Discussion: Kasich On All This Middle East Talk: 'This Is Just Crazy, Huh?'

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In 2003 he’d have been called a traitor, or maybe even a god damned liberal.

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Wow. That’s actually a more-or-less sane answer. Kasich does realize that he is running for the Republican nomination, and that he is in South Carolina, a state which makes Texas seem like a bastion of sanity, right?

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"Oh, listen, I think being in Iraq, look, we thought there were weapons of mass destruction.

Colin Powell, who is one of the most distinguished generals in modern times, said there were weapons there,"

’You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people,’ he told the president. ‘You will own all their hopes, aspirations, and problems. You’ll own it all.’ Privately, Powell and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage called this the Pottery Barn rule: You break it, you own it

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Way to throw Powel under the bus.

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And seriously, what the fuck is the deal with the pink on red background? I know Conservatives are clueless about decor and color schemes, but damnnnnnn…

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They were honoring Shelby. Those are “blush” and “bashful.”

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A little fast and loose with the facts there, and he’s supposed to be the sane one. There were plenty of doubts about Iraq having WMDs before we invaded.

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11th hour valentine’s day marketing push.

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It’s hilarious how the Iraq War vote hangs like an albatross around Hillary’s neck while these morons practically fight with each other to appear the most militaristic “patriot.”

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IOKIY. . . oh, you know the rest.

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Why don’t the Republican debate moderators ever ask them what their opinion is of Dick Cheney? I imagine they can’t avoid trouble regardless of their replies.

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It started out as a sane answer until he started talking about weapons of mass destruction, then he lost me

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All of these candidates are against abortion, but this debate was one big, fat abortion. God Almighty, it is awful.

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Kasich added that Middle Eastern borders were drawn by "westerners who didn’t understand" those feuding groups.

Damn, the man’s got a point. Chalk one up for Kasich. Score: Only one … for Kasich. Zero for all remaining.

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Powell’s presentation at the UN making a case to invade Iraq was an embarrassment. I lost any respect I had for Powell watching that. He should have resigned if being S of S required him to tell blatant lies to world leaders.

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I don’t think it’s even remotely funny. By 2008, most every Democrat who voted for the Iraq invasion HAD to do some kind of mea culpa nationallly. They couldn’t get around it and to this day, Clinton is still hearing about it.

These sh*tbags, on the other hand, not only DIDN’T apologize, as you said, they wear that debacle with pride. They’ve created an alternate universe for which no apology is ever necessary from them. They totally don’t care. Unless, of course, it’s gonna come from Iraqis.

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Valentines Day decor!

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Cheney and Bush lied to Powell also.

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