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rhett o rick

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13. Thank you for that. But I still question the sudden change in their behavior.

Reply to starroute (Reply #12)

Sat May 25, 2013, 03:26 PM

May 2013

It's not typical, IMO, for either of them to back off so suddenly and go out quietly. They acted, IMO, like they had been told to sit down and shut up.

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Tell me what happened in 2007. Cheney had prepared to be able to take over the government [View all] rhett o rick May 2013 OP

why bother? elehhhhna May 2013 #1

Why bother what? Speculating? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #3

Is that really what you meant? GeorgeGist May 2013 #2

Impunity might not be the best of words. I will welcome suggested improvements. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #4

If you want to say 'they did bad things without accountabiliity' then you want to say they acted Bluenorthwest May 2013 #5

Thanks. I reworded the post. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #10

The JCS pushed back when they wanted to expand the war into Iran leveymg May 2013 #6

P.S. - Robert Gates replaced Donald Rumsfeld on Dec. 18, 2006. eom leveymg May 2013 #8

Yes. The Generals do not generally tolerate such reckless mismanagement. Ghost Dog May 2013 #14

Behind the curtain is the MIC/IC. Nobody f-cks with the Joint Chiefs. Nixon learned that the hard leveymg May 2013 #15

Yes. Sir. (Hi). Ghost Dog May 2013 #16

The US Attorney & domestic surveillance scandals were in full swing at the time. OnyxCollie May 2013 #7

But I cant see someone advising them to back off. Bush was too egotistical rhett o rick May 2013 #9

I was only analyzing on a domestic level. OnyxCollie May 2013 #11

I'd point to the US Attorney scandal and the fall of Karl Rove starroute May 2013 #12

Thank you for that. But I still question the sudden change in their behavior. rhett o rick May 2013 #13

I guess we should close our mouths, already. Ghost Dog May 2013 #17

I dont understand. Plez clarify. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #18

Intelligence Community. Ghost Dog May 2013 #19