To commemerate the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War, SLATE has been publishing mea culpas and apologies from prominent former War supporters. Most of these mea culpas are weak, thin gruel. Mostly they are admssions of some errors, but filled with childish whines about "can't we forget the past, forget who is to blame, not worry about who was right and who was wrong, and just move forward?"

Yeah, like the surgeon who totally botches your surgery and disables you for life. Like you ever want to forget what they did, or that their judgement should never be trusted again.

This is what a real apology for the Iraq War looks like, from a former republican and former war cheerleader:

So....the French were right. Bush tried to push his "get rid of french fries" agenda even to the point of being water cooler topic. Many Americans fell for it.

Now we all know bush cooked the facts and dismissed anyone's opinion who discented.

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You mean dissented, right?

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"We are fighting today for our life, for our liberty, for our all, we cannot go on being led as we are. Somehow or other, we must get into the Government men who can match our enemies in fighting spirit, in daring, in resolution and in thirst for victory."~Leo Amery 1940, while staring at Chamberlain

Bush will eventually be seen as one of the greatest Presidents we have ever had. I do see, (and it makes me sick) is he didn't push for leveling and making glass out of every country over there. Either get out and let them alone, or go all the way. No half ass.

Bush never even came up with anything to do with freedom fries, some boob in NC near where I live did.

And we ALL are still waiting for that evidence Bush cooked anything.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

-Bertrand Russell

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

-Laurence J. Peters

I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.

-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

DCD- I stated the war in Iraq cost three trillion dollars when shown CBO accounting of the war in Iraq, I now know I was a dumbass for promoting lies.

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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel or envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

JFK

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jreeves: "I've been taking it up the ass from bush and sucking him off so much for the last seven years, that I forgot that CBO chronically underestimates the cost of the war, and the 3 trillion dollar estimate takes into account other incremental costs, that the CBO number doesn't include. I love Bush!"

Show me then how exactly they underestimated the war?

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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Will Rogers

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel or envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

JFK

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. -- Mark Twain

You obviously didn't even bother reading the article dumbass. You were too busy sucking bush off. If you want to call me a liar, then at least read the fucking article, instead of daydreaming about taking it up the ass from your hero, Bush. The authors documented the incremental costs of your war, that the government doesn't account for.

You still think your war was a great idea, and you obviously are in love with George Bush. Your opinions are meaningless. Piss off bush lover.

We will be paying for bush's folly for years to come.

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Why do people gravitate to extremes? What makes the left attractive to some and the right attractive to others? From the middle you can see both sides well.

And, we should believe this why? Because YOU found some OTHER dumb ass article? You sir, are fucking lame.

You NOW think the war is a bad idea. and are obviously on the "hate train" against George Bush. YOUR opinions are meaningless. Piss off bush hater.

You ass holes are too easy, just like the liberals you soooo admire.

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.-KC Theisen

"Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." — Evan Esar

Vigilance is the price of liberty. - Motto of SHAPE

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." —Groucho Marx

You my friend are pissing into the wind. He is and will have the legacy of being so far over his level of incompetence, that he will share only a small part in the history of the great country.

Right, let's just start a nuclear war and turn the desert to sand. What tee shirt did you get that off? After all, didn't all those Iraqis want US to invade and then fuck it up.

The shitty part is they will retire with all their profits from this war and some doofuses who will then be paying for this, will still think his shit doesn't stink.

PS. Do you think he will ever find that 9 fucking billion dollars in cash that Bremer lost?

Shouldn't your posts be kept in the conspiracy dungeon?

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.-KC Theisen

"Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." — Evan Esar

Vigilance is the price of liberty. - Motto of SHAPE

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." —Groucho Marx

Tell us you are kidding...

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Why do people gravitate to extremes? What makes the left attractive to some and the right attractive to others? From the middle you can see both sides well.

And if you read the CBO accounting you would have realized they refuted each thing your left wing loonies said they were wrong on with facts. Your left wing loonies tried to say the majority of head injuries were serious and required tons of money which the CBO says simply isn't factually true.....
So unless you can refute what they detailed in the CBO report your delusional BS is just that BS

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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Will Rogers

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel or envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

JFK

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. -- Mark Twain