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43. This just in: Donald Rumsfeld denies he thought democracy in Iraq was "realistic" goal

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 03:06 PM

Jun 2015

(Tim McCarthy 6-9-15 The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/donald-rumsfeld-iraq-war-democracy-contradiction

War Criminal SecDef & The Revolution in Military Affairs/RMA another conspiracy that wasn't a "theory"

Revolution in Military Affairs (The Center for Media and Democracy/Source Watch index)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Revolution_in_military_affairs

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Who do you think ARMED Iraq to begin with? [View all] Octafish Jun 2015 OP

re: Bandar, that's the same Bandar "Bush" bin Sultan that's behind ISIS, right? Electric Monk Jun 2015 #1

Bandar Bush the Black Ops Bagman Octafish Jun 2015 #8

“Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar,” John McCain told CNN in 2014 Electric Monk Jun 2015 #14

Prince Bandar was the rich uncle for SAFARI Club and later... Bill Casey at CIA Octafish Jun 2015 #28

Our arming of Iraq predates Bush the Elder.... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #2

Exactly only difference - raygun armed both sides to fight the other. jwirr Jun 2015 #3

Well there is that... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #5

He didn't invent the term "hedging your bet", but he sure used the hell out of it. bluesbassman Jun 2015 #6

Good point. Safire's focusing on BNL. Saddam and Rummy were doing ChemWarCo biz. Octafish Jun 2015 #10

Ha! SoapBox Jun 2015 #13

Pruneface shoulda ended up making license plates. Then, we wouldn't need worry about Jebthro. Octafish Jun 2015 #24

The CIA cozied up to the Baath Party and SH back in the early 60s when it and he were busy KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #31

CIA exhibited disloyalty in South Vietnam. Octafish Jun 2015 #32

And the Soviets and France before that, and to a much greater degree. nt Codeine Jun 2015 #4

Yeah. But my tax dollars weren't going to the USSR or France. Octafish Jun 2015 #11

No argument there at all. nt Codeine Jun 2015 #18

If the American public cared what was going on Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #7

Friends who are judges sitting in courts don't know this VITAL history. Octafish Jun 2015 #12

Rumsfeld was up to his neck in this Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #23

The first to arm Iraq? Maybe ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #9

It's the Poland of the Middle East sarge43 Jun 2015 #15

The US is only responsible since CIA hired Saddam to kill democracy in Iraq, though. Octafish Jun 2015 #16

The BFEE post-WWII sure has lots of murderous assoCIAtes that armed Iran, Iraq and everyone "pro bobthedrummer Jun 2015 #17

Alan Friedman: ''Spider's Web'' & Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) Octafish Jun 2015 #19

Thanks for the memories johnnyreb Jun 2015 #20

Our man in Baghdad...Our man in Panama...Our man in Dallas... Our man in London... Octafish Jun 2015 #26

Lantos is covering HIS tracks. Wilms Jun 2015 #21

Yeah. The cop at the station is the same guy you just saw drive the getaway car. Octafish Jun 2015 #36

You can also find LOTS of information on BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #22

Outstanding resources. Thank you. Octafish Jun 2015 #39

Thanks for posting your OP, Octafish! eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #42

To paraphrase Colin Powell: cwydro Jun 2015 #25

K & R for truth malaise Jun 2015 #27

The enemy of my enemy is my customer Octafish Jun 2015 #40

Poppy Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney could have been stopped then and there. No subpoenas, no indictment leveymg Jun 2015 #29

It's like an echo in history here. Octafish Jun 2015 #41

We see the same denial of Clinton issues that were demonstrated in 2008: Iran-Contra, BCCI, Stephens leveymg Jun 2015 #44

Integrity. Octafish Jun 2015 #46

There it is (truth) n/t bobthedrummer Jun 2015 #47

Same people created/armed the Taliban, AlQeada, and BinLaden Dems to Win Jun 2015 #30

Now, this is a thread worth reading. K&R JEB Jun 2015 #33

Kicked Enthusiast Jun 2015 #34

Great thread lots of content and no snark...nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #35

Leonid Brezhnev One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #37

Hell of a racket indeed N/T UglyGreed Jun 2015 #38

This just in: Donald Rumsfeld denies he thought democracy in Iraq was "realistic" goal bobthedrummer Jun 2015 #43

K&R How to make a killing ignoring the killing making a killing. nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #45