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Botany

(70,666 posts) Mon Sep 11, 2023, 04:31 AM Sep 2023

We would never have had a "9/11" if the republican Supreme Court had not made w POTUS [View all]

W was told about the upcoming attack in the Aug. 6th 2001 PDB and he told the intel person
who gave him that information, "Good, now you have covered your ass. Get out of here." rough quote

w seeing the 8/6/2001 PDB

w used the attack on 9/11 in order to justify his war on Iraq that made Dick Cheney a billionaire

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We would never have had a "9/11" if the republican Supreme Court had not made w POTUS [View all] Botany Sep 2023 OP

another incompetent repub clown who had no business being anywhere near trusty elf Sep 2023 #1

... trusty elf Sep 2023 #2

I won't ever forget. trusty elf Sep 2023 #3

Damn Straight We Wouldn't have... Cha Sep 2023 #4

That bush and dick were never held accountable for the Iraq war trusty elf Sep 2023 #5

Even if 9/11 occurred similar to how it did under Gore MistakenLamb Sep 2023 #6

I have often wondered if the attack was partly the sins of the father being visited on the son. Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #7

Ashcroft Flying High Mike Niendorff Sep 2023 #8

I believe it, I'm not so sure he didn't ignore the warning on purpose Walleye Sep 2023 #9

PNAC UpInArms Sep 2023 #15

They couldn't wait to start spending that "peace dividend" Walleye Sep 2023 #18

IMO it was the most egregious betrayal of public trust by a president in American history Martin Eden Sep 2023 #10

Works for me. calimary Sep 2023 #13

He was one of many Republican presidents who lost the popular vote DeeDeeNY Sep 2023 #11

Before Bush and Trump there were only 2, and those 2 were back in 1876 and 1888 when the Democrats Celerity Sep 2023 #23

I alway knew... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #12

G.W. Bush administration was automatically against anything Clinton. betsuni Sep 2023 #14

Main stream media gave and continues to give the Bush administration a pass on 9-11 Buckeyeblue Sep 2023 #16

Much of our media let the lie live on about w bush, "He kept us safe" Botany Sep 2023 #20

I've Always Been In On The Incomtence Reason, Too ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #22

W was not mentally equal to the job and his old guards were too arrogant to heed anyone else's info. bullimiami Sep 2023 #17

Not just the memo: Bush's admin actively dismissed bin Laden JHB Sep 2023 #19

Not W: Cheney. DFW Sep 2023 #21

Dick Cheney's portfolio went up something like 2,800%* after the start of the war in Iraq Botany Sep 2023 #25

And Rumsfeld was only too happy to play along. n/t DFW Sep 2023 #33

Rummy was in on the grift too. Botany Sep 2023 #34

Yep. dalton99a Sep 2023 #24

Unlikely ITAL Sep 2023 #26

"I don't mean to give the Bush Administration a pass ... " Botany Sep 2023 #27

Okay, so do you blame FDR for Pearl Harbor then? ITAL Sep 2023 #28

Do you like fish? Botany Sep 2023 #29

I'm serious ITAL Sep 2023 #30

Neocons, all we need is Pearl Harbor type of event. nt Hotler Sep 2023 #31

Yup! Botany Sep 2023 #32

W job one: Tax cuts! moondust Sep 2023 #35