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OldDem2012

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10. My biggest issue was not the lying bs being shoveled at a rapid rate from the Bush Administration...
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 06:50 PM
Mar 2013

...it was the huge number of Americans willing to believe every bit of it.

I am still quite angry and disgusted....I may never get over it.

I Regret Nothing! nt onehandle Mar 2013 #1
No regrets either. Bush = Lies. (dial-up warning, pic) freshwest Mar 2013 #21
looks like the list of smart things done by Dubya treestar Mar 2013 #2
Rimshot!!! Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #3
We marched, we protested, we contributed to stop the obvious fraud. Faygo Kid Mar 2013 #4
See, all you needed was a tricorner hat, a rascal, a "KEEP YUR GURBMINT HANDS OFF MY MEDICARE" sign Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #6
and we were told we were not being patriotic AND Phentex Mar 2013 #7
I remember sitting in my hotel room in DC, intheflow Mar 2013 #76
I remember being flabbergasted at the brazenness of the bullshit. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #5
My biggest issue was not the lying bs being shoveled at a rapid rate from the Bush Administration... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #10
You SHOULD have been alarmed that the "checks and balances" failed.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #30
Not the first time it's happened...for example, the Tonkin Gulf "Incident" and the sinking of.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #63
True. Frankly I'm surprised we didn't escalate the drug war,.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #64
The checks and balances meanit Mar 2013 #65
All that talk of underground labs... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #72
You may not bet far off with the movie propaganda according to this: midnight Mar 2013 #116
That made her out to be G.I. Jane out there.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #117
Propaganda she was pressed to uphold until she and Tillman's brother held a press midnight Mar 2013 #128
A great many of them were in denial. juajen Mar 2013 #92
I think many of us felt/feel that way. Spartacus Maximus XL Mar 2013 #119
I love Diane Rehm BainsBane Mar 2013 #126
Yep. You didn't even need a lot of information-- many of their arguments were plain Marr Mar 2013 #19
Was it the 2003 SOTU speech that had the "yellowcake" line? It was known to be a lie AT THE TIME. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #20
Sounds right. I remember all the bellyaching about Iraq having "thrown out the inspectors", even as Marr Mar 2013 #23
My personal favorite, however, remains, 'prove that you DON'T have WMD, or we will invade'. Marr Mar 2013 #25
My favorite was the summit at the Azores.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #33
Not to nit pick but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #49
I had a crash course in the whole thing several years back for a variety of work reasons Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #50
441 that RCA preferred is close to 420. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #58
what's amazing to me is that we put up with it for so long. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #61
I still have a couple CRT TVs discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #69
Man, those things are heavy, too, huh? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #85
Moving a full size CRT TV is a job for a squad... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #98
I remember being totally disillusioned about "authorization." joshcryer Mar 2013 #28
Early 2002, I remember being like "Iraq? Where'd they get Iraq from? We can't attack Iraq. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #87
Thanks. Wasn't here then, elleng Mar 2013 #8
I think that's why the majority of us found our way here: babylonsister Mar 2013 #9
I agree. DU and Air America helped me keep what little sanity I have. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #26
The early days of the war in Iraq Ilsa Mar 2013 #45
same here. I was checking the tubes even before * got into office BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #80
shit..that's also the list of positive attributes of all of the GOP pres wannabees last 2 elections! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 #11
I'm thinking back to some of the friendships lost... WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2013 #12
Yep, why doesn't being right feel better? Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #35
Yes! babylonsister Mar 2013 #38
I know. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2013 #40
I Marched in NYC in the Snow to Protest The Iraq Invasion Yavin4 Mar 2013 #13
We did it ALL OVER AMERICA...and the Media Reporting..DOA.. KoKo Mar 2013 #55
Yes, KoKo, and I am one. The South has plenty of liberals, we just juajen Mar 2013 #93
Hey, I was there Yavin. It was Nasty Cold that Feb 15, 2003 Day Cha Mar 2013 #115
NOT fit to print: elleng Mar 2013 #14
Ah, yes, the duct tape. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2013 #44
10 years ago tonight I lit candles in my windows in Dallas DemoTex Mar 2013 #15
Accurate depiction of the WMD that was found, too. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #16
Damn straight. ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #17
Maybe some of the SF October 2003 marchers will remember the little elderly couple in their coats... Tikki Mar 2013 #18
10 years ago today, a group of us gathered in mourning, as "shock and awe" blazed across the niyad Mar 2013 #22
A pic of me at the 2005 Seattle Anti-Iraq War rally: Aristus Mar 2013 #24
We didn't need proof, Aristus. babylonsister Mar 2013 #27
