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Trump walks back attack on George Bush
The Washington Examiner ^ | February 14, 2016 | Dan Friedman

Posted on 02/14/2016 2:52:49 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Grizzled Bear

were they WMDs?


141 posted on 02/14/2016 5:54:14 PM PST by RC one (I will vote for the Republican nominee period. end of story.)
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To: cport

But the NY times on Trump is fine. OK.


142 posted on 02/14/2016 5:55:57 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: jessduntno
get Trump nominated and re-litigate Iraq.

I'm not going to attempt to read Trumps mind, but the fact remains that he is not only running against the brother of the guy who got us into war in Iraq but also the likely Dem candidate who voted for that war while in the Senate.

There are a lot of Democrats, including Code Pinko, who will never forgive her for that. See: Bernie

143 posted on 02/14/2016 6:07:05 PM PST by digger48
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To: RC one

They were among items banned under the cease fire resolution. They also were operating centrifuges in attempts to enrich uranium.

I didn’t particularly like “W” Bush but I won’t play your “Iraq was pure and innocent” BS game.


144 posted on 02/14/2016 6:12:51 PM PST by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOS!)
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To: digger48

“I’m not going to attempt to read Trumps mind, but the fact remains that he is not only running against the brother of the guy who got us into war in Iraq but also the likely Dem candidate who voted for that war while in the Senate.”

Trump is getting standing ovations from the left.

The socialists don’t care about Hillary’s feelings, they just want a couple more Judges and control. As far as reading the Donald’s mind...it should just take a second and one of his secret decoder rings.


145 posted on 02/14/2016 6:23:31 PM PST by jessduntno (The mind of a liberal...deceit, desire for control, greed, contradiction and fueled by hate.)
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To: Grizzled Bear
Congress authorized the invasion because of stories of active WMD programs. I'm not aware of any. I'm also not aware of any active uranium enrichment occurring in Iraq. I am aware of a stockpile of yellow cake Uranium that was in Iraq and being contained and monitored by the UN and the IAEA and some aluminum tubing that was used as evidence of enrichment but I am unaware of any actual actual enrichment programs or facilities operating at the time of our invasion.

I won't play your “Iraq was pure and innocent” BS game.

Where have I claimed that Iraq was pure and innocent huh? where? I just said that Bush lied about the primary casus bellum-active WMD programs that posed an imminent threat to the US or our allies. I have also said that his decision to invade Iraq set off the chain of events that led to our current situation. I judge all men by the outcome of their deeds. This current chaos is the outcome of his deed.

This isn't a game to me btw. I believe what I'm saying is true. I said it at the time and I say it now, we should have found a different way to deal with Iraq but they didn't want to find a different way. They wanted to invade and they fixed their intelligence to justify that end.

146 posted on 02/14/2016 6:27:33 PM PST by RC one (I will vote for the Republican nominee period. end of story.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Threatened by the Bush machine?”

That is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time! THE DONALD being afraid of anything, preposterous!


147 posted on 02/14/2016 9:31:12 PM PST by longhorn too
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To: longhorn too

Then you know very little about the Bushies.


148 posted on 02/14/2016 9:41:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Then you know very little about the Bushies.”

We are not talking about the Clinton’s here, beside THE DONALD, could have a horse head delivered to JEBBIE anytime!


149 posted on 02/14/2016 9:44:09 PM PST by longhorn too
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To: longhorn too

Do some research.


150 posted on 02/14/2016 9:45:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Do some research”

You mean like George Bush senior was suppose to be in Dallas on the day JFK was assasinated and how he collaborated with LBJ, some big oil types, CIA, and even the then owner of the Dallas Cowboys!

You don’t think Trump knows this and has enough people to protect him! Don’t get near the heat if you can’t stand the fire!


151 posted on 02/14/2016 10:01:10 PM PST by longhorn too
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To: Catsrus
Trump Caught in Bald-Faced LIE Trying to Smear Christian Leader Who Endorsed Ted Cruz


152 posted on 02/14/2016 10:53:27 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Oh, Lord, is it that time of night again when you are let out of your cage? You go girl, dig up all the negative articles you can. It keeps you busy, I suppose and makes your meaningless life easier to deal with.


153 posted on 02/14/2016 11:15:35 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: Catsrus

I’ve just started my day Catsrus.

It’s a wonderful morning - early, peaceful, promising.


154 posted on 02/14/2016 11:24:24 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: All
....."Similarly his 2000 book, The America We Deserve Trump noted Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction and targeted Iraq strikes had little impact on their overall capabilities. The Donald said the best course might be against Iraq to "carry the mission to its conclusion."

Wrote Trump:

Consider Iraq. After each pounding from U.S . warplanes, Iraq has dusted itself off and gone right back to work developing a nuclear arsenal. Six years of tough talk and U.S. fireworks in Baghdad have done little to slow Iraq's crash program to become a nuclear power. They've got missiles capable of flying nine hundred kilometers-more than enough to reach Tel Aviv. They've got enriched uranium. All they need is the material for nuclear fission to complete the job, and, according to the Rumsfeld report, we don't even know for sure if they've laid their hands on that yet. That's what our last aerial assault on Iraq in 1999 was about. Saddam Hussein wouldn't let UN weapons inspectors examine certain sites where that material might be stored. The result when our bombing was over? We still don't know what Iraq is up to or whether it has the material to build nuclear weapons. I'm no warmonger. But the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion. When we don't, we have the worst of all worlds: Iraq remains a threat, and now has more incentive than ever to attack us. - Trump Wrote Iraq WMDs Were Threat Year Before Bush Took Office

155 posted on 02/14/2016 11:31:35 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’d bet ten dollars against a donut that the reason he’s saying what he’s saying is because his WIFE told him following the debate that it was UNNECESSARY and made him look angry.


156 posted on 02/14/2016 11:40:42 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: VideoDoctor

Certainly it’s because Trump knew what he wrote in his book “The America We Deserve” [2000] - quoted and linked above in Post #155.


157 posted on 02/14/2016 11:43:26 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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Trump is campaigning with a broad brush, and he’s certainly rough around the edges. But the palette is good.


158 posted on 02/14/2016 11:47:02 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric
Trump is campaigning with a broad brush...

Trump is campaigning with smears and lies.

159 posted on 02/14/2016 11:58:40 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

To suggest you’ll be voting for a politician that doesn’t?


160 posted on 02/15/2016 12:02:25 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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