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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Donald Trump was on the record opposing the war with Joe Scarborough on his show Scarborough Country in 2003.[/quote]

More lies.

[quote]Sept. 11, 2002: Trump is asked publicly about his stance on the invasion, apparently for the first time. In a recently revealed audio clip of the interview, Trump gives a lukewarm support for the war.

Stern: “Are you for invading Iraq?” 
Trump: “Yeah, I guess so. You know, I wish the first time it was done correctly.”[/quote]

[quote]March 20, 2003: Invasion of Iraq begins. Throughout 2003, Trump is asked about his views on Iraq. He’s not clearly outspoken against it.

Trump would go on to explain in 2016 that a Howard Stern interview was the first time he was asked about the war, and claim that by the time the war started in 2003, he was “totally against it.” But the evidence isn’t there.[/quote]

[quote]March 21, 2003: Trump actually praises the invasion in an interview with Fox News. BuzzFeed News published an audio clip, where Trump says:

“Well, I think Wall Street’s waiting to see what happens but even before the fact they’re obviously taking it a little bit for granted and it looks like a tremendous success from a military standpoint and I think this is really nothing compared to what you’re gonna see after the war is over. … I think Wall Street’s just gonna go up like a rocket, even beyond, and it’s gonna continue and, you know, we have a strong and powerful country and let’s hope it all works out.” [/quote]

[quote]April 30, 2003: Dow Jones News Service reports net income losses for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., in first quarter of 2003.

“With the winter behind us and the war virtually over and possible signs of a strengthening economy, I am confident that we will rebound through the remainder of the year,” Trump concluded.[/quote]

And here's how Trump supposedly opposed the War ...

[quote]Sept. 11, 2003: Trump on MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country:”

“It wasn’t a mistake to fight terrorism and fight it hard, and I guess maybe if I had to do it, I would have fought terrorism but not necessarily Iraq.”[/quote]

Apparently Trump had a conversion about the time he started running for President ...

[quote]Trump at Feb. 14, 2016 debate:

“I’m the only one on this stage that said, ‘Do not go into Iraq. Do not attack Iraq.’ Nobody else on this stage said that. And I said it loud and strong. And I was in the private sector. I wasn’t a politician, fortunately. But I said it, and I said it loud and clear, ‘You’ll destabilize the Middle East.’ That’s exactly what happened.”[/quote]

Such a liar.[/quote]

Can you also start a thread about Hillery's flip-flops and lies?  Probably more meat on that bone.[/quote]

There are a number of those here already. But feel free to start another one. Does this mean you have admitted defeat on this issue? Because there is zero evidence that Donald Trump opposed the war in Iraq, let alone thought it would "destabilize the Middle East," before the war began. Considering he's holding that up as an example of his foreign policy foresight and wisdom, I think it's pretty important to debunk it entirely. [/quote]

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