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denem

(11,045 posts)
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 11:53 PM Feb 2016

'This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen' - Trump did not oppose the Iraq war.

"He is making it up" - The Atlantic

Was Donald Trump Really Against the Iraq War?
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/donald-trump-says-he-was-against-the-iraq-war-thats-not-how-i-remember-it/462804/

The Atlantic article is well researched, but we have seen this movie before:

It does not end well for those who refuse to repudiate the Iraq War.

The more Hillary tried to cast doubt on Obama's opposition to the war, the deeper the trench.

If any of the GOP candidates try to call out Trump on his opposition at the time, they will have to step into the swap. The temptation for W must be overwhelming. Danger Will Robinson.

Taking a leaf out of Obama's playbook, Trump is intent on making a former President, radioactive in South Carolina and beyond.

SC is a military state - it's almost too easy - 'GWB lied to our troops'.





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