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Gotta say I'm livid about that article synopsis
helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions
Really, that's what we're calling that now? Just a little 'oopsie' where nobody was culpable, not even the monsters leading the charge and fabricating the evidence?
The Always Stumbling US Empire
The Iraq War was a success for the US. It achieved its minimalist goals of destabilizing the region, which still pays dividends to this day. I don't think Syria would have fallen if not for ISIS, which the US invasion of Iraq basically created.
https://hexbear.net/comment/6401253
But, for AmeriKKKan politicians and journalists to admit that would be to reveal how evil they are.
Its not fedposting if they're already dead π₯³π₯³
Damn, this is a good day, someone check on Kamala, she must be mortified that her good friend is gone 
"That's sick! He may have been evil incarnate, but he was still a family man; a man of conviction; a man you could work with. You all should be ashamed of celebrating his death!"
Lastly, I don't usually think too much about coincidences, but on Sunday I had a clear, out-of-the-blue, thought of "Huh, Dick Cheney is still alive right? That fuckin' sucks..." and I'm extra happy that I never have to have that thought again 
Finally some good fucking news. I needed that.
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Ugh, it sucks that there are probably about to be a whole bunch of articles coming out mourning him and claiming that itβs not ok to celebrate his way too late death.
Other than that,
When I was depressed, I once told myself that if I just stay alive long enough I would get to see the day Dick Cheney died. 
Democrats are gonna hold a really solemn funeral for the guy- or at least push for it, aren't they
#dickanda forever
Wasnβt gonna have a drink today, butβ¦
He just died? Wow. * blue jean baby * I didn't know that. You're telling me * LA lady * now for the first time. He led an * seamstress for the band * amazing life. What else can you say? He was an amazing man. * pretty eyed * Whether you agreed or not, he was an amazing man * pirate smile * who led an amazing life. I'm actually saddened to hear that. * you'll marry a music man * I am saddened to hear that. Thank you very much. * ballerina* * ...
i bet his heart is still pumping though
(he hadnt had a pulse since 2010 or something?)
Considering his heart issues him making it to his 80s at all was a medical anomaly. Only the good die young.
He didn't die soon enough for my tastes, but hey, I'll take the W where I can.
EDIT: To add to the schadenfreude, I present the following:
another kkkrakkker down unlimited genocide on the first world
Just a century too late. Apologies to the rest of the world for the monsters the US constantly produces
Oh no, not the rising young star of the new Democrat party! What ever will we do?
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Vaxxed?
I hope he went out painfully.
I feel relief wash over my body hearing this news
Serious? You're not pulling a funny? Someone evil died for once?!
I hope somebody put a wooden stake in him to make sure he stays dead.
Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet:
Ah damn, who are the dems going to get to campaign for them in the midterms now?
CNN right on command mourning him and pointing out that in between bombing iraq and torturing muslim men he said "orange man bad".
I know that you got a job Ms Cheney But your husband's heart problems complicating
Props there's some good in the world mister frodo
His heart problem is no longer complicating.
BREAKING: In his final moments, Dick Cheney received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now he looks down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet!
Normally this sort of joke is fun but in this case I find it very distasteful and somewhat upsetting. I really do not like this sort of joke for Dick Cheney. The man murdered over a million Muslims and it's gross to even imagine him converting or being accepted as a convert on his deathbed. For a comparably gross joke, imagine someone saying "Hitler converted to Judaism in the bunker".
If God is real, Cheney must burn in Hell for there to be any semblance of justice.
We've evaded the Dick Cheney (D) - J.D. Vance (R) timeline
Ayyy RIP BOZO
