Limbaugh was supportive of the Iraq War , and first suggested bombing Ba'athist Iraq in 2002 in revenge for the September 11 attacks . Even after no Iraqi weapons of mass destruction were found , he supported theories that they had existed . On the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal , Limbaugh said , " This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation ... And we 're going to ruin people 's lives over it and we 're going to hamper our military effort , and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time . " Speaking at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference , Limbaugh accused Democratic congressional leaders such as Harry Reid of deliberately undermining the war effort
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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