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2024-04-07 08:32:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5725E4917E0F16DC5FF242FA657CBDECAE6F1A92065A8CB182B15532829E8AA8
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Important context: The President George W Bush did in fact mislead the public that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction to justify his “Shock and Awe” invasion in 2003. There was in fact none. So yes, a Republican POTUS lied. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/03/14/a-look-back-at-how-fear-and-false-beliefs-bolstered-u-s-public-support-for-war-in-iraq/
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