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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:42 AM Original message |
Boiling down the *real* reasons for the war against Iraq |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Permanent military bases. |
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whirlygigspin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. all of the above and mid term elections |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 02:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. According to Dick Morris, we should thank Rove for that. |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. And the bases would be used to spread the war, so as to continue... |
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akarnitz (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 02:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Permanent bases would stabilize the situation in Saudi Arabia |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. If there was no oil under Iraq, there would have been no war there. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'll go with "The Dollar" and "Embarassment" and add "Peak Oil" |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not so sure taking Saddam out was so much about... |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think you have formed a decent basis ... |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 02:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They forgot to get rid of the internet, the non Europe and American |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. reshape the middle east |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. And those and oil, empire and hegemony |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
13. Domestic Politics |
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whatever4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
14. I agree with what you say |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 07:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I vote for your explanation, it checks most logical with my notes |
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ktlyon (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. possibly to destroy evidence of crimes by Bush the First |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. China... |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
18. Because it was 'doable'. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
19. This is append 19 - so based on OP-18 |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Late Sunday afternoon coffee discussion kick. :) n/t |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Add self aggrandizement. |
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ok_cpu (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think they just ran out of shit to blow up in Afghanistan |
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