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7962

(11,841 posts)
Fri May 15, 2015, 10:06 AM May 2015

So far ALL GOP presidential candidates would NOT have invaded Iraq.

This must make the far right's heads explode. I was especially surprised to see Ted Cruz saying it. Dick Cheney must be really pissed. I guess he wont be campaigning for the GOP nominee. Of course, that may help the guy.
I love pointing this out to my friends who still think Iraq was a GOOD idea.
NOBODY running for president would have invaded Iraq. Amazing. And good. I really thought there would be a lot of half-answers or non-answers from them.
FWIW, I really do think Jeb didnt pay attention to the question, simply because when he answered he said "And so would Hillary, by the way". So it was obvious he was referring to her support in the beginning. But he sure has looked like a doofus bouncing all over the place.

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blm

(113,833 posts)
1. The REAL question: Would they have COOKED INTEL BOOKS to invade Iraq like Bush-Cheney did?
Fri May 15, 2015, 10:13 AM
May 2015

The entire line of questioning intel failures is UTTER HORSESH!T and designed to let Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld off the hook for MANUFACTURING the intel and cooking it into a stew to feed to other world leaders, to congress, the media, and the American people.

Corpmedia is still too scared of the Bush family to go there.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
2. I believe Cheney was the architect of the entire thing.
Fri May 15, 2015, 10:16 AM
May 2015

Seems like he's the only one who constantly goes all out still pushing the same shit.

blm

(113,833 posts)
3. Bush was, as well. It is a standard GOP policy to make huge profits for MIC.
Fri May 15, 2015, 10:45 AM
May 2015

Don't kid yourself.

rock

(13,218 posts)
6. OK, I'll play straight man
Fri May 15, 2015, 01:15 PM
May 2015

Maybe they're just trying to prove that they're sane like the Constitution requires. You know like it says in the sanity clause.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
8. I dont think any were in Congress at that time,
Fri May 15, 2015, 05:12 PM
May 2015

but this was the "if you knew then what we know now" question. So only an idiot would still say "yes". Like Dick Cheney

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