'Don't forget Halliburton': Oliver Willis issued reminder after claim GOP, media responsible for Iraq war

Doug P. | 7:14 PM on June 11, 2014

Media Matters research fellow Oliver Willis wanted to remind everyone who got the United States into the Iraq war:

GOP got us into Iraq. But the media helped.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 11, 2014

The GOP and the media? Anybody else? Think hard.

Willis got some help adding names to his short list:

https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/476858488329863169

Also Senators Clinton, Kerry & Biden… but whatever. RT @owillis: GOP got us into Iraq. But the media helped."

— mitrebox (@mitrebox) June 11, 2014

https://twitter.com/placermutka/status/476860515000389633

And maybe even a few others:

Don't forget Halliburton. Bilderbergs. Xenu. RT @owillis: GOP got us into Iraq. But the media helped.

— Matt Exotic (@MattCover) June 11, 2014

Heh.

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