• nifty@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    That’s fair, but I guess there’s something to the idea that G W Bush was elected for both terms regardless of the Iraq war issues

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      4 months ago

      The iraq war actually made it easier for him to get reelected. Got the entire base in line. Bush demanded they believe Saddam trained AQ as part of their loyalty to the party.