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Ocelot II

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18. Oh, quite. The situation is different but the craven media are as eager as ever

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:08 AM

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to suck up to authority. Could be even worse now that major media owners like Bezos are openly doing Dear Leader's bidding.

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Another bullshit 'win' like Dubya [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Yesterday OP

"We will create a thriving democracy in the Middle East" Walleye Yesterday #1

+1. "I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations" dalton99a Yesterday #4

"We know they had nuclear weapons .... Because we destroyed them" dalton99a Yesterday #2

Did he actually tweet "God bless the Middle East"? bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

The Christian God, no. Shipwack Yesterday #12

it's just their version of the same delusion Skittles 17 hrs ago #50

Trump criticized Obama for military actions, accusing him MadameButterfly Yesterday #13

Yeah, that's how I've been feeling for months. calimary Yesterday #41

Yeah but the worst MadameButterfly Yesterday #42

Well, there is that. calimary 23 hrs ago #48

Most Americans believed him, his poll numbers increased, he was re-elected and the Iraq war lasted eight years. sop Yesterday #5

Exactly, and that's the main takeaway. Xavier Breath Yesterday #6

The difference, though, was that we were attacked first. Granted, it wasn't by Iraq. Ocelot II Yesterday #8

I'm well aware that the situation was different. Xavier Breath Yesterday #17

Oh, quite. The situation is different but the craven media are as eager as ever Ocelot II Yesterday #18

Agreed, they've only worsened in subsequent years. Xavier Breath Yesterday #20

The Bush neocons were intent on invading Iraq before 9/11 Martin Eden Yesterday #22

Iraq was a problem long before that. Ocelot II Yesterday #28

That "area's messes" grew from the colonial period Martin Eden Yesterday #45

An awful lot of people PatSeg Yesterday #15

When does Krasnov land on an aircraft carrier FalloutShelter Yesterday #7

No! No! murielm99 Yesterday #9

I'd pay to watch that! Ocelot II Yesterday #19

It also has the potential end the daily post by Orrex Martin Eden Yesterday #23

It will have to be specially crafted anyway Bayard Yesterday #26

I got the opportunity in the summer of 74 BOSSHOG 17 hrs ago #51

Wasn't it Rumsfeld who said we only needed 30,000 troops? louis-t Yesterday #10

I remember "we know they are hiding WMD because we can't find them". twodogsbarking Yesterday #11

I remember Bush doing a really obscene PatSeg Yesterday #16

Every time I see a commercial pleading for donations to help grievously wounded soldiers Martin Eden Yesterday #24

I hate to say it but ... bif Yesterday #30

Dim Son was dumb, and did evil things. Martin Eden Yesterday #31

And he appears to do evil things PatSeg Yesterday #37

"The Rapist makes W look like Einstein." Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #52

Or that we could end up with someone much worse PatSeg Yesterday #36

Yes, it was at a Washington correspondents dinner. John1956PA Yesterday #29

I can't believe his advisers let him do it PatSeg Yesterday #38

W's routine at the 2004 dinner mocked the outcry of us Progressives that the 2003 Iraq invasion was based on a lie. John1956PA Yesterday #43

"We don't have to" PatSeg Yesterday #44

It had something to do with his dog Barney. LisaM Yesterday #35

Yes, "No weapons in here...." PatSeg Yesterday #39

It was also around that time he made a Soviet-grade historical rewrite... JHB 23 hrs ago #47

That brings back memories PatSeg 21 hrs ago #49

Mexico will pay for the wall. ICE will only target dangerous criminals. Tax cuts trickle down. IronLionZion Yesterday #14

I WISH pundits, analysts, and politicians would stop pretending that the Tr*mp WH carefully wiggs Yesterday #21

Exactly Hornedfrog2000 Yesterday #34

Yeah? Says you and fuck me. If it wasn't for Dubya, 3Hotdogs Yesterday #25

I'm no historian Beatlelvr Yesterday #27

Iirc lonely bird Yesterday #32

My only thoughts after reading the posts Dan Yesterday #33

It'll be over in six days or six weeks, I doubt six months, so sayeth Donny Rumfeld. flashman13 Yesterday #40

Just tell 'em what you want them to hear. calimary 23 hrs ago #46