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Old 06-09-2015, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Ever so slowly the worms turn.



Donald Rumsfeld says Democracy in Iraq was 'unrealistic' - CNNPolitics.com






Rumsfeld, who served as Bush's defense secretary from 2001 to 2006, said that removing former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was a mistake because it destabilized the region, but defended the decision to eliminate Saddam Hussein.
<sigh> I remember the old days when we used to spell the name of the former head of Libya with a K, then a Q. Yes, you are right. Ever so slowly the worms do turn.
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Old 06-09-2015, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Fascinating. This guy was not only a huge cheerleader for the war, he was one of the guys in charge of it. And now he wants to wash his hands of it and push the blame for the disaster off on everyone else.

... the "party of personal responsibility."
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Old 06-09-2015, 09:49 AM
 
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Republicans squander trillions in Iraq, and soon Iran, but don't want to feed the poor, give healthcare to the elderly, or fix crumbling infrastructure.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:06 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Hillary and Democrats also voted for war then not to fund it just like ignoring Amb.Stevens security detail requests right before they got killed...


They also listened to the lies told by Rummy 'The war will only last 5-6 months at the most' and Wolfy 'The war will be paid for by oil revenues'.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:16 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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So what was Rumsfeld's plan after he invaded and took out the police, military and government, withdraw, wasn't Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense?

He is a pompous fool who never takes responsibility for his mistakes, he is right with his statement but in no position to offer criticism of others particularly since he isn't telling us something we already know.


I became convinced Rummy was a real POS by the arrogance he displayed when a soldier questioned him about the availability of armor they needed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/08/in...feld.html?_r=0

If that SOB thinks it's just fine to send people off to war ill-equipped and show no concern over it I wish someone would've given him a rifle, a few magazines, and dropped him in the middle of the Iraqi desert.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:37 AM
 
Location: Aztlan
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Hillary voted to impose democracy in Iraq.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Johnson Creek,WI
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Islam is not compatible with democracy.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Hindsight is always 20/20.
Foresight works well too if one bothers to think it through. The outcome in Iraq was entirely predictable long before we went in.
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Hillary voted to impose democracy in Iraq.
That's irrelevant to the discussion. Clinton was not lying to a stupid man's ear at the behest of the defense industry. Rummy and Cheney are nothing but both common and war criminals.
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Old 06-09-2015, 11:15 AM
 
Location: Aztlan
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That's irrelevant to the discussion. Clinton was not lying to a stupid man's ear at the behest of the defense industry. Rummy and Cheney are nothing but both common and war criminals.
Defend your charges.
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