Originally Posted By: Derid

1. Saddam WMD were taken from him after the first Gulf war. He did not want to admit to having none, because he was terrified of Iran and did not think the USA would really invade.

2. Saddam and Osama hated each other, one was secular the other jihadist. There is no evidence they collaborated, and no reason to ever think they did or would. Al Quada wanted to undermine Iraq and set themselves up there, but were generally not able to do so until we were kind enough to eliminate not just Saddam but the entire Baathist secular establishment.

3. That 200 million a day was not for Obama vacation, but rather his trip to India. It is also grossly off the mark. also remember, that all those personnel involved are going to still be drawing a check whether they are in India that week or not. Honestly, making big foreign trips to important countries like India is directly related to national security and what a President should be doing.


I agree with these responses wholeheartedly, and they are documented fact. The Republican propaganda machine has successfully brain washed people into believing otherwise.

To me there is underlying racial prejudice here that the far right just cant or wont admit. Why is it that NOONE has ever questioned the costs of a Presidential trip in the past?

How many people do you all know that have been bankrupted because they got sick, and then dropped by their insurance company. I know plenty! Why does noone question Medicare? It is a successfully run GOVERNMENT socialized medicine program. Bottom line is healthcare should NOT be for profit. It is totally a conflict of interest. Is Britain socialist? How about Canada? I just dont understand how you folks can think this way. "Obamacare" got raped by the republicans and special interests. You should educate yourselves on what really happened during the negotiations leading up to passing what was a tained version of the vision, but way better than nothing. I would suggest:
FRONTLINE: Obama's Deal

If you want to get the real story about WMD and Iraq, you should get it right out of the horses mouth, from Bush insiders, and again a FRONTLINE piece created by PBS:
FRONTLINE: Bush's War

To counter Derid's last point, In my opinion, it is exactly the opposite of what you see. I know for a fact that noone will take the time to educate themselves, and will go on believing the tainted stories from places like Fox News and the Religious Right. It is this closed mindedness that is leading this country to ruin. I have re-written the old saying to go like this, "You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make them THINK".

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