Posted on 02/19/2016 12:16:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
...Consider Iraq. After each pounding from U.S . warplanes, Iraq has dusted itself off and gone right back to work developing a nuclear arsenal. Six years of tough talk and U.S. fireworks in Baghdad have done little to slow Iraq's crash program to become a nuclear power. They've got missiles capable of flying nine hundred kilometers-more than enough to reach Tel Aviv. They've got enriched uranium. All they need is the material for nuclear fission to complete the job, and, according to the Rumsfeld report, we don't even know for sure if they've laid their hands on that yet. That's what our last aerial assault on Iraq in 1999 was about. Saddam Hussein wouldn't let UN weapons inspectors examine certain sites where that material might be stored. The result when our bombing was over? We still don't know what Iraq is up to or whether it has the material to build nuclear weapons. I'm no warmonger. But the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion. When we don't, we have the worst of all worlds: Iraq remains a threat, and now has more incentive than ever to attack us.
I was for the war before I was against it.
Your tagline link is dead btw.
What propaganda?
You’re a busy fellow, having taken on the job of posting distracting graphics on everything that shows Trump in the flesh.
Quoting from Donald Trump’s own book is left wing propaganda?
You know what? You are right. Trump is a far left liberal, and his book is left wing propaganda.
And he’s beating your flunkie two to one.
Dang that’s gotta hurt.
If you are an Australian, what business do you even have pimping a candidate?
You've posted a Guardian story, Cincy.
You feel right at home there but it makes us conservatives uncomfortable. So as you libs say, this is a 'trigger warning.' I salute your diversity but FR is a 'safe space' from your hate speech. Hoping that's helpful, Byron
I'll try to explain it in your lefty speak, Catty.
FR is a safe space from prejudice trolls. Your hate speech is triggering distress and on behalf of the forum I ask you to cease and desist.
Final warning.
There is nothing hateful in posting an article about the Trumps backtracking when questioned about his having called President Bush a liar. Your comment seems like a unusually harsh response to a very reasonable thread.
I've see things posted from MSNBC, CNN, Mother Jones, Salon, etc, etc supporting Trump (while conservative sites are smeared for criticizing Trump), so why get so fussy now?
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Trump is a make believe person - a salesman with manufactured, targeted "principles."
Trump: ["Art of the Deal"]: The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular.
I call it truthful hyperbole. It's an innocent form of exaggeration - and a very effective form of promotion. - Source
It's wrong that posters like Cincy and Catty culturally appropriate the mantle of the conservative minority - here at Free Republic, which should be a place of refuge for our kind. Why not flaunt your privilege where you belong - Huffpo and Salon?
Trumps positions on present day issues is what attracts me to him. Is there a candidate for president that did not support the Iraq war? Rand Paul is out so he does not count.
You still didn’t answer the question. Why should an Australian influence our political forum? We don’t meddle in your politics there.
The question is, what is wrong with backtracking on an issue? Please favor me with a reply. Thanks.
Lol...”hate speech?” And you have the nerve to post a graphic warning of fascist-lib content. Oh, did that hurt you widdle feelings, boy? Have I invaded your “safe space.” What a pathetic wuss you are.
No one is being hateful to you. Catfish1957 was simply wondering why you are wanting to get involved with our Presidential election fights if you are from Australia. I don’t usually pay much attention to elections in other countries.
This is a real dilemma for Trump supporters. Since they believe in the leader principle (the idea that the leader is always right), they must now decide if he was right when he agreed with Bush, or is he right now that he’s assumed the Michael Moore/Cod Pink position. I know they’re a resilient bunch. I’ve seen them overcome major Trump-induced cognitive dissonance before. What they can do is begin by attacking Cincinatus’ Wife, then THE GUARDIAN, the RINOS, GOPe, Google for maintaining previous Trump statements, and anyone else with a living memory of Trump positions that contradict his now infallible positions.
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