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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:24 PM
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How long will America let Bushco get away with Iraqi War?
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 05:00 PM by spanone
Watching the talk shows this morning there were few to none defending the policy in Iraq. Brent Scowcroft, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, no one could defend the lack of armour or the policies. America has been hijacked and it appears 'we the people' really don't care. By we, I don't mean DU. edit: restate subject thread. I pray this country wakes up before it is too late.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:27 PM
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1. it will be a campaign issue in 2008
and by that time, candidates from both parties will be calling for withdrawal.
Bush will carry out the war, but he won't get away with it. He hasn't suffered politically in that he managed to become reelected, but history will remember him as the worst president this country as ever seen.
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:29 PM
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2. He will be the worse, no doubt!
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:29 PM
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3. I really think the US
will try to pull out of the cities this summer, leaving a peace keeping force to protect the pipelines and oil infastructure.

oh and of course the military bases we have made in the south.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:57 PM
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7. It will be THE issue in 2006
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:37 PM
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4. We don't have the army for George's wars.
Something has to give. It won't give pretty.

Meantime, our interests all over the world are basically unprotected. So we will lose all our previous ill-gotten gains in addition to the Iraqi mess.

Eventually, someone will notice. Unfortunately, the people in power who have noticed so far are outside the United States and busy power brokering deals that don't include the pitiful helpless used to be giant United States.
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kuozzman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:38 PM
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5. What do you mean? What's wrong with the Iraq War?
Everythings fine.....going just as planned....
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 04:41 PM
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6. I assume you are being sarcastic.
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 04:46 PM by spanone
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Leilani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:00 PM
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8. He'll get away with it as long as he has warm bodies
to send over there.

When he runs out, it's either the draft or pull-out.

Actually, the press is reporting the problems...the people don't care.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:02 PM
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10. I tend to agree that the people don't care.
After Rumsfelds smart-ass remarks, people should have been in the streets.
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catbert836 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:00 PM
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9. As long as they want to.
Which will likely be forever. No one asks questions when God's on your side.
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:03 PM
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11. "Good citizens don't ask questions."
Isn't this the mantra in some other country, oh, 60 years ago?
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:20 PM
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12. It's not just the Iraqi War
Granted, it's the WORST "accomplishment" of his administration. It's the one where the U.S.A. and the world are continuing to experience the deepest loss on all levels.

It's not about George W. Bush getting away with the Iraqi war.

It's about George W. Bush getting away with the Iraqi war and every other sick, damaging, fundamentalist, elitist item on his agenda: screwing with Social Security, Patriot Act II, the "National Sales Tax"...

If America wakes up, it will need to open BOTH eyes...and open them WIDE.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:25 PM
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15. I think the fraud-deception is SO MASSIVE that people can't believe
their government could do be screwing them on such an unbelievably massive level.
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 06:36 PM
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19. They don't know
They don't have the first clue what they voted for. But you're right, they won't believe it until the shit reaches past their eyeballs.
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Kitsune Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:21 PM
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13. As long as Survivor is on.
Religion Television is the opiate of the masses.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:23 PM
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14. many Americans are content to wave the flag and sport SUPPORT THE TROOPS
stickers on their cars. And that's the extent of their patriotism; they don't give a f*** about what is really happening in Iraq and why - and it's not like the corporate media will bend over backwards trying to inform them.
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 06:17 PM
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16. Democracy
After the bogus Iraq elections the U.S. Puppet Govt. that is now in place will be declared the winners and Iraq will be the new Democracy in the ME. From then on the U.S. Military will not be cast as the Occupation Force but the Defenders of Democratic Iraq. This new con job will suffice for the good Amerikans for at least another two years.
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SemperEadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 06:22 PM
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17. as long as the rich keep making and keeping more money
they will look through their fingers with regards to Bushco.

Once the rich stop making money, they will abandon him quicker than a busted meth lab's clientele.
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 06:32 PM
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18. We put up with 4 years of Nixon
saying he'd get us out of a nastier, bloodier clusterfuck Any Day Now, then rewarded him with a second term. We're not so keen on delayed gratification as people were back then, so maybe Dubya fatique will set in sooner. I'm not holding out hope for it, though.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 06:41 PM
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20. The Nixon experience gives me some hope.
But these guys are a lot smarter and more sophisticated than Nixon AND they have the media in their pockets. Remember Nixon was exposed by the Washington Post, odds that reporters will expose bushco today are nil.
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-04 06:52 PM
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22. They also own the crooked voting machines.
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Mike L Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-04 06:51 PM
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21. "I pray this country wakes up before it is too late."
Don't count on it. The majority of American voters proved how stupid the are this year. Even with a terrible opponent, Chimp still should have lost.



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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-04 07:01 PM
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23. Well first let's start with some
elected Dems (the ones that are left) making a stink right and left. That would be a nice start. Awfully refreshing, that would be.
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