It's crazy isn't it? The same people who are howling imprecations against "gubmint" now Aristus Mar 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author HiPointDem Mar 2013 #60
At that time one of the only places to find sanity and healthy skepticism marions ghost Mar 2013 #31
Wasn’t a DU member then, In fact didn’t own a computer... busterbrown Mar 2013 #41
I remember -- Never Forget -- it was like a cult marions ghost Mar 2013 #42
Are you kidding? Most are still asleep. Musn't admit we were wrong. juajen Mar 2013 #94
I'm talking about marions ghost Mar 2013 #95
Alright ..who the hell is this piece-of-scum DUer named "Whitescreen" BlueJazz Mar 2013 #32
Here is what I wrote on my old Blog on March 9, 2003, 10 days before war stevenleser Mar 2013 #34
There were a lot of people who didn't fall for the bullshit. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #36
Oh heck, that photo must be CROPPED to make it look like the crowd is bigger than it actually IS! TrollBuster9090 Mar 2013 #43
LOL. Yep, I'm a genius with photoshop. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #47
The toppling of Saddam drew a big crowd... Life Long Dem Mar 2013 #62
I was not yet a member of DU, but I was here... ReRe Mar 2013 #37
The build up to the Iraq war... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #39
Fewer here than the Democratic Senators who backed Bush's war(s). Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #46
And here's the list of 21 of 50 Senate Democrats who did not believed in the justifications: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #48
I think you should add Senator Lincoln Chafee to the list, the only republican senator who voted idwiyo Mar 2013 #52
I agree that former Sen Chafee's name should be noted. Since he is a Republican, his name is AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #66
My bad, missed it at first reading. Sorry. idwiyo Mar 2013 #68
I remember writing Kerry PuraVidaDreamin Mar 2013 #51
OMG...the letters I wrote followed by replies that made me wonder KoKo Mar 2013 #59
Whereas Kennedy saw right through the BS Fearless Mar 2013 #67
He was a treasure PuraVidaDreamin Mar 2013 #73
And Kennedy and Warren respect Kerry politicasista Mar 2013 #79
No one is hating Kerry Fearless Mar 2013 #124
It sounds like everyone does n/t politicasista Mar 2013 #125
And he could see through people still hating on Kerry politicasista Mar 2013 #82
No clue what you are talking about hating PuraVidaDreamin Mar 2013 #88
IMO, That's hating politicasista Mar 2013 #90
Nice that you know so much about me PuraVidaDreamin Mar 2013 #91
Ok n/t politicasista Mar 2013 #123
When Kerry followed through on his promise to oppose war if weapon inspections proved blm Mar 2013 #105
My list of DUers that took to the streets in mass to protest the Iraq invasion..... Hotler Mar 2013 #53
Glad to be exempted from that list Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #54
I bought it initially....BUT TommyCelt Mar 2013 #56
March 19, 2003, we were buried under 5 feet of snow. Denver got about 3 feet. mountain grammy Mar 2013 #57
Hey, my name's not on that list. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #70
Add me to that list. w4rma Mar 2013 #71
That's a long list! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #74
I turned my back on half of the people I knew that day. RagAss Mar 2013 #75
DU rec... SidDithers Mar 2013 #77
Waiting for Godot...... WCGreen Mar 2013 #78
As opposed to all the Congress people Rex Mar 2013 #81
Don't blame me, I voted for Kucinich. n/t flvegan Mar 2013 #83
I totally bought Powell's justifications. applegrove Mar 2013 #84
Don't want to interrupt the Dem bashing politicasista Mar 2013 #86
That one vote cost millions of lives. If ordinary people got it right without the sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #96
A lot of people believed that. joshcryer Mar 2013 #89
Hmm...grew up in a military family Rex Mar 2013 #120
I also had read the article in the Nation magazine about what Saddam did to those applegrove Mar 2013 #122
IMO Mr Dixon Mar 2013 #97
I recall March, 2003 . . FairWinds Mar 2013 #99
Our Govt Waged a Deliberate Prolonged Psy-Ops War Against Us and the World paparush Mar 2013 #100
If you read Knight-Ridder newspaper coverage at the time, you didn't believe the warmongers JPZenger Mar 2013 #101
There was at least one McClatchy paper sounding the alarm Rob H. Mar 2013 #108
McClatchey took over Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau JPZenger Mar 2013 #127
Excellent! Rob H. Mar 2013 #130
Many of us lost friends & had great difficulty with family. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #102
Remember this fact: Jeb Bush was a member the PNAC who are responsible for the tragedy. olegramps Mar 2013 #103
I wasn't a DUer until Oct of 2003 NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #104
that matches my list too. barbtries Mar 2013 #106
I was on the wrong side, but only for one reason, and only under certain criteria. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #107
What a relief! nt caseymoz Mar 2013 #109
Never a single word he have said has been true about GWB and IRaq Bohemianwriter Mar 2013 #110
Air America SCVDem Mar 2013 #111
Candidate for best post ever ;-) harun Mar 2013 #112
I was here then and didn't believe the lies. Still here, still know the truth. Avalux Mar 2013 #113
There was no justification. PNAC spelled it out. They wanted to LibDemAlways Mar 2013 #114
Can someone explain to me why we can't prosecute his ass, SmittynMo Mar 2013 #118
Because the polices of one administration should not be prosecuted by the new administration... midnight Mar 2013 #129
This is total bullshit SmittynMo Mar 2013 #131
Lies never die, and the truth gets exhausted fighting them. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #121
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