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No - but Saddam thought it would work the same way

E.P. Grondine — 10/7/2004 3:48:36 PM (archived)

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Saddam's bribery strategy - phil - 10/7/2004 1:55:51 PM
- re: I wonder if any of Sadam's blood money made it to the campaign or savings account of Democrat David Bonier - Scott Evil - 10/7/2004 8:52:43 PM
- I wonder how many people will realize the implications of this. - Tom Brosz - 10/7/2004 5:40:24 PM
  - Seems a lot like the Bush strategy - Coalition of the Bribed. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/7/2004 6:17:49 PM
    - re: Chirac to bribes to cover up murder, rape, and genocide. - Scott Evil - 10/7/2004 8:46:03 PM
    - It was a ground ball and still went over your head. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/7/2004 6:26:28 PM
- Was this what Kerry meant by the 'coalition of the bribed'? - ebnelson - 10/7/2004 3:43:43 PM
  - No - but Saddam thought it would work the same way (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 10/7/2004 3:48:36 PM
    - Please explain. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/7/2004 4:37:06 PM
- and while we're on the subject - E.P. Gorndine - 10/7/2004 3:26:39 PM
  - re: John McCain and Russ Fiengold fixed it. There is no more money in politics. - Scott Evil - 10/7/2004 8:47:30 PM
  - Freedom is such a pesky thing. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/7/2004 6:27:42 PM
- didn't matter, and doesn't matter - W's team screwed up the post war - E.P. Grondine - 10/7/2004 2:49:56 PM

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