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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 05:20 PM Jun 2014

So it looks like the new plan is for the GOP to run on invading Iraq in 2014.

It looks like the media is going to help them set that up as the major security issue for 2014, too.

I don't think either the GOP or the media has thought this through. I doubt if the American public is ready to go back into Iraq.

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VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
2. Well good luck with that Republicans....I don't think Americans are going to be so easy to convince
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 05:28 PM
Jun 2014

a second time....

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
4. I am reluctant to send troops back to fight where the countries own troops trained by the US
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 05:44 PM
Jun 2014

Are throwing down their weapons and running. There has to be a desire for the Iraqi to stand up for themselves. The GOP president got us into Iraq based on lies so if they want to admit the most stupid move made was by their party candidate then all should step up to the plate and assume their decisions was wrong. The GOP voted down action in Syria and now blames Obama for not going in after they said no.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
8. That was a great example of reverse psychology.
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jun 2014

The GOPers were screaming for Obama to attack Syria, then he put the ball in their court, ramped up the war-like rhetoric (with the help of Kerry), and the GOPers flipped round and started screaming for him NOT to attack Syria.

warrior1

(12,325 posts)
5. How do they expect to pay for it?
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 05:55 PM
Jun 2014

Cut everybody's taxes again? Sure run on the Republicans and news every house in the Congress.


Wouldn't that be sweet.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
6. If our country falls for this shit again, they might as well dissolve the union.
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 06:18 PM
Jun 2014

Because we are obviously too stupid to be a nation.

I'd like to think after last time, they'd be like, "Been there. Done that. No WMD. No thank you."

Submariner

(12,485 posts)
9. Don't you see it????!!!??
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 06:41 PM
Jun 2014

Obummer let ISIS attack the Shiites to escalate the Iraq cluster-f*ck to distract attention from Benghazi.

It's all very logical if you have the misfortune of sitting in a Starbucks, as I did yesterday, listening to the Tealiban repubs explain the logic for why Benghazi is not in the news this past few days.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
12. the only way it would work would be another 9/11 type attack from some islamic group
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 07:16 PM
Jun 2014

even if this group had no relation to what is going on in iraq it would still work for the same reason it did 10+ years ago. the media will go along with it and claim the terrorists who end up being from some other place than iraq and had never been to iraq were able to attack us because we did not stay in iraq.

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