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In reply to the discussion: How Did George W. Bush TRICK US Into A Full-Blown WAR? [View all]MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)62. Yup! And it enrages me that he suffered not a single real consequence for his criminality.
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It assumes that Bush-Cheney were more clever than they actually were, and the Dems who voted for war
leveymg
Feb 2013
#101
I believed it. Although I loathed Bush and his slimy pack, I think I was still feeling
gateley
Feb 2013
#55
Un-engaged, weak on history, apolitical common citizens I can kind of see
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#84
I dont believe any liberals were "fooled". I am very passionate about this subject so
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#13
I agree with you. And world records were set with the protests in February 2003.
MessiahRp
Feb 2013
#67
Without sounding to CT minded, the lesson to be learned is that those Democrats that
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#71
One of the reasons why it makes me violently ill when RWers talk about "the slobbering
zbdent
Feb 2013
#21
Same here. In a country where we sell a Twinkie as food, well, a war is an easy fix.
MichiganVote
Feb 2013
#27
Bingo! Bush got away with the lie because we *wanted* to go to war with someone...
Moonwalk
Feb 2013
#59
The problem is that it's on MSNBC -- it's primarily us that watch it. But with social
gateley
Feb 2013
#57
Yup! And it enrages me that he suffered not a single real consequence for his criminality.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#62
My memory says we weren't tricked but ignored. No one wanted war except Bush/Cheney
Cleita
Feb 2013
#38
I never agreed with invading Iraq and neither did anyone else I knew who
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#43
I told anyone who would listen that Bush was lying to get us into a war with Iraq,....
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#44
LIES, PERJURY, AND TREASON: Cheney; Bush; Rice; Powell; Rumsfeld; Wolfowitz; FOX.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#69
he took advantage of american's fears after 911......bu$h* & cheney should be in prison.
spanone
Feb 2013
#74
I remember "Mission Accomplished" day vividly. First this link to what "Tweety"
brewens
Feb 2013
#78
I think Rachel will not only blow the lid off the Bush admin, she will show many in this thread why
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#80
Syria voted for UN Sec Res 1441 as did China, Russia, France, Norway, Mexico, Bulgaria, Mauritania,
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#85
We will have to agree to disagree. I see no evidence of a MIC that influences events or votes.
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#93
He did it exactly the same way Hitler invaded Poland, massive propaganda and a falsified enemy
1-Old-Man
Feb 2013
#82
Erect bogeyman, wave flag, sing God Bless America, send in the killers. Works every time.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#86
The "tricked" meme is a deflection of responsibility only because the war failed.
Dash87
Feb 2013
#88
Yep. And, the "everyone else did it" is a rationalization used by teens and politicians.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#89