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Proud Liberal Dem

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9. It's hard to know for sure what all of the precise reasons REALLY were

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 09:43 AM

Feb 2013

The bottom line is that they were clearly determined to go to war in Iraq in 2003 and nothing- nor nobody- could stop them. It's a tragedy that people whom knew better or should have known better (i.e. Colin Powell) didn't try to stop it and that the corporate media and the political system marginalized, if not totally ridiculed, the voices opposing the war. I really resent the suggestion that it was all a big hoax.

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The actual reasons for the Iraq invasion... [View all] Archae Feb 2013 OP

Those are some of the reasons yes el_bryanto Feb 2013 #1

Cover Story november3rd Feb 2013 #7

I don't believe that life is that simple el_bryanto Feb 2013 #8

Dubya had a Dpm12 Feb 2013 #2

Sociopathic greed. JEB Feb 2013 #3

This was to be the Neo-Cons Utopia. Wellstone ruled Feb 2013 #4

They also knew the price of oil would skyrocket... and welcomed it. kysrsoze Feb 2013 #5

Perhaps it has been forgotten, but in 2004, Bush paid $8b to Halliburton for... Gorp Feb 2013 #6

It's hard to know for sure what all of the precise reasons REALLY were Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #9

PNAC: Project for the New American Century rustydog Feb 2013 #10