BUSHWACKED by legacy. The end of the BUSH ERA Feb 20, 2016

[The Other Side]

Iraq was just about pacified, and a new government (democratic) was formed.

Then Obama was elected president.

Then Iraq fell to pieces.

Iraq rest squarely on the narrow shoulders of Obama.

Iraq needed more help to get on it's feet, before we turned tail and ran.

At least G. W. knew that if we broke it, we bought it.

First of all genius, All BUSH did, was ruin a country, remove its leader and the political party behind it, then turn the country over to a SHIA/leader who sided with IRAN (our enemy) and the country fell apart as that leader systematically began brutalizing SUNNIS with death squads.

There was no democracy established in IRAQ, just a changing of the guard to a more brutal leader with IRANIAN support.

Of course, you wouldnt know that outside of waving your flag around.

And for BUSH knowing anything, he didnt understand the concept that IRAQ would be destroyed for decades if we invaded even as COLIN POWELL TOLD him "if we break it we bought it"

Please dont try an attribute that phrase to BUSH.

Watch this video and try to refresh your memory. BUSH and CHENEY knew the middle east would fall apart after invading, and that would lead to the buildup of the US MiLITARY and the spending of trillions of dollars on defense contractors.

Dont be a people.

TOS.

 

[Babagounj]

Teamer.

Obama, had to comply with the status of forces / withdrawal agreement signed by BUSH.

TOS.

Just like he obeyed his oath of office , or the negative rulings handed down by the SCOTUS ?
Obama does what he wants .
Leaving some troops in Iraq was what the military wanted to keep the area stabilized , but he knew better .

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Just like he obeyed his oath of office , or the negative rulings handed down by the SCOTUS ?
Obama does what he wants .
Leaving some troops in Iraq was what the military wanted to keep the area stabilized , but he knew better .

Millions of Americans also wanted troops out of Iraq, including a lot of military families.
I find it humorous when people like you speak of what the military wanted like it's a single person.
You don't get to speak for the military.
Your commander in chief made the decision before Obama was president, deal with it.

 

[The Other Side]

Just like he obeyed his oath of office , or the negative rulings handed down by the SCOTUS ?
Obama does what he wants .
Leaving some troops in Iraq was what the military wanted to keep the area stabilized , but he knew better .

AGAIN, regardless of WHAT military generals WANTED, maybe THEY should have told that to BUSH ... LONG BEFORE he signed the status of forces agreement, but then again, the Iraqis wanted to prosecute american military men for WAR CRIMES under Iraqi law, and removing the troops was the best way to prevent that from happening.

Better read up on Iraq before you start making more false claims about what happened there.

TOS.

 

[newfie]

Just like he obeyed his oath of office , or the negative rulings handed down by the SCOTUS ?
Obama does what he wants .
Leaving some troops in Iraq was what the military wanted to keep the area stabilized , but he knew better .

and lost a war that was won in the process.

 

[Babagounj]

AGAIN, regardless of WHAT military generals WANTED, maybe THEY should have told that to BUSH ... LONG BEFORE he signed the status of forces agreement, but then again, the Iraqis wanted to prosecute american military men for WAR CRIMES under Iraqi law, and removing the troops was the best way to prevent that from happening.

Better read up on Iraq before you start making more false claims about what happened there.

TOS.

War crimes and public trials ...h'mmm.

 

[The Other Side]

War crimes and public trials ...h'mmm.

Educate yourself baba. Try something new for a change rather than just repeating the false talking points of the right wing about Iraq.

CIRCA 2011..

quote: Al Maliki~
Maliki himself said in a recent Reuters interview that U.S. troops could only remain in Iraq if they had no immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, an absolute non-starter with the Pentagon. The hundreds of U.S. troops who will be left behind to guard the mammoth American embassy in Baghdad and its consulates in Erbil and Basra - and to man an embassy office dedicated to weapons sales to the Iraqis - will have limited diplomatic immunity. Even so, American civilian officials will primarily be guarded by private security

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...g-because-iraq-doesnt-want-them-there/247174/

TOS

 

[The Other Side]

and lost a war that was won in the process.

And the dream continues.

"We won the war in iraq!"... why not just say "mission accomplished" and sound like the other dope that said that?

TOS.

 

[The Other Side]

Look at what Citizens United did to our political system.

