Did Trump really oppose the war in Iraq

Did Trump really oppose the war in Iraq? Looks like that’s another lie. In 2002, Howard Stern asked him, “Are you for invading Iraq?” and Trump answered, “Yeah, I guess so.” In 2003 with Neil Cavuto his answer was, “[Y]ou do it or you don`t do it… if you don`t do it, just don`t talk about it.” But now that he’s running for president, here’s what he said in the New Hampshire debate: “I’m the only one up here, when the war of Iraq—in Iraq, I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’” Uh huh, sure you did, Donald.

J.P. Travis: Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1976 graduate of University of Michigan, father, grandfather, husband, founder and CEO of Travelyn Publishing (http://www.travelynpublishing.com/), and passionate anti-government believer in individual liberty.

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  • Saying "Yeah, I guess so" isn't a ringing endorsement for the invasion of Iraq. This is a lame stream media stunt, they will do anything to help smear a candidate their butt-buddy establishment politicians are scared to death of.

    • This is a lame stream media stunt, they will do anything to help smear a candidate their butt-buddy establishment politicians are scared to death of.

      That's why the Dems and MSM keep pushing the meme that Rubio is the one the Dems are scared of. They know Hitlery will wipe the floor with the little snot-nose punk. He hasn't seen anything until he goes up against the likes of her!

    • "“We still don’t know what Iraq is up to or whether it has the material to build nuclear weapons. I’m no warmonger,” Trump wrote [in 2000], “but the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion."

      Now he's saying he was totally against the war in Iraq. You can't see that's a lie? Seriously?

      • “but the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion.”

        That is not necessarily an endorsement of DOING it, just a statement that we would need to do it right the first time.

        • Okay, but he was certainly not saying, "Don't go, don't do it, it'll destabilize the Middle East," which is what he claims he was saying.