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[Politics Daily] "This is something that is harmful and corrosive to our nation." Given that Wehner worked for a president who pre-sold this war with a willful campaign of misrepresentations about Iraq's WMD capabilities and ties to al-Qaeda, it's tough to take him seriously when he frets aloud about the loss of public trust. But just as "corrosive" for the nation is a triumphal consideration of the war that does not take into account the profound suffering experienced by the Iraqi people.

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[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: Most of the rest of the world is aware that the US is a Military/Corporate Empire and that the spread of this Empire is harmful globally to peace, the environment, and economic health. Part of Camp OUT NOW's mission is to bring awareness to Americans about the profound cost to all of us from this Empire. 

[jezblog] j e z b l o g: But sometimes we can take out a bully. And Blair justified the decision to invade Iraq on those grounds.

[The Anchoress] The Anchoress | A First Things Blog: After 9/11, when we saw what the enemies of this country are capable of, and we saw what it is like to lose thousands of people in a single day, Saddam Hussein was an unacceptable risk that we could no longer afford to simply sweep under the rug and hope that he wouldn’t do something catastrophic. Regime change in Iraq had been U.S. policy for years before Bush ever took office.

[Around The Sphere] Mittens And The Brain « Around The Sphere: The closest Bush ever came to using those two precise words ”” the moment that most people remember as the “go shopping” moment ”” were his September 27, 2001 remarks at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport when he urged Americans to “get down to Disney World in Florida” and “take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed.” But Rove insists that the “closest he ever came” was a different speech in which Bush praised Americans for “going about their daily lives, working and shopping and playing, worshiping at churches and synagogues and mosques, going to movies and to baseball.” Even there, Rove skips past the argument made by critics ”” that Bush, in a unique position to demand more of Americans, gave an “all-clear” sign and moved on. In writing about Hurricane Katrina, one of his only regrets is “flying over the region in Air Force One on Wednesday, rather than landing.” In one of Rove’s few admissions, he admits that he’s “one of the people responsible for this mistake.”

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