While the right wing and fox news complains and tries to make issue with Hillary taking wall street money, just look at the list of BUSH donors who gave millions of dollars to buy influence.

In addition to the million-dollar club, more than 250 others gave Bush between $100,000 and $1 million, including Wall Street A-listers such as Henry Kravis of KKR, Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital, Herb Allen of Allen & Co. and Leon Black of Apollo Management. Another 650 or so gave between $25,000 and $100,000.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/these-donors-lost-a-ton-of-money-on-jeb-bush-180816776.html

TOS

 

[newfie]

Look at what Citizens United did to our political system.

While the right wing and fox news complains and tries to make issue with Hillary taking wall street money, just look at the list of BUSH donors who gave millions of dollars to buy influence.

In addition to the million-dollar club, more than 250 others gave Bush between $100,000 and $1 million, including Wall Street A-listers such as Henry Kravis of KKR, Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital, Herb Allen of Allen & Co. and Leon Black of Apollo Management. Another 650 or so gave between $25,000 and $100,000.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/these-donors-lost-a-ton-of-money-on-jeb-bush-180816776.html

TOS

the good news is we had actually won that war until Obama gave it away.

 

[Sportello]

the good news is we had actually won that war until Obama gave it away.

Tieguy, we haven't 'won' a war in decades.

 

[newfie]

Tieguy, we haven't 'won' a war in decades.

tieguy why are you posting comments to yourself?

 

[The Other Side]

the good news is we had actually won that war until Obama gave it away.

No matter how its explained to you, you will always repeat an UN truth like it was gospel. Good luck in your fantasyland.

TOS.

 

[newfie]

No matter how its explained to you, you will always repeat an UN truth like it was gospel. Good luck in your fantasyland.

TOS.

I agree Bush did win the war only to have Obama lose it.

 

[BrownArmy]

I agree Bush did win the war only to have Obama lose it.

How did Bush win the war?

 

[Sportello]

tieguy why are you posting comments to yourself?

Again? Man up.

 

[Babagounj]

Educate yourself baba. Try something new for a change rather than just repeating the false talking points of the right wing about Iraq.

CIRCA 2011..

quote: Al Maliki~
Maliki himself said in a recent Reuters interview that U.S. troops could only remain in Iraq if they had no immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, an absolute non-starter with the Pentagon. The hundreds of U.S. troops who will be left behind to guard the mammoth American embassy in Baghdad and its consulates in Erbil and Basra - and to man an embassy office dedicated to weapons sales to the Iraqis - will have limited diplomatic immunity. Even so, American civilian officials will primarily be guarded by private security

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...g-because-iraq-doesnt-want-them-there/247174/

TOS

Look at what Citizens United did to our political system.

While the right wing and fox news complains and tries to make issue with Hillary taking wall street money, just look at the list of BUSH donors who gave millions of dollars to buy influence.

In addition to the million-dollar club, more than 250 others gave Bush between $100,000 and $1 million, including Wall Street A-listers such as Henry Kravis of KKR, Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital, Herb Allen of Allen & Co. and Leon Black of Apollo Management. Another 650 or so gave between $25,000 and $100,000.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/these-donors-lost-a-ton-of-money-on-jeb-bush-180816776.html

TOS

I wonder if you would be so kind as to list all of hillary's donors ?
You know to justify this election , not old news .

 

[BrownArmy]

I wonder if you would be so kind as to list all of hillary's donors ?
You know to justify this election , not old news .

And yet, all Bush's millions from whatever SUPAPAC didn't seem to do much good.

Someone somewhere is recalibrating...

 

[Babagounj]

After all the millions he pumped into the economy and a recession is still coming .

 

[realbrown1]

Look at what Citizens United did to our political system.

While the right wing and fox news complains and tries to make issue with Hillary taking wall street money, just look at the list of BUSH donors who gave millions of dollars to buy influence.

In addition to the million-dollar club, more than 250 others gave Bush between $100,000 and $1 million, including Wall Street A-listers such as Henry Kravis of KKR, Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital, Herb Allen of Allen & Co. and Leon Black of Apollo Management. Another 650 or so gave between $25,000 and $100,000.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/these-donors-lost-a-ton-of-money-on-jeb-bush-180816776.html

TOS

Be fair TOS.

Post the donors to the Democrats too.