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2016 Postmortem

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24. Is that an implication that those who were against the invasion and occupation were prescient?

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:41 AM

Oct 2015

Set aside the morality, from the vantage point of national interest it was the biggest strategic blunder in the history of the republic.

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Dick Cheney is not a "decent man". He is fundamentally evil... [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 OP

NEVER tempt Dick Cheney to put a gun to anyone's head... JaneyVee Oct 2015 #1

I will say something nice about Peter King. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #2

dick cheney was the worst prez this country ever had restorefreedom Oct 2015 #3

You see we agree on some things and I salute you for your cleverness DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #4

thanks, dsb! cheney is actually a uniter restorefreedom Oct 2015 #5

I don't think I have seen such a graceless, humorless, mean man. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #6

silent movie villian, love it! nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #12

WTF is Biden thinking? 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #7

He said it today... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #9

Read the quote closely...Cheney comes close to calling President Obama a traitor DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #13

I question the judgement of anyone who thinks SamKnause Oct 2015 #11

and I those who admire Biden reddread Oct 2015 #15

Agree. SamKnause Oct 2015 #18

Yes. LWolf Oct 2015 #19

magnanimous FSogol Oct 2015 #20

At the risk of violating Godwin's Law DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #21

Do you think the M.E. would have fell apart if we didn't invade Iraq? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #23

I opposed Iraq War ll from the jump... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #25