Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War

I have a 2006 Hyundai that I bought used about 6 months ago. It's a decent car, but it is manual transmission and it is just not working out. I like driving it but no one else does, so it is just sitting in my driveway. We decided to sell it outright and look for an automatic transmission car. The husband wants a Honda Pilot. We currently own a 2007 Honda Odyssey, old 1990 Ford truck, and the Tucson. This couple contacted me, looked at the car, offered $900 less from my asking, which I acc ...

This is for all the people who don't believe that some people enjoy being takers and even strive for it. The author is John Stossel, a self-proclaimed libertarian employed by FOX. ...

I recently discovered that some old money I have had for decades is actually worth something. Most of it is US silver coins, but I have some old foreign money both coin and banknotes that are selling on EBay for thousands times their face value. I know there is a difference between what a coin dealer will give you and what the money retails for, but I really can't invest the time in putting them up for auction myself. But, I don't want to give them away.&nb ...

It looks like I may have to sell the house before I lose it due to lack of income. It has about 30 grand in equity, in the state it is in (50 with 15 g of work). But, the task seems to daunting due to my age (59), I am virtually alone, and I have no idea where to move except out of California. The problem may not be unfamiliar to others in our industry so maybe you can relate. Though I have no real bills other than the mtg and utilities, I have very little accessible cash ...

Just wondering if Avon is still a way to supplement income-can't drive to pass out booklets/products- but what about onlines sales reps? ...

One of my friends on FB messaged me the other day about selling avon online. I guess you set up your own "store" online, and let friends know about it, etc. I think she is just trying to get reps under her so she can make a commission, I am assuming. Anyway, does anyone know if you can really make much money with this? ...

I've bought things off eBay for years and now I'd like to start selling, but whenI've started the Sellers Tutorial on eBay there seem to be so many things to know regarding getting payment, how to list, taking good pics, etc. that I feel overwhelmed. Can anybody de-mystify the procedure for me? ...

Jihadists... At a time when Hamas continues to fire salvos of rockets into Israel while rejecting a ceasefire proposal, the United States has finalized a deal to provide the Palestinian terrorist group’s leading supporter, Qatar, with weaponry worth $11 billion. The deal signed at the Pentagon Monday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Qatari counterpart comes just months after a senior U.S. Treasury official in a speech deplored Qatar’s open support for Hamas, and covert funding ...

The BALLS! I reported it to the Mod, who I hope reports it to the authorities. ...

I have quite a bit of clutter and am considering selling on ebay, craigslist, etc. I have never done this before, either bought or sold. I have read the tips on craigslist about dealing locally, meeting in a very public place, what not to accept as payment, etc. - all great information. What about if it use ebay? How can I protect myself there, make sure I don't send someone something and not be paid, at least be as cautious as possible. TIA for all suggestions. ...

Just a vent, frustrated at one my younger daugher's troop leaders. They have a goal of 170 boxes per girl to sell. Generally if she gets 30 boxes on her own we are lucky I drive them to all the neighbors (14), and hit up grandparents (have agreement with siblings not to bug them with this sort of stuff), and we sell about 60 boxes that way. But.I have two daughers in two different troops. So I take them out soliciting here and they split the sales.&nb ...

President Obama's reelection campaign is turning a conspiracy theory that had long dogged the president into a snarky fundraising tool, selling merchandise depicting Obama and his complete long form birth certificate. For a $25 donation, you can get a t-shirt that shows a smiling Obama above the phrase, "Made in the U.S.A" on the front, and the president's long-form birth certificate on the back. The campaign is also giving away coffee mugs with the same design scheme to sup ...

eating. It's disgusting, I couldn't listen to the whole thing. Talking about babies as if they are commodities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxwVuozMnU ...

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here are the locations if anyone is interested. WHAT: Protest PP’s harvesting and selling of aborted baby parts WHERE: Over 300 Planned Parenthood facilities across America WHEN: August 22, 2015 from 9:00am-11:00am It's for a worthy cause. I think this movement is growing. I will be in the one in Pittsburgh. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?=2OA5geZUU4 ...

