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**DJElizardo** · 04-03-2010, 11:05 PM

I don't think he betrayed Bush at all. I think that was actually a very reasoned and helpful statement. Most of us already knew what was said but to have it out there, officially, is nice to see. Of course, none of the left would believe this statement. They will believe that Bush wanted to go into Iraq from the get-go.

But, of course, none of the right are honest enough to admit that that's exactly what a member of Bush's own cabinet was saying, a mere 10 days after the Inauguration, and 8 months before 9/11. Paul O'Neill was very, very clear on that point, and he's about as conservative as they come.

Bush Sought ‘Way’ To Invade Iraq? - 60 Minutes - CBS News
CNN.com - O'Neill: Bush planned Iraq invasion before 9/11 - Jan. 14, 2004

Never let little things like facts get in the way.
I don't want to have to suit up and fight wars and have my brother soldiers and sailors dying to "spread democracy". Democracy is an idea that is so foreign to some cultures that they simply can't grasp the idea. There are endless lines of dictators out there too. We should only be going to war for national security purposes. If the people of other countries want democracy they should do what we had to do. Fight for it themselves. If a people won't do it for themselves no one else can do it for them. Good to see you were against the Iraq War from the get-go.

04-03-2010, 11:05 PM	#5
DJElizardo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 456 Senior Member	I don't think he betrayed Bush at all. I think that was actually a very reasoned and helpful statement. Most of us already knew what was said but to have it out there, officially, is nice to see. Of course, none of the left would believe this statement. They will believe that Bush wanted to go into Iraq from the get-go. But, of course, none of the right are honest enough to admit that that's exactly what a member of Bush's own cabinet was saying, a mere 10 days after the Inauguration, and 8 months before 9/11. Paul O'Neill was very, very clear on that point, and he's about as conservative as they come. Bush Sought ‘Way’ To Invade Iraq? - 60 Minutes - CBS News CNN.com - O'Neill: Bush planned Iraq invasion before 9/11 - Jan. 14, 2004 Never let little things like facts get in the way. I don't want to have to suit up and fight wars and have my brother soldiers and sailors dying to "spread democracy". Democracy is an idea that is so foreign to some cultures that they simply can't grasp the idea. There are endless lines of dictators out there too. We should only be going to war for national security purposes. If the people of other countries want democracy they should do what we had to do. Fight for it themselves. If a people won't do it for themselves no one else can do it for them. Good to see you were against the Iraq War from the get-go.
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