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Death of Michael Ledeen, maker of the phony case for the invasion of Iraq

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93 points nabla9 | 1 comments | 25 May 25 07:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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stormfather ◴[25 May 25 16:24 UTC] No.44088898[source]▶
I've never understood what the real reason we invaded was. I just know it wasn't what we said, or oil.
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Retric ◴[25 May 25 16:32 UTC] No.44088946[source]▶
Ego? Bush Jr trying to surpass his father isn’t particularly far fetched.

The signal war plans leak shows decisions for these kinds of things aren’t necessarily particularly well thought out.

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djohnston ◴[25 May 25 19:07 UTC] No.44090140[source]▶
IMO that's unlikely. For all his faults he doesn't seem particularly egotistical. He was more likely manipulated by Cheney and the MIC and probably as shell-shocked after 9/11 as the rest of us. Dumb war; dumber pretence; not a dick-measuring contest with his dad.
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1. Retric ◴[25 May 25 20:40 UTC] No.44090897[source]▶
I don’t think anyone runs for the presidency without a major ego, but we may disagree with what ego means.