truebrit71
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Mon Apr-30-07 03:01 PM
Response to Reply #54 |
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Could he have done more? Hindsight would seem to say yes, but he did not authorize the illegal invasion.
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| -Sen. Durbin knew |
donsu |
Apr-30-07 10:41 AM |
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He could have publicly stated that the information being fed to the public |
AndyA |
Apr-30-07 10:46 AM |
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So could Edwards - who you are supporting |
karynnj |
Apr-30-07 10:54 AM |
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I'm not excluding Edwards from this at all. |
AndyA |
Apr-30-07 11:03 AM |
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Why don't you give the same break to Durbin? |
karynnj |
Apr-30-07 12:10 PM |
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Maybe I should give Durbin a break, but I don't like the way he's handled this at all. |
AndyA |
Apr-30-07 02:09 PM |
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That's fair |
karynnj |
Apr-30-07 02:49 PM |
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maybe you should read the ENTIRE THREAD |
LSK |
Apr-30-07 03:05 PM |
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Yes, I've read the thread. Several times. |
AndyA |
Apr-30-07 03:27 PM |
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Durbin did say it at the time. He said on the Senate floor in 2002 |
rosesaylavee |
Apr-30-07 12:49 PM |
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Since he's 'talking' now, has he been released from his secrecy oath? |
Sapphire Blue |
Apr-30-07 10:47 AM |
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Has Edwards been released from his secrecy oath? |
WesDem |
Apr-30-07 12:06 PM |
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Probably been declassified. n/t |
ieoeja |
Apr-30-07 12:36 PM |
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If that's the case, wouldn't his office have been able to answer the question? |
Sapphire Blue |
Apr-30-07 12:46 PM |
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EVERYBODY knew! |
Atman |
Apr-30-07 10:48 AM |
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Many Democrats long ago hit that meme |
karynnj |
Apr-30-07 10:56 AM |
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the details are all so vague at the moment. Will have to read more. |
rodeodance |
Apr-30-07 11:05 AM |
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love your avatar |
mdmc |
Apr-30-07 12:13 PM |
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First, a huge caveat |
Don Claybrook |
Apr-30-07 10:49 AM |
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I agree. |
Atman |
Apr-30-07 11:00 AM |
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You do not know Durbin. We in Illinois do. Lay off! he is a good person. |
illinoisprogressive |
Apr-30-07 11:19 AM |
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Has he been released from his secrecy oath? |
Sapphire Blue |
Apr-30-07 11:20 AM |
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No |
dave_p |
Apr-30-07 12:43 PM |
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doesn't swearing an oath to a criminal make you a criminal too? |
donsu |
Apr-30-07 11:24 AM |
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BECAUSE. HE. COULD. HAVE. BEEN. PROSECUTED. |
truebrit71 |
Apr-30-07 12:25 PM |
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So if you were watching soldiers and civilians die day after day |
magellan |
Apr-30-07 12:58 PM |
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Exactly. Just as Sir Thomas More was. No "Man for All Seasons" is Durbin, I guess. |
WinkyDink |
Apr-30-07 02:01 PM |
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I think Sen Durbin could have down more...but you must keep in mind the context... |
truebrit71 |
Apr-30-07 03:00 PM |
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Exactly - Edwards behavior seems worse, to me |
MH1 |
Apr-30-07 11:26 AM |
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Did he and does he continue to vote to fund the war? All we need to know about him, really. |
Roland99 |
Apr-30-07 11:23 AM |
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Bob Graham Ex Senator from Fla lost his seat |
OHdem10 |
Apr-30-07 11:47 AM |
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sunshine will win us the next election - enough with keeping silent |
donsu |
Apr-30-07 12:01 PM |
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I supported Graham when he ran for president |
WesDem |
Apr-30-07 12:04 PM |
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He did not lose his seat. He left it. |
jsamuel |
Apr-30-07 12:09 PM |
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He CHOOSE not to run a race he would have won |
