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It's been 20 years since the Bush administration needlessly took our nation to war in Iraq based on a pack of lies. It is important that we take the time to reflect on just how we were lied into that war, so that nothing like that ever happens again. Today as we reflect on the lies that got us into that war 20 years ago we find ourselves on the verge of an even greater war, again based on lies, proving that if we don't learn from our past we are doomed to fall for the same deceptions over and over again. The lies that the Bush administration told us about Iraq were many. They told use Iraq had chemical and biological weapons. They did not! They told us they had a nuclear program and that they were buying yellowcake uranium from Africa. They did not, and were not. They told us that Iraq had an alliance with Al-Qaeda. They did not. They led us to believe that Iraq was involved in the 9/11 attacks, and said if we didn't invade there could be a 'mushroom cloud' in the United States. None of it was true. How did the Bush administration lay out their case of lies against Iraq, and why did it fail to sway the United Nations Security Council? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #156.

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Samuel C. Winchester | August 21, 2022

Liz Chaney’s defeat in the Wyoming primary by Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman has sealed President Trump as the leader of the Republican Party. Other candidates he endorsed made a clean sweep in Arizona a few weeks before Wyoming and his record throughout the primaries is near 90%. He hasn't been perfect, but he’s been close. He has helped retire 8 of the 10 representatives that voted to impeach him, including Cheney, and many of these wins came after the hearings into the January 6 riot at the Capitol. All of this demonstrates that President Trump has a firm grip on Republican voters, and if he runs in 2024 he is the most likely Republican nominee.

The support of President Trump has left many in amazement. They can't believe that he still maintains wide support in the Republican Party despite the Russia investigation, two impeachments, the China Virus, a primetime production of the January 6 hearings, and a 24/7 bombardment of defaming propaganda from the media calling him everything from a traitor to the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler. Many people have described his supporters as fanatics, or cultish.

Liz Cheney described this fanatic support of President Trump as a 'cult of personality', as if the fanatics who fawn over Obama are somehow different. The cult narrative to explain the phenomenon currently happening in the Republican Party is prevalent. It's the only explanation that they are left with after they have worked so hard to destroy President Trump. They have pursued his demise with such dedication, and the results in the Republican primaries have frustrated them. The only way they can make sense of it is that Trump has some cult-like spell on the party.

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