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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The biggest surprise to come out of Hillary's e-mail scandal is even more evidence implicating Bush and Blair in lying to the public
about the Iraq war.
It flies in the face of Blair’s public declaration that he was attempting to find a diplomatic solution to the manufactured “crisis.” It also reveals Blair’s collusion with the Department of Defense in fabricating and selling the “evidence” which convinced America that Saddam Hussein’s regime had weapons of mass destruction (it didn’t) and that they were involved in 9/11 and planning to strike America again (they weren’t). Tony Blair, desperate for the United Kingdom to regain some of its influence in the global balance of power, went along with everything Bush asked him to, including creating the fake narrative that Saddam Hussein had an unmanned aerial vehicle program that could deliver a WMD “within 45 minutes.”
It adds to the heaping mound of evidence that our nation was lied to, not just by our leader, but by those of our allies as well. The Iraq War will be remembered as one of the most catastrophic disasters our nation has ever brought upon themselves, the pinnacle of neoconservative arrogance and the hubris of American exceptionalism, preconceived even before 9/11 ever happened and organized to maximize the profits of defense contractors and fossil fuel companies like Vice President Dick Cheney’s Halliburton, which made $39 billion in profits over the course of the conflict. George Bush has a lot to answer for; it now appears that Mr. Blair does as well.
It's not going to convince the die-hards, but it might solidify support for Clinton among voters who were questioning her fitness over the email issue.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Yes, but most people don't give a good goddamn about which email server she used. The primary concern has been that she may have inadvertently leaked classified documents but the defense against that charge has been that no classified information was sent via her private email — and that the whole thing is a partisan witch hunt to begin with.
That defense continues to be vindicated.
edited 19th Oct '15 6:28:19 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"It certainly means that Bush was feeling out his options with an eye toward invading, but "Bush checks to see if close ally would support military action" is not the same thing as "Bush makes secret deal to launch invasion".
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.And it's commonly known that the Benghazi committee was instituted as a taxpayer-funded political attack on Hillary Clinton. However, it's much different if we obtain specific statements that conclusively prove this. People can deny anything up until the smoking gun is placed on the table in front of them.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Lindsay Lohan wants to run for president in 2020.
This campaign is DITW. She won't turn 35 until after 2021's Inauguration Day, and that's not going into the fact I wouldn't vote for her anyways.
edited 19th Oct '15 10:38:37 AM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."What's the roster for the next Democrat Debate? Is there one yet?
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des UrsinsThe debate is scheduled. I don't know if the participants have been finalized; usually they wait to decide until a week or so before based on the most up-to-date polling results.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I'm going to withhold judgment until the 2016 election on the grounds that if we actually are stupid enough to elect Trump, we deserve a Lohan presidency.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Sometimes pro-gun arguments annoy me. Gun ownership is a fundamental right, so it was put in the Constitution, and because it's in the Constitution it's a fundamental right. The logic is so circular it makes my head spin.
On a different yet somewhat related note, if I had a dollar for every time I heard that Ben Franklin quote about liberty and security I'd be able to fund a SuperPAC.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison

Bah, the solution is simple. Don't give to any charities; they're all scams.
edited 18th Oct '15 8:40:51 PM by SciFiSlasher
"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."