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Pat Robertson unloads on Bush for latest Iraq crisis: "We were sold a bill of goods."


Posted: Jun 18, 2014

It seems Glenn Beck has company.  Finally some of the conservatives in this country are becoming wise to the fact that invading Iraq was a farce and actually a very bad idea, exactly as they were warned by a majority of Democrats who voted against the authorization for the Iraq war. (see link)

Televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday blasted former President George W. Bush for selling Americans a “bill of goods” before the Iraq invasion, which led to the violence that is currently sweeping across the country.

During his Monday broadcast, a viewer asked Robertson if there was a solution to the ongoing violence caused by an al Qaeda splinter group, ISIS, threatening to take over Iraq.

“Right now, what we did — and it was a great mistake to go in there,” Robertson explained, pointing out that Saddam Hussein’s “bomb maker” had said that the then-dictator “doesn’t know how to make an atomic bomb.”

“And so to sell the American people on weapons of mass destruction, he had WMD and was getting [concentrated uranium] yellowcake out of Africa and all of that, it was a lot of nonsense,” the TV preacher said. “We were sold a bill of goods, we should never have gone into that country!”

“As bad as Saddam Hussein was, he held those warring factions in check, and he contained those radical Islamists,” he continued. “Fix it, no? It’s too late to fix it. It’s unfixable. Those simmering animosities have been there for centuries.”

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I would rather follow opinions... - sm

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...of General Keane and other like-minded professionals as opposed to a televangelist or radio host. General Keane's comments can be seen all over the Internet for those interested in knowing his opinions.

Right, right, and Ronald Reagan was just an actor! - sm

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It is very telling when you suddenly dismiss someone as a "televangelist" or "radio host" that are conservatives who supported the Iraq war that are now realizing the error of their ways. Yes, Pat Robertson is a televangelist, but he was also a Republican candidate for the POTUS in 1988 who happened to win 4 states in the primaries and also said this about the Iraq war in the past:

ROBERTSON: "We've won the war already, and for the Democrats to say we can't win it -- what kind of a statement is that? And furthermore, one of the fundamental principles we have in America is that the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces and attempts to undermine the commander in chief during time of war amounts to treason."

So Pat has now apparently joined the ranks of the rest of the traitors. Welcome, Mr. Robertson, nice to have you on board finally.

And, yes, Glenn Beck is a "radio host," but here is what he said in the past on the subject of Iraq:

BECK: "[If the United States were to withdraw, it] would be America's most shameful act of immorality since slavery." He added that Democrat Congressional war opponents are "just plain stupid" and "can't see the future."

Well, Mr. Beck, welcome to the ranks of the "just plain stupid" people who apparently can see the future in Iraq.

So going by your logic here, I guess we can all feel free to just dismiss anything that Ronald Reagan ever said because he was just an actor!

You would rather follow opinions - explains a lot

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I prefer to follow facts.

But thanks for your honesty!

Pat Robertson - Anon

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First time I've ever heard him (Pat Robertson) say anything that makes sense.

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