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Absolutely Nothing: A Veteran’s Savage Indictment of the Iraq War | Americans Against the Tea Party

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:49:37 +0000

First, I’m going to need somebody to explain to me exactly what it was that we were fighting for.

Tags: #gop #imported:pinboard #iraq #politics #war

Absolutely Nothing: A Veteran’s Savage Indictment of the Iraq War | Americans Against the Tea Party

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:49:37 +0000

First, I’m going to need somebody to explain to me exactly what it was that we were fighting for.

Tags: #gop #iraq #politics #war

Daily Kos: John Boehner: War drawdown savings can't go to job creation

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:20:07 +0000

Item number 3,785 in the Republicans-really-don't-care-about-the-deficit file is this from Speaker John Boehner rejecting yet another offer of concessions from Democrats in the Super Congress negotiations.

Tags: #boehner #iraq #jobs #politics #war

Jon Stewart Lashes Out at Republicans for Opposing Iraq Withdrawal [Video]

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:34:55 +0000

Tags: #iraq #politics #republicans

Awlaki's 16-year-old son killed by US drone

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:32:47 +0000

What the fuck???

Tags: #iraq #politics #war #wtf

An End to Endless War in Sight?

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:23:02 +0000

Tags: #iraq #politics #war

Obama Orders Stephen's Haircut - Ray Odierno | June 8, 2009 | ColbertNation.com

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:23:33 +0000

"Under direct orders from Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama, General Ray Odierno shaves Stephen's head. (05:15)"

Tags: #awesome #colbert #iraq #military #obama #odierno #stephen #videos

Dan Simmons - Author's Official Web Site

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:26:58 +0000

"Athens failed in Syracuse – and doomed their democracy – not because they fought in the wrong place and at the wrong time, but because they weren’t ruthless enough."

Tags: #america #fiction #future #iraq #islam #scifi #terrorism #timetravel #war

President Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war - Times Online

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:07:15 +0000

"President Bush has admitted to The Times that his gun-slinging rhetoric made the world believe that he was a “guy really anxious for war” in Iraq. He said that his aim now was to leave his successor a legacy of international diplomacy for tackling Ir

Tags: #assholes #bush #iraq #politics #terror #war #youlose

Charlie's Diary: Alternative boondoggles

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:46:36 +0000

"Either way, the direct costs of the Iraq war exceed the maximum cost estimate for a manned Mars expedition, infrastructure and all, by 20%"

Tags: #iraq #mars #money #space #war

Brits deny releasing 'giant man-eating' badgers that target Iraqis - On Deadline - USATODAY.com

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:03:24 +0000

"We have not released giant badgers in Basra, and nor have we been collecting eggs and releasing serpents into the Shatt al-Arab river"

Tags: #badgers #brits #iraq

The Raw Story | CNN's Cafferty: Bush putting the poor out in the cold to fund war

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:28:50 +0000

"No money for kids' health insurance, no money to help poor families pay their heating bills but President Bush wants $190 billion additional for 2008 for his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"

Tags: #bush #iraq #poverty #war

A troubling turn in American history - The Boston Globe

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:10:21 +0000

"These developments would be disturbing enough, but what they point to is an interruption in this nation's most important public tradition - the movement from recognition of a problem to its attempted resolution."

Tags: #america #bush #iraq #politics #torture #war

I survived Blackwater - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:46:52 +0000

"As we do the work of bridge building and improving our host citizens' lives, if the people providing our transportation and security are antagonizing, angering and even killing the people we are putatively trying to help, our entire mission is undermined

Tags: #blackwater #bush #iraq #mercenaries #war

The Dilbert Blog: A Feeling I'm Being Had

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:35:50 +0000

Tags: #dilbert #iran #iraq #war