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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
32. It's the hypocrisy..
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 10:54 PM
Feb 2012

When an American official starts talking about "War crimes" a little voice in my head starts chanting "Shrubbie, Ctheney, Rumsferatu", I can't stop it.

The powers that be desperately want the entire decade forgotten.. Well, up to 2008 anyway. We went straight from Clinton to Obama with just a patch of fuzzy math in between, move along, nothing to see here and certainly nothing to remember.

It's up to us to remember and then when we do remember even here on DU people complain..

So could Bush & Cheney Hugabear Feb 2012 #1
Exactly, so I don't think she should be going there unless Obama plans to put teddy51 Feb 2012 #2
we let our war criminals skate. so there went any credibility we had leftyohiolib Feb 2012 #6
Looking into the wrong mirror? Dack Feb 2012 #11
In fact, if they intervene militarily in Syria without a proper UN resolution that would in itself Fool Count Feb 2012 #13
"Put the former Republican administration on trial for war crimes?" Or at least send to teddy51 Feb 2012 #14
+1 n/t Purveyor Feb 2012 #4
Agreed! Lint Head Feb 2012 #8
+1K and-justice-for-all Feb 2012 #16
Bringing up Bush and Cheney whenever war crimes are mentioned is really getting old. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #18
Yeah, we should just forget about them.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #22
Yes of course. Thats exactly what I said after all cstanleytech Feb 2012 #26
My point being that once we stop mentioning them every time war crimes are brought up.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #28
No, they wont be forgotten. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #30
It's the hypocrisy.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #32
Hmm some good points you have though I still believe its getting a bit long in the tooth for people cstanleytech Feb 2012 #33
Whats the statute of limitation on war crimes? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #25
None that I am aware of but its just that imo the invoking of Bush/Cheney cstanleytech Feb 2012 #27
Yeah. My 2nd childhood involved thousands of dead people too. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #35
Are you sure you dont mean horses? cstanleytech Feb 2012 #38
Let's try looking at ourselves Phlem Feb 2012 #3
Yeah, I'm not sure we should be waving that wand around. sofa king Feb 2012 #5
I so disagree. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #19
of course Phlem Feb 2012 #20
I dont think there is any government on this planet that doesnt practice its share of cstanleytech Feb 2012 #21
yes but the USA pretends to be the world's peacekeeper, Phlem Feb 2012 #23
Ya know I have seen people claim that cstanleytech Feb 2012 #29
The government will never Phlem Feb 2012 #31
She's the SOS, not the Attorney General. Beacool Feb 2012 #34
An absolutely cringe-worthy quote, Madam Secretary... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #7
Who is Syria at war with? gratuitous Feb 2012 #9
"Could be" How about "should be," or even better, "is" (nt) apnu Feb 2012 #10
Why bother... just have Obama put him on our hit list. tk2kewl Feb 2012 #12
That's actually a pretty watered-down statement, considering her recent bellicose comments. David__77 Feb 2012 #15
Fine Hillary DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #17
We should listen to Hillary.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #24
So what? This country's own war criminals are still walking free. BlueStater Feb 2012 #36
"Crimes against humanity" maybe but "war criminal" from her is just a sick joke. Nihil Feb 2012 #37
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