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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:40 AM Original message |
Would the neo con Nazis have invaded Iraq even if 9-11 hadn't happened? |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm sure that Bush and his buddies planned it... |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. Of course |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. If 9/11 had not occurred |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. My guess is the anthrax attacks would have been bigger nt |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Good point |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Oh, never gave that much consideration. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. sure they would have |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. The Iraq invasion was planned by the PNAC folks long before * got to the WH |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. 9/11 only delayed it by a year. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. It was Blair, Powell and Clarke (amongst others) that delayed it |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ah, yes. "There are no good targets in Afghanistan." |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
7. PNAC had been pushing for the Iraq invasion long before 9/11! |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, the difference is that it would have happened sooner and we wouldn't |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. inevitably |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. There Would Have Been Another "Potemkin" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
14. it's the main reason that dumbya was installed by poppy's court. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. They were itching to do it well before ... they just got distracted when |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
17. PNAC signatories had openly petitioned Pres. Clinton, so w/PNAC signatories going into the Bush WH.. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. Yes |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
19. Iraq never had anything to do with 9/11. |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. I'm sure they would have thought of something else. |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
21. They wanted Iraq from day 1 - 911 was key to the outrage needed for the "doctrine of preemption" |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes.. n/t |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
24. As Iraq never had one thing to do with the 911 attacks, yes of course |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. If I remember correctly |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
26. They would have tried. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
27. They would have found some excuse |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes. I've heard that before the 2000 elections |
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