So, in case you missed it, yes, we know, we were lied to, and have continually been lied to, about the Iraq war.
Here’s a couple snippets from the NYT article.
Most of the analysts have ties to military contractors vested in the very war policies they are asked to assess on air.
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John C. Garrett is a [...]
(I make reference to body counts below, a couple times. I am only referring to American dead. 4000. For the purpose of this post, we’ll forget about the astronomical number of Iraqis who have died in all this. The argument described below is based purely on how the troops, and the [...]
While I do understand that, sometimes, the government makes a commitment, or has to do unpopular things.Thats fine and as it should be.Cheney does go on to say, basically, that, when pressed. But the initial response is very telling about the absolute contempt this administration holds for the people who they were elected to [...]
I understand that there’s a good reason that the military is run by civilians.But two things seem apparent to me.1. If we want to use the military, our civilian leaders should set the goals and parameters and then step the fuck back. Seriously. These men and women have spent their lives training and [...]
Dick, if there was ANY CONNECTION AT ALL between al-Qaeda and Saddam, don’t you think that, since the Pentagon really REALLY wants there to be a link in order to continue to justify this war, they’d highlight even the slightest, even the tiniest connections they could find? Don’t you think that the administration would [...]
No, this isn’t just a rumor. And yes, this happened under the watch of those oh-so-patriotic members of the ChickenHawk-filled Republican Party.
Not only are they OK with sending other people’s kids off to die (Kiss my ass, Romney), but they are also OK with virtually poisoning them.
KBR/Halliburton did provide dirty water to U.S. troops in [...]