arrested in non-violent resistance opposing the fucking atrocity that was the '03 Iraq "war". Sorry for the language but my emotional revolution at that horrendously criminal bullshit is seeping out as I type. How the fuck could we not have arrested and charged George W. Bush and Dick fucking Cheney as war criminals????
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We anti-war protesters were right: the Iraq invasion has led to bloody chaos [View all]
T_i_B
Jun 2014
OP
'Bush to Raise Money for Group That Converts Jews to Bring About Second Coming of Christ'
cprise
Jun 2014
#38
They weren't just clueless, they were blinded by greed and their own screwball dogma
Warpy
Jun 2014
#32
It will be interesting to see what she says after her recent "still wrong" comment.
CrispyQ
Jun 2014
#40
I have a dreadful feeling we'll start hearing a lot of "the war was wrong but we broke it.."
arcane1
Jun 2014
#43
Yep. There's always plenty of justification when the corporations can make a buck. -nt
CrispyQ
Jun 2014
#45
They're gnashing their teeth we didn't stay in Iraq, and are blaming Obama for what's happening now.
Martin Eden
Jun 2014
#28
W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, and David Rumsfeld ignored the history of the art of war
TRoN33
Jun 2014
#6
Agreed. And let's consider what our $2 trillion war has done for the average Iraqi.
sinkingfeeling
Jun 2014
#7
thinking about it, i may have participated in a protest of the 2nd Iraq war, just few showed up
Leme
Jun 2014
#22
the meek response from the Democrats convinced me the fix was in, not like I had major doubts anyway
Leme
Jun 2014
#33
The Clown Prince says he has a clear conscience. Which is horseshit, of course.
Aristus
Jun 2014
#16
I think it's a little more complicated than that and they do not necessarily have to be a
underthematrix
Jun 2014
#30
Think Progress "Why The Middle East Is Now A Giant Warzone, In One Terrifying Chart"
kristopher
Jun 2014
#46