Maybe BO can negotiate with the terrorists overtaking Iraq and broker a deal to reduce our fuel prices. He didn't listen to all of the military opinions before his premature withdrawal and look what happened, just what many military experts predicted. Thanks, Mr. President, for undoing what was done. Also, Iraq was apparently recently begging the WH for military strikes against the terrorists, but he declined. I guess he was busy on the links that day. ...

I'm glad the president has FINALLY decided to do something about ISIS in Iraq and hopefully stop the genocide of the Christians. He never should've withdrawn ALL the troops. I hope we're not too late in our aid. ...

resurgence of Al-Queda there? Was his pullout premature? ...

Officials didn’t lie, and I wasn’t fed a line, writes Judith Miller Great article. http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iraq-war-and-stubborn-myths-1428087215 ...

Here, I thought it was just bad, the waste of money, the waste of American lives, the waste of Iraqi lives, (not necessarily in order of importance), being lied to to get us there, but this, I did not know about. This makes me even more disgusted with the Cheney/Rumsfeld war machine. ...

I mean, our techology, our equipment is better than anybody by a factor of 5! (that's huge!) ....squirrel....Iraq, no Syria...no where am I? who are you?... chocolate cake....yum.... We have Homer Simpson for president.... ...

Add this to his many lies. This is for those of you below who bashed Obama for not bringing enough Christians over from a country that is 87% Muslim and 10% Christian. ...

This article goes to the campaign promise then-Senator Obama made concerning reduction of US forces in Iraq. Read it and you, too, will understand that the situation is not unilateral but bilateral. With this recent vote, now, troops will be withdrawn---after the Iraqi Jan. election. ======================= BAGHDAD — After weeks of political stalemate, Iraq approved a law on Sunday to administer a critical national election in January, a significant milestone for its fragile democracy an ...

From Mitch McConnell's home town newspaper. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101111/OPINION01/311110017 In his new memoir, Decision Points, the former president tells of a meeting he held in September 2006 with Mr. McConnell, then the Republican whip in the Senate. The occupation of Iraq was going horribly, American and Iraqi casualties were rising sharply, costs had mushroomed into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and Iraq was teetering on the brin ...

I just watched a TV documentary about new war veterans coming back from Iraq. They say that every day at least 28 veterans are committing suicide. This is truly shocking news. I am wondering if their statistics are really accurate. They say that only 33% are approved to receive PTSD benefits. There is not enough money in their budget to approve all the claims. I used to transcribe Veteran's health care reports and know that there are many mental heal ...

I'm all for rebuilding after we've devestated a country, but there has to be a way to do it without wasting billions of dollars. And frankly, we should have never invaded Iraq anyway. "The war in Iraq cost about $800 billion, and Wednesday's report from Bowen could portend what lies ahead for the U.S. in Afghanistan, where it is also engaged in reconstruction and has spent $90 billion." ...

What he doesn't mention are the REAL reasons Bush/Cheney went to war with Iraq, but whatever. At least this is something. “[Liberals] said we couldn’t force freedom on people,” Beck said at the start of his Tuesday radio show. “Let me lead with my mistakes. You were right. Liberals, you were right, we shouldn’t have.” ...

We have 3 children, all under the age of 10. I ask for your prayers for us during this difficult time. I can't help but remember back to this time two years ago when he was still with us. Please pray for our soldiers fighting now, that they come home to their families safely. I know that my husband rests in the loving arms of Jesus and I know that though he can no longer come home to us, we will some day go to him. Thank you and God Bless you all. ...

Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War

I would like a part II, media complicity - see message

I protested many times with hundreds of thousands - Fairminded

Media complicity from the first day. I'll never forget - Dan Rather turning into Pentagon cheerleader

Thanks. - nm

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