claim: "i was totally against the war in iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the middle east."
author: donald trump
evidence_1: apr 27, 2016 ... although not in government service, i was totally against the war in iraq, very  proudly, saying for many years that it would destabilize the middle east. sadly, i  was correct, and the biggest beneficiary has been has been iran, who is  systematically taking over iraq and gaining access to their very rich oil ...
evidence_2: apr 28, 2016 ... (incidentally, the state department in december estimated that isis was making  $500 million a year on oil from isis-controlled oil fields in syria.) it's true that  islamic ... iraq war. trump said he was “totally against the war in iraq, very  proudly, saying for many years that it would destabilize the middle east.
evidence_3: apr 30, 2016 ... consider trump's speech on foreign policy on april 27. the biggest piece of  nonsense was the following statement: "i was totally against the war in iraq, very  proudly, saying for many years that it would destabilize the middle east." politifact  rightly rates this statement "false." at best, trump's pre-war stance ...
evidence_4: feb 19, 2016 ... 13, in the most recent debate, trump said: “i said it loud and clear, 'you'll  destabilize the middle east. ... there is no evidence that we could find, however,  that he spoke against the war before it started, although we did find he expressed  early concerns about the cost and direction of the war a few months ...
evidence_5: apr 27, 2016 ... although not in government service, i was totally against the war in iraq, saying  for many years that it would destabilize the middle east. sadly, i was correct, and  the biggest beneficiary was iran, who is systematically taking over iraq and  gaining access to their rich oil reserves – something it has wanted to ...