2016 Postmortem

Jitter65

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52. I believe Scott Ritter publicly warned all those hundred + who voted to support Bush's invasion.

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 06:22 AM

Mar 2016

But then, it was only Hillary's vote that turned the vote FOR the invasion. She is breathtakingly powerful That is why she should be President.

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Hillary was offered a private briefing on Iraq Before her Vote - By an expert and passed [View all] Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 OP

She thought the war was going to be Politicalboi Feb 2016 #1

But it looked so good on paper ... AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #47

Of course she passed on that meeting. Autumn Feb 2016 #2

I can see why Tony Blair supports her. PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #3

Whistle Ass' poodle. hifiguy Feb 2016 #15

And at one point I admired him NWCorona Feb 2016 #16

A vote for Hillary is a vote for wars, invasions, coups, and regime changes. SamKnause Feb 2016 #4

Neoliberal economics combined with a belligerent, hawkish neocon foreign policy. hifiguy Feb 2016 #14

It's intentional, to be sure. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #51

Good grief. How callow. Why would anyone skip a briefing with the folks who had actual knowledge? peacebird Feb 2016 #5

plausible deniability NWCorona Feb 2016 #18

Knowingly sending troops into harms way after refusing to attend briefing...? Disgusting. peacebird Feb 2016 #20

She didn't skip a briefing. He showed up at her office. She wasn't available. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #28

And never made herself available to THE FOREMOST UN Weapons Inspector on the ground in Iraq KeepItReal Mar 2016 #46

At the time, he wasn't working anymore for the UN...nor did the UN send him. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #53

Outrageous. Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #6

She didn't bother to read the intelligence report either jfern Feb 2016 #7

The annointed one knows best. She has superior thereismore Feb 2016 #8

I stopped fact checking the author when I read his history of "soliciting minors for sex". procon Feb 2016 #9

As repulsive as his sexual proclivities most definitely are... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #22

And to think these people were saying to not shoot the messenger a few days prior... VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #26

Meanwhile back in 2016....-nt- Happenstance24 Feb 2016 #10

tell that to the Iraqis PaulaFarrell Mar 2016 #45

She wanted to get her war on farleftlib Feb 2016 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #12

That vote was an act of craven, disgusting political ass-covering, hifiguy Feb 2016 #13

She was tough. She didn't back down. moondust Feb 2016 #17

Ugh. AzDar Feb 2016 #19

Scott Ritter is a convicted sexual predator: Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #21

Four times over. There's four incidents we know of. Nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #25

That was in 2009, 7 years after Hillary voted for the Iraq War. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #50

Actually, the four incidents we know of.....one predates Iraq. He's been at this a while. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #54

It certainly speaks to his credibility and his mental stability Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #56

How could anyone do such a thing??? Very sick elmac Feb 2016 #23

Sorry...But I don't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of a convicted and confessed child msanthrope Feb 2016 #24

You think maybe delrem Feb 2016 #29

Consenting adults aren't my business. But Ritter's had four run ins with the law involving minors. msanthrope Feb 2016 #32

Yah, there's a degree of difference, for sure. delrem Feb 2016 #34

Well, rivers of blood tend to stain, so no, I don't like them. I also don't like hyperbole....Ritte msanthrope Feb 2016 #37

I'm appalled by the disdain for life that your post describes. delrem Feb 2016 #39

Lighten up, Francis! Nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #40

No, not for Hillary Clinton's war profiteering buddies, I won't. delrem Feb 2016 #42

You've gone from blowjobs to rivers of blood. I'd switch to decaf. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #44

That was Bill and Hillary who went from blowjobs to rivers of blood. Not me. delrem Mar 2016 #61

I guess because she's vice-chair of the DNC this is extra significant. delrem Feb 2016 #27

Her vote was based on political expediency only. Broward Feb 2016 #30

She set up a private information flow. delrem Feb 2016 #31

I'm gonna assume that was sarcasm NWCorona Feb 2016 #33

It was a statement of fact. delrem Feb 2016 #35

Until it does exist. NWCorona Feb 2016 #36

Hillary didn't read the NIE, either. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #49

Both of them are so corrupt there is no truth between them about Iraq WMD leveymg Feb 2016 #38

She freaking wanted that war. Many who were paying close attention polly7 Feb 2016 #41

Scott Ritter... SidDithers Feb 2016 #43

I think he's still on parole. Might have completed it though.nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #55

Hillary called that vote the most important vote in her short career. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #48

I believe Scott Ritter publicly warned all those hundred + who voted to support Bush's invasion. Jitter65 Mar 2016 #52

"Facts are stupid things." Wilms Mar 2016 #57

Here's a fact: Scott Ritter is a convicted sexual predator Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #58

Lemme ask you something, Fred. Wilms Mar 2016 #59

Did he get sentenced to stand in Iraq while it was bombed or something? Orsino Mar 2016 #60