karynnj |
Apr-30-07 12:13 PM |
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Graham knew all durbin did and alot more he didn't tell!! |
flyarm |
Apr-30-07 12:38 PM |
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There is scant if little evidence that Iraq has a nuclear weapon" - Dick Durbin 10/10/02 |
LSK |
Apr-30-07 12:08 PM |
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For me, the most important quote of all in LSK's post is this: |
mohinoaklawnillinois |
Apr-30-07 12:35 PM |
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Bill Moyers documentary illustrated how Dems were IGNORED in 2002 |
LSK |
Apr-30-07 12:36 PM |
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Not just memory loss on the subject of Durbin. |
davsand |
Apr-30-07 12:53 PM |
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Treason is allowing Americans to die in war based on a lie. |
BuyingThyme |
Apr-30-07 01:06 PM |
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Taking Top Secret info public is also considered treason. |
davsand |
Apr-30-07 01:17 PM |
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Yes. |
BuyingThyme |
Apr-30-07 01:18 PM |
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Exactly LSK, and for those who missed it, check out |
mohinoaklawnillinois |
Apr-30-07 12:56 PM |
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Yes, Sen. Durbin spoke out about this |
seasonedblue |
Apr-30-07 12:37 PM |
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Everyone knew. Now that it is popular, everyone is anti-war. |
mdmc |
Apr-30-07 12:11 PM |
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I guess you posted this before reading post #19. n/t |
ieoeja |
Apr-30-07 12:31 PM |
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Back then, I remember Dean and Kucinich opposing the war |
mdmc |
Apr-30-07 12:40 PM |
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wasn't Edwards on the Intel Committee? |
leftchick |
Apr-30-07 12:13 PM |
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Since when? Since they are bound by LAW to not disclose TOP SECRET information... |
truebrit71 |
Apr-30-07 12:23 PM |
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If there's no statute of limitations on intel committee secrecy |
magellan |
Apr-30-07 12:28 PM |
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Probably been declassified. n/t |
ieoeja |
Apr-30-07 12:35 PM |
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True, portions were declassified September last year |
magellan |
Apr-30-07 12:47 PM |
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The "intelligence" is already discredited |
dave_p |
Apr-30-07 12:50 PM |
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Senate Intelligence Committee Report Pre-War Iraq |
nomatrix |
Apr-30-07 12:55 PM |
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Rockefeller: Cheney applied 'constant' pressure to stall investigation on flawed Iraq intelligence |
WesDem |
Apr-30-07 03:35 PM |
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And ... he DID. See post #19. |
ieoeja |
Apr-30-07 12:34 PM |
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Not true at all. |
BuyingThyme |
Apr-30-07 12:46 PM |
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16 Senators on the Intelligence Committee Knew. |
Laurab |
Apr-30-07 01:07 PM |
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Durbin is far less |
seasonedblue |
Apr-30-07 01:14 PM |
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My problem is with those on the committee who voted YES |
WesDem |
Apr-30-07 01:28 PM |
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Exactly. |
truebrit71 |
Apr-30-07 03:01 PM |
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You said it better than I did... |
seasonedblue |
Apr-30-07 03:11 PM |
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If I wanted to read Democrat-bashing, I'd go to Freerepublic.com |
brentspeak |
Apr-30-07 01:21 PM |
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Wake up folks! Durbin voted AGAINST the IWR & look at his voting record!!! |
Pachamama |
May-01-07 12:53 AM |
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White House tried to have Durbin thrown off the Senate Intelligence Committee |
WesDem |
May-01-07 05:19 AM |
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And behind the scenes, I bet they were doing far worse.... |
Pachamama |
May-01-07 05:26 AM |
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who was on that committee that still voted YES on the IWR? |
mark414 |
May-01-07 01:00 AM |
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The Dems on the Committee and how they voted.... |
FrenchieCat |
May-01-07 01:56 AM |
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Once more, with feeling.... |
Tatiana |
May-01-07 01:10 AM |
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