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November 22, 2005
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The most reprehensible, dishonest man in America stood up and had this to say, “-- and I will again say is dishonest and reprehensible -- is the suggestion by some U.S. senators that the president of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence," ---I hardly think this to be a “suggestion”, evidence is now proving what the U.S. Senators said about how George Bush, Dick Cheney, and the administration manipulated intelligence with the intent to mislead the American people into supporting an unnecessary preemptive war in Iraq! And DICK, your scowling countenance and growling spin won’t change the facts, no matter how hard you try!
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Dick Cheney asks the question -- “Would the United States and other free nations be better off or worse off with Zarqawi, bin Laden and Zawahiri in control of Iraq? Would we be safer or less safe with Iraq ruled by men intent on the destruction of our country?” What he neglects to tell you is -- due to the fact this administration abandoned the hunt for bin Laden and Zawahiri at Tora Bora, and made the decision to attack Iraq. The Bush administration made it possible for bin Laden and Zawahiri to infiltrate the Iraqi population and broaden their terroristic horizons! Yessirreee bobtail, Dick and George became the enablers of terrorism and thanks to Dick and George, the whole world is now a more dangerous place!
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Woodward on Woodward---“I am strictly in the middle. I do not wear a uniform. I am not red state or blue state.” The rest of the world on Woodward---I will bend wherever the money wind blows! If indeed this was only about protecting “sources,” he would have kept his mouth zipped from the get go, obviously no one else other than the “source” knew of this conversation, thus revealing the info only served a two-fold purpose, a media blitz for purposes of self promotion, and a mediocre attempt to thwart the fact that there was a conspiracy to out a CIA agent in retaliation of the truth! And a PS here---once, some years ago, Larry King revealed on a show that even though “Woodward is a Repuglican he still reported on Watergate with zeal,” Woodward’s bio does tell us, Woodward did volunteer work for a Repuglican congressman in his early years which may in fact reveal where his true biases lie!
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RUMSFELD: “Iraq was on the terrorist list. Iraq had used chemical weapons against its own people and its neighbors.” And just who did we see shaking hands with Saddam Hussein in December of ’83, after it had been reported that Saddam had used those chemical weapons against his own people and his neighbors? Gasp, don’t tell me, but, yes, it was, it was you, DONALD RUMSFELD! Could it be the smell of oil, money, and greed has addled your memory Donald?
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Doesn’t anyone see the hypocrisy of Bush giving speeches in front of an enthusiastic group shouting “hoohaw” and yet he refuses to honor those who died in the unnecessary war he preemptively began with his presence upon their return home in their coffins? Doesn’t anyone question the patriotism of those who manipulated intelligence to start an unnecessary war? Doesn’t anyone question why American soldiers were sent to fight a war of choice without the proper equipment? Doesn’t anyone question the fact that this administration and the Repuglican party seem to conveniently forget what our troops have done for them when they return home with life-altering injuries? Doesn’t anyone question the Repuglican chickenhawks when they wage smear campaigns against those who actually have fought in foreign wars and given their all for their country? As we’ve seen thus far, if there are no questions, you can bet your bippy the Repuglicans are not about to volunteer the answers, in fact they go out of their way to cover up the truth!
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Cheney: “Recently, we obtained a message from the number two man in Al Qaeda, Mr. Zawahiri, that he sent to his chief deputy in Iraq, the terrorist Zarqawi. The letter makes clear that Iraq is part of a larger plan of imposing Islamic radicalism across the broader Middle East, making Iraq a terrorist haven and a staging ground for attacks against other nations”! And who do we have to thank for this latest terror alert----Dick Cheney and George Bush that’s who! Without their preemptive unnecessary war in Iraq, Islamic radicalism would not have been able to gain the foothold that makes it possible for Iraq to become a haven for terrorists.
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