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Originally Posted by dc_dux
ace.....your post demonstrates how you have been duped by WH and Pentagon propaganda to justify the invasion and occupation of Iraq:
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You say I have been duped when I have come to my own conclusions from many different sources. I also held the view that we should have removed Saddam from power during the first Gulf War and that our unwillingness to do the job then caused us to finish the job later. Just like today, if we fail to finish what we have started we will have to finish the job in the future. This conflict is not going away simply based on our military leaving Iraq. Even a Hilary Clinton realizes that we need a military presence in Iraq.
The conclusions I have come to have had almost nothing to do with the rhetoric from the Bush administration. I am the first to admit that the rhetoric from any leader needs to be questioned and looked at carefully prior to supporting a war. From my point of view those who simply relied on the words from Bush when they voted for the war were negligent in their duties. Unfortunately that includes many Democrats who admit that they failed in their responsibility, yet your focus is on me in saying I have been duped. I think that is a strange way to look at this.