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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:42 PM Feb 2013

Those of you whose Congress-Critter(s) chose to be complicit in the invasion of Iraq, please

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remind them to watch Dr. Maddow's expose tomorrow night:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022387155

And ask them if they are standing by the story that they were "tricked" by George W. Bush.

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Those of you whose Congress-Critter(s) chose to be complicit in the invasion of Iraq, please (Original Post) rhett o rick Feb 2013 OP

Rachel's point is ProSense Feb 2013 #1

Yes I totally agree. Bush and friends carried out a calculated effort to deceive the American rhett o rick Feb 2013 #2

Kicking for the dinner crowd. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #3

ProSense

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1. Rachel's point is

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:47 PM

Feb 2013

that Bush lied.

Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War - Monday 2/18 at 9 p.m. ET

By Will Femia

Last night Rachel pointed out that this year marks the tenth anniversary of President George W. Bush's State of the Union address containing the now infamous 16 words that turned out to be a very consequential lie:

“The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa .”

Included in a collection of web materials associated with Rachel's upcoming documentary "Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War," is a longer cut of that 2003 State of the Union address. It's a powerful reminder of how thick the Bush administration laid it on to rally the nation to war in Iraq:

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http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/14/16966287-hubris-the-selling-of-the-iraq-war-monday-218-at-9-pm-et

Iraq: Bush lied
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022389965

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

2. Yes I totally agree. Bush and friends carried out a calculated effort to deceive the American

Reply to ProSense (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:53 PM

Feb 2013

public into believing we had to invade Iraq to punish those responsible for the 9/11 disaster and to secure our safety. They should be punished.

I believe an equally important part of the story is that our Congressional representatives betrayed us and used the excuse that they were deceived. IMO that's also a lie. They were not deceived, they were complicit.

rhett o rick

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3. Kicking for the dinner crowd. nm

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 06:36 PM

Feb 2013

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