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In reply to the discussion: Why is obama continuing Bush's Iraq war debacle? I voted for him to end that war. He lied. [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)98. True, And all the stories about "dominoes"
and a rising tide of Chinese backed Communism overwhelming Asia turned out to be just that, stories. Plus China is a huge trading partner. Amazing what people will believe when the US media unquestioningly supports the agenda of the US Government/Big Business partnership.
And here comes the TPP to cap off the Obama legacy.
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Why is obama continuing Bush's Iraq war debacle? I voted for him to end that war. He lied. [View all]
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
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People here said upon entry into Iraq that it would destabilize the region for decades.
NCTraveler
Jun 2015
#6
From what I've read, ISIS is a coalition of the Baathists and Islamic radicals. They are not
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
#15
I've read that ISIS is a combination of Extemists and Baathists. What I see, if we leave, is that
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
#25
So if you understand all of this, why are you blaming and condemning Obama?
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2015
#32
There's no way we were going to watch all of Iraq fall to ISIS without at least trying to
TwilightGardener
Jun 2015
#18
I honestly don't think that's it (this time). We actually have plenty of oil now, anyway.
TwilightGardener
Jun 2015
#23
It's not really falling to ISIS, this group is the old Iraq military mixed with Sunni extremists, so
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
#27
It's the same in that we are still fighting the Baathists, who have been rebranded by the media as
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
#26
Obama's had us back in Iraq, with operations in Syria for a year, yet here we are escalating.
morningfog
Jun 2015
#80
It was necessary for candidate Obama to distance himself from the hawkist Clinton.
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#35
Same reason we have Heritage Care, fracking, offshore drilling, charter schools, attacks on teachers
Doctor_J
Jun 2015
#49
Because he is free from having to run again and can let his let shine. nt
raouldukelives
Jun 2015
#50
Its OPs like this that make the left appear rather stupid on narional security issues.
JoePhilly
Jun 2015
#63
And they think as a candidate, he said he'd pull troops out of Afganistan, when ...
JoePhilly
Jun 2015
#109
"But here on DU ... any use of the military is equal to a full scale invasion."
BainsBane
Jun 2015
#111
Psst! Don't tell anyone! It'll stifle the outrage, DU's primary fuel source. n/t
freshwest
Jun 2015
#74
I loathe wars for profit. If the goal is to "degrade and destroy ISIL", as the president has said;
grahamhgreen
Jun 2015
#96
The cart was run into the ditch by Bush, and Bush was unable to secure the agreement needed
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#101