Political Forums  

Go Back   Political Forums > Global political discussions

We appreciate your help

in keeping this site going.
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #18  
Old 07-23-2010, 08:55 AM
d-ray657's Avatar
d-ray657 d-ray657 is offline
Loyal Opposition
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Johnson County, Kansas
Posts: 14,401
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boreas View Post
True story.

The original code name for the invasion wasn't Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was Operation Iraqi Liberation.

The Neo-Cons who were furious with Bush Senior for not occupying Iraq after Operation Desert Storm ended up in Junior's administration.

Junior wanted to be seen as a "war president". He thought it would assure his place in history.

John
I had heard some of the things stated in that article, but I hadn't realized the source. It's hard to imagine such an evil cynicism about war. I wonder how early they had written the Patriot Act. Maybe we have been giving Cheney too much credit for being a puppet master.

Regards,

D-Ray
__________________
Then I'll get on my knees and pray,
We won't get fooled again; Don't get fooled again
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:42 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.