In this election, there is only one question to ask Republicans -

Why, exactly, did we go into Iraq?

Their eyes glaze over, they struggle, they protest - "it doesn't matter WHY," they whine, "it just matters, where do we go from here. . ."

WRONG! You can't f!@#king explain why we invaded a country at low risk to us while we ignored 2 ( count them 2) nations that were far more threatening (Iran and N. Korea) AND allowed Ben Laden to escape AND allowed the Taliban to re-establish in Afghanistan, and you don't want to talk about WHY?!!!!

And, it is a multiple choice question:
A. Al Qaida and the link to the WOT
B. WMDs that were a direct and immediate threat to the US
C. To free the world from brutal dictator ( they put the names of all the brutal dictators in the world in a drum, and they had Condi draw the name, and it was Saddam)
D. To bring democracy to the Middle East (even though they suppress the rights of women, are tribal, have waged genocidal purges against each other and we think that they just need a little purple ink to make life all better)
E. Oil/Money

Not sure that I can see a winning answer in that group.


Some of you might pose the question - but we can't ask that question of our own party. That's part of my point. The only ones who can be proud of their initial response to this imbroglio are : Feingold and Kucinich (apologies to anyone I didn't name) also Gore.
The rest of them should look right into the camera and say,

"I was swept along with the rest of the country on a tidal wave of patriotism and believed the cherry-picked intelligence the administration used to justify this illegal act of war. I regret my vote. I will be more vigilant in the future to ask the hard questions and make the wise choices as to where to deploy our brave troops. No one has died in vain. We have a professional army that knows that they go where the leaders of this country send them. It is up to the leaders to honor their lives and put them at risk ONLY when that is the only choice left."

If anyone else wants to assume a mantle of guilt - it should be the M$M who fulfilled their roles as cheerleaders admirably.

1. Why, exactly, did we go into Iraq?

2. When did you stop beating your wife?

with this same club. This is part of the anti-incumbent feeling in this country - they ALL got it wrong. Why did Russ and Dennis get it right? Leadership is about leading, not just following the head lemming as he jumps off the cliff. Every single person who was part of the legilative process who got us into Iraq deserves some serious naval gazing time to figure out how and why their own reasoning processes were so flawed.

Many people on this board can proudly say they saw and recognized Iraq for the opportunistic infection that it was.

And again , I say, blame the M$M for their role in witholding information and acting as the cheerleaders in chief.

many of us are desperately trying to get elected right now.


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This is the Dem sound bite I want to hear: "Mr. President, as you know, the first step in recovery is to admit there is a problem. The first step in recovery in Iraq is to admit there is a civil war."

Isn't it?

malrish 5

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Why are you wearing that Lieberman for Connecticut button?

"We are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here."

The "them" is the terrorists and the fact that Iraq had nothing to do with the terrorists escapes them.

Sadaam had capacity. FEAR THE CAPACITY!!!!