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Trump has exaggerated his supposed opposition to OIF. PolitiFact: Again, Trump said he was against the war from the very beginning. "I'm the only one on this stage that said, 'Do not go into Iraq. Do not attack Iraq,' " Trump said. "Nobody else on this stage said that. And I said it loud and strong. And I was in the private sector. I wasn't a politician, fortunately. But I said it, and I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Trump often repeats this line, and we've rated a similar Trump claim Mostly False, because...

Is Ron Paul crazy for his position on the war and for criticizing our nation's foreign policy? Many believe this to be the case. But, might we be mischaracterizing Ron Paul by over simplifying or clouding the issues? A much closer examination based on facts and sound principles is in order. In the end I will conclude that Ron Paul is indeed crazy. Sorry to spoil it for you. There are many things in his favor. To answer pressing questions of our time, Ron Paul relies on historical facts many American's are ignorant of. He isn't afraid to reveal clandestine...

Scientists have found evidence that the kind of low-level exposure to sarin gas experienced by more than 100,000 U.S. troops in the first Gulf war can cause "lasting brain deficits," The New York Times reported on Wednesday. While the results are preliminary, scientists working with the U.S. Department of Defense said they found apparent changes in the brain's connective tissue -- known as white matter -- in soldiers exposed to the gas. The extent of the changes -- less white matter and slightly larger brain cavities -- correspond to the extent of exposure, the Times reported on its Web site....

Two private advocacy groups told a congressional hearing Tuesday that climate scientists at seven government agencies say they have been subjected to political pressure aimed at downplaying the threat of global warming. The groups presented a survey that shows two in five of the 279 climate scientists who responded to a questionnaire complained that some of their scientific papers had been edited in a way that changed their meaning. Nearly half of the 279 said in response to another question that at some point they had been told to delete reference to "global warming" or "climate change" from a report....

In a juxtaposition of two disasters, an exhibit of dresser drawers salvaged from flooded New Orleans has opened at a pedestrian bridge that overlooks the World Trade Center site. Artist Jana Napoli collected 700 drawers, many full of sodden, wrecked clothing, from trash heaps. Some 350 now empty drawers are on display at the Liberty Street Bridge, lined up with knobs on top along a 230-foot platform. "Once you went out and looked at what was going on, it was horrific to see everybody's lives dumped out on the sidewalks," said Napoli, 60, who lives in New Orleans and stayed...

THINGS have become so dire for the Republicans that now even Bush is distancing himself from Bush. The president is cutting and running from the president. In a momentous event at the White House on Monday, Tony Snow made a major announcement about an important new strategy for Iraq. The president will no longer stay the course on the rallying cry "stay the course." A presidency built on message discipline (Message: "Stay the course") is trying to salvage itself with some last-minute un-messaging. Of course, the administration has never really said what "the course" is, so it was never really...

Now the death toll is 9/11 times two. U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now match those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history, the trigger for what came next. Add casualties from chasing terrorists elsewhere in the world, and the total has passed the Sept. 11 figure. The latest milestone for a country at war comes without commemoration. It also may well come without the precision of knowing who is the 2,973rd man or woman of arms to die in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, or just when it happens. The terrorist attacks killed 2,973 victims...

(Before I get started, I want to thank Freeper "Peach" who in post 8 on this thread gave me the idea to play "Gotcha!" on Democrats.) Now, onto our show. It is a truism among many of the left-of-center media sources, as it as within DNC talking points, and within the Democratic blogosphere, that President Bush lied to get us into Iraq. It is also a given that going into Iraq was a mistake, summarized by the pithy slogan, “Bush lied, people died.” And it is of course a commonplace that Bush merely wanted to invade Iraq for more sinister...

See for example this thread first. Despite all the efforts to hide We know Iraq sought cyanide We fell for their tricks (and so did Hans Blix) who knows what we'd find if we TRIED!