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Baitball Blogger

(46,735 posts)
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:22 PM May 2014

Why do we have to keep learning the same lessons? Re: Snowden's comment.

I was thinking about what Snowden said regarding the intelligence that took us to Iraq. He said that the information was wrong, but he couldn't say if it was intentional, or a mistake:

"But I can say it shows the problem of putting too much faith in intelligence systems, without debating them in public."

We will revisit this mistake time and time again as long as you have idiots who continue to question the patriotism of those who keep seeking answers to justify military force.

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Why do we have to keep learning the same lessons? Re: Snowden's comment. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2014 OP
We will keep revisiting this mistake time and time again, as long as it is Autumn May 2014 #1
I think the problem we'll always face, is that there are hidden architects with Baitball Blogger May 2014 #2
Bingo! martigras May 2014 #3

Autumn

(45,106 posts)
1. We will keep revisiting this mistake time and time again, as long as it is
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:24 PM
May 2014

embraced by our elected leaders.

Baitball Blogger

(46,735 posts)
2. I think the problem we'll always face, is that there are hidden architects with
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:31 PM
May 2014

private agendas that our public leaders will never want us to know about. So, they'll accept criticism based on the cover story, as long as we never catch on to the real agenda.

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