Trump Iraq Timeline

[napkinz]

Last edited Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:50 PM - Edit history (2)

2002: Trump supported Iraq War

2007: Trump says "Declare Victory and Leave (Iraq)"

[dhol82]

1. It just seems like republicans have this mind block

They can't seem to remember the Dubya years. Amazing!
It's like we went directly from Clinton to Obama.
What am I missing?

[napkinz]

4. yep ...

Former head of US special forces admits: Islamic State would not exist if Bush didn’t invade Iraq

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn told the German newspaper Der Spiegel that Americans allowed their anger of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to lead them into disastrous military policies that failed to address the root causes of terrorism — and actually helped create new and more brutal terrorists.


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/former-head-of-us-special-forces-admits-islamic-state-would-not-exist-if-bush-didnt-invade-iraq/

[dhol82]

5. Mind bending to me that the republican base just can't seem to

remember any of this.

[napkinz]

6. they live in an alternate universe

Last edited Fri Aug 12, 2016, 12:24 PM - Edit history (1)

they have their own facts

[malaise]

2. I seem to remember him blaming Bush for ISIS during the

primaries

[napkinz]

3. well, then he got something right!

[napkinz]

7. updated

added videos

Trump's argument is that Obama "founded" ISIS when he withdrew troops from Iraq in 2011. But *Trump himself supported withdrawal as early as 2007,* and CNN has the tape to prove it:

https://www.facebook.com/Mediamatters/videos/10153827690901167/