Spyke
lemmy.ca

George Bush Jnr invades Iraq with fabricated evidence. Lies to allies about proof, drags many allies into shitty desert conflict. Gets halo as in post presidency isn't an asshole.

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lugalreply
sopuli.xyz

You believe the conspiracy theory that the evidence was fabricated? Do you also believe that 911 was an inside job? /s

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Thanks! I remember vaguely. I didn't understand the details back then but I remember that everyone knew it's bs already back then. I put "/s" for a reason under my first comment

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Honestly, it's much easier to come up with a reasonable conspiracy theory around 9/11 than most people think. There's proof that the FBI and DHS knew that the attacks were being planned (iirc they were warned multiple times by Mossad), so it isn't that much of a stretch to believe that the US intentionally ignored the warnings with the knowledge that such an attack would justify another war in the Middle East.

Ignoring the warnings would be a win-win. You get to go to war for oil if they're real, and if they're fake, then nothing happens and life goes on like it always has.

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lemmy.world

I think the DHS was set up in response to 9/11 so it didn't exist yet, but the CIA and the NSA also knew about the upcoming attack before it happened.

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ULSreply
lemmy.ml

Tbf it would have thrown off all the symmetrical balance. /S.

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Ah yes the war monger and torture proponent Angel. I remember him from the Bible.

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lemmy.world

This has to be bait. Nobody who actually knows anything about JRs presidency would present him like this unless they were apologists or trolls.

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moosetwinreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

I don't think it's bait (though I don't think OP believes this opinion, we're on lemmy's 196), I think it's a political shitpost.

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What is a shitpost but bait that you admit is bait?

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Zagorathreply
aussie.zone

Sorry, but who is JR? Contextually, it seems like it's supposed to be George W. Bush, but there's no J or R there, so I'm lost.

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Asafumreply
feddit.nl

There's George H.W Bush and George W. Bush so without using the middle initials people would say George Jr or George Sr.

Funny how people cried about a Clinton Dynasty, but those same people were fine voting for father and son to be president and now want an actual dictator... I hate politics.

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lemmy.world

Carter. That's why they changed the rules so we couldn't get another one like him.

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lemmy.world

The DNC changed their rules to make it harder to get on the primary if they didn't like you. It's difficult finding the timeline of DNC rules, so take that with a grain of salt.

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I'm assuming those were put in to exclude one particularly popular leader with a good track record.

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Poxloxreply
lemmy.world

With the premise thqt being a good president =/= being a good person: Washington Adams Jefferson Lincoln FDR Wilson Carter Sorta LBJ as long as you don't think he was involved in JFK death And phucket Obom'ner, you have to admit he was nationally gridlocked but it was a much better time for America plus Obamacare saved and improved lives

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samus12345reply
lemmy.world

If you're going to apply modern standards, there are no good people in most of human history.

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pigupreply
lemmy.world

That's correct, were all trash 🤗 further, I'm pretty sure his slaves didn't appreciate being slaves even at that time....

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They did not. But did having them automatically make him an irredeemably bad person by the standards of the time? Life is more complex than that.

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No one's more gangster than a president.

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jlai.lu

I need names! I am recognising Obama ans Trump but the other ones... I know vaguely the faces but that's all.

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NickwithaCreply
lemmy.world

This is your daily reminder that babies born in 2000 and don't remember the "dubya" era because they were 8 years old when it ended are turning 24 this year.

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Man, I barely remember who was president of my country before the year 2000. I don't even try to know who ruled a country behind a ocean XD
TIL I learn the meaning of dubya.

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pseudoreply
jlai.lu

Thank you.

So why Jr would be better than other ? From my knowledge the man is famous for going to war in the middle east. What else has he done ?

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It's ironic (I hope). He was an awful president. Until Trump, he was sort of the model of the dumbest a president could get.

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lemm.ee

I'll agree with that. W seems like an all together great guy, but a bit simple. Most of the bs that came from his presidency was Cheney pulling his strings.

I loved his 'Bushisms' where he'd just make up words.

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Cagireply
lemmy.ca

He is actually incredibly intelligent and a war criminal. Graduated in the top 2% of the Harvard Business School, he's not simple. He's just recorded often enough that it became easy to paint him as simple, bringing forward his little stupid slip ups we all make. He's a cunning, evil man.

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