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I have no idea why the media decided to show the bodies. My thought at seeing them was one of relief, because I knew they would never torture or murder anyone else in their personal prison again.



I remember very vividly mowing my lawn after seeing the pictures, and how ashamed I was to have been a part of the U.S. Army for 7 years. And how that used to be something I took great pride in. And how the Bushies made me ashamed of most things I used to take pride in.

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It always fascinates me how some people can excuse wrongs committed by such horrendous human beings, just to further their own political belief system.



I agree, if you are talking about Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. as well as the criminals on the other side. So, off with their heads. You do believe two wrongs make a right, since you are trying to dismiss our misconduct by saying our enemy is worse.


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The media was under the same delusions the rest of the public was. All the intelligence said that he was indeed attempting to build weapons of mass destruction.



Bullshit. At the very least, that is opinion. We were lied into this mess.

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I was not addressing Wiki, I try to ignore it, partly because they publish real names of porn folk. Sorry I followed the trail off the OP's point.

As far as wishing Bush to fail, we didn't need to, he was so terrible folks like me just kinda shuddered and hoped the country would pull its collective head out of its ass. And anyone who thinks he could pull off any competent part of the 9-11 attacks, is nuts. Needs a tin foil hat. His laziness and inattention helped a whole lot, but I don't think Osama would want his kind of help.

As far as war in general, it comes with a price. The men and women who have been forever scarred, physically mangled, or killed have purchased, I hope, a period of relative sanity and peace, like the Vietnam vets did. Invading the whole Afghanistan country was also a mistake, just like it was a mistake to give massive military aid to the Taliban against the Russians. I hope we will lose the nationalism (flag-waving ass-sitters) rampant now, and usher in a long period where people will say, "We don't want another Vietnam."

And I salute then Lieutenant George W. Bush for his service in the Guard. A commission, pilot wings, and honorable discharge, in time of war. Well done.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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