26 million lives saved. That dwarfs the Iraq deaths.
Not trying to justify the war, which was the biggest FP mistake of my lifetime. But Trump wanted to kill PEPFAR, which would have doomed those people to slow deaths.
So let's not be so hasty to put him ahead of Bush.
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Replies to: "Totally agree about the Iraq War. But also without Dubya there would be no PEPFAR."
- Comparison of Maduro to bin Laden apt? - MarkHarman - 8:04am 1/6/26
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- The former Honduran president is the apt comparison, [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:57am 1/6/26
- I think the similarity ends with the operation. - iairishcheeks - 9:57am 1/6/26
- Entirely different circumstances there is no comparison. You’re inventing - jimbasil - 8:42am 1/6/26
- Good point. Let's talk about the Iraq War [LINK]
- MarkHarman - 12:57pm 1/6/26
- Um, yes, the bush administration lied about Iraq having WMD’s. They did not [LINK]
- jimbasil - 4:53pm 1/6/26
- Please don't make me defend Bush and Cheney. They didn't lie. That's a myth. [NT]
- Chris94 - 4:56pm 1/6/26
- I provided compelling reports that say different - can you provide compelling evidence counter to - jimbasil - 7:24pm 1/6/26
- 15 of 16 intel agencies agreed about the existence of CBW - Chris94 - 11:37pm 1/6/26
- Hans Blix declared there was “no evidence of WMD’s or programs for WMD’s” famously saying [LINK] - jimbasil - 3:23am 1/7/26
- 15 of 16 intel agencies agreed about the existence of CBW - Chris94 - 11:37pm 1/6/26
- I provided compelling reports that say different - can you provide compelling evidence counter to - jimbasil - 7:24pm 1/6/26
- Please don't make me defend Bush and Cheney. They didn't lie. That's a myth. [NT]
- Chris94 - 4:56pm 1/6/26
- Totally agree about the Iraq War. But also without Dubya there would be no PEPFAR. - Chris94 - 1:24pm 1/6/26
- Um, yes, the bush administration lied about Iraq having WMD’s. They did not [LINK]
- jimbasil - 4:53pm 1/6/26
- Good point. Let's talk about the Iraq War [LINK]
- MarkHarman - 12:57pm 1/6/26
- How can you even ask that - Chris94 - 8:32am 1/6/26
- Like you, my friend is en expert on international affairs - MarkHarman - 12:47pm 1/6/26
- Well, then your friend presumably understands the difference between Bin Laden and Maduro - Chris94 - 1:11pm 1/6/26
- Like you, my friend is en expert on international affairs - MarkHarman - 12:47pm 1/6/26
- OMG, we’d be hearing how Harris is a strong woman non-stop [NT] - holybull101 - 8:32am 1/6/26
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