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Just curious... KansDem Feb 2013 #1
you cant, but the ramifications are, really, quite different pasto76 Feb 2013 #38
curious kardonb Feb 2013 #56
You forgot the most important part. President Obama will be President forever and ever Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #2
if obama behaves like "those awful republicans" there's not that much difference on those issues nt msongs Feb 2013 #3
Yep. It's not that there's no difference between the parties, it's that the differences Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #10
Yes. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #29
That is absolutely perfectly stated. FredStembottom Feb 2013 #34
Why TYVM. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #43
The number of DUers who refuse to admit how execrable the policy is has me contemplating on coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #60
No more contemplating. JTFrog Feb 2013 #64
There are many on this board who are not here because they support iemitsu Feb 2013 #67
Coalition_unwilling, if you ever read this Catherina Feb 2013 #79
Indeed. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #46
K&R idwiyo Feb 2013 #73
Next up Hillary. 12 more years of this neo-liberal bullshit leftstreet Feb 2013 #5
I'm at least somewhat hopeful that she won't run. DU is not nearly as influential as it likes Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #6
Hillary45. Michelle46. President Obama nominated/becomes SCOTUS in 2018. graham4anything Feb 2013 #51
It is not good for our Democracy to nurture political dynasties. iemitsu Feb 2013 #58
Heavens, yes! Suggesting a Clinton-Obama dynasty gives the impression that Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #59
I hate everything about the Bush dynasty. iemitsu Feb 2013 #65
Yeah, new SCOTUS will indeed be provided by Jeb Bush to your liking graham4anything Feb 2013 #63
All of your points are good. I don't take issue with any of them, iemitsu Feb 2013 #66
Yes, as I said, failure of imagination Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #68
Yep, I suspect that some of the support that Obama enjoyed in 2008 iemitsu Feb 2013 #70
But what is your opinion on torture as practiced by CIA? Do you think president was right when he idwiyo Feb 2013 #74
DURec leftstreet Feb 2013 #4
Not all the terrorists hate the U.S. randome Feb 2013 #7
We are also allies of countries who do those very things. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #9
And the US was friends with EXACTLY those people... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #16
Yes, and if we had stood by and let the Soviets help the Marxist Afghan government suppress the Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #21
That's the problem - government of Afganistan was a socialist government and just like Chiliean idwiyo Feb 2013 #75
What a load of bull that is. Our Saudi 'allies' chop off hands and behead women. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #76
How are those drone strikes working out in Saudi Arabia? DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #99
K&R G_j Feb 2013 #8
K&R whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #11
"loves the idea of watching perceived enemies get blown up at a distance" SkyIsGrey Feb 2013 #12
K&R. zeemike Feb 2013 #13
There's several problems with your arguments jeff47 Feb 2013 #14
Bigger problems with yours. Drones already in use... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #20
You might wanna fix your post so the quotes are in place. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #22
Your words don't bear repeating. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #25
So you'd like people to guess at what you are replying to? jeff47 Feb 2013 #26
More or less the same break up of points as yours. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #35
"Go back to the colonial era...boundaries deliberately drawn to maximise internal ethnic conflict." HiPointDem Feb 2013 #61
Drones targeting kids is problematic but maybe that issue will soon be solved. iemitsu Feb 2013 #69
Obviously, you never heard of Godwin's Law. Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #81
Problems with your arguments, Mr. Conventional Wisdom Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #23
K&R wish I could do it for real though. idwiyo Feb 2013 #53
Hey, don't you know inconvenient facts get in the way of a good rant? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #37
The most disturbing part of all of this Thav Feb 2013 #15
You got that right... NeoConsSuck Feb 2013 #18
K&R woo me with science Feb 2013 #17
K&R Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #19
k/r marmar Feb 2013 #24
Well said. K&R Louisiana1976 Feb 2013 #27
+ a million truebluegreen Feb 2013 #28
thanks, Lydia noiretextatique Feb 2013 #30
kick woo me with science Feb 2013 #31
DURec! bvar22 Feb 2013 #32
An incredible post "LL".....can't recommend enough. KoKo Feb 2013 #33
Brilliant and spot on - as you always are, LL. scarletwoman Feb 2013 #36
+1000 blackspade Feb 2013 #39
I sure wished Bush had a Drone at TORA BORA DearAbby Feb 2013 #40
This is a debate we should be having DearAbby Feb 2013 #41
What's this I see here? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #45
Thank you n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #47
Yeah DearAbby Feb 2013 #49
I don't agree that these are all necessarily bad guys Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #52
+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #62
Thanks Lydia. n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #80
Unfortunately, we all KNOW why Bush would never had used a drone (or any other weaponry) bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #48
Drones are here to stay because people buy into the fear racket and condone them and support them Catherina Feb 2013 #82
The real problem Augiedog Feb 2013 #42
China or North Korea John2 Feb 2013 #50
So would you actually tell a Chinese dissident to go back to China and Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #55
Actually, the Taliban OFFERED to turn over Bin Laden ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #85
Dones, Coming To The Skies Near You. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #44
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #54
But..but..seeing as we can't win an actual war we must seem to be doing something. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #57
I find your argument absurd and your last line rather disgraceful hfojvt Feb 2013 #71
Sending drones into another country IS an act of war Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #72
Funny how WWII always gets a pass as Skidmore Feb 2013 #77
Thanks for a brilliant rant- copied to read whenever the BS overflows green for victory Feb 2013 #78
Well said. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #83
Thank You unapatriciated Feb 2013 #84
Point by point deconstruction... ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #86
Stopped reading after you graded your own baseless statement as a fact. Bonobo Feb 2013 #87
Of course you did: facts are "baseless" when you don't want them to be true. ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #89
You mean "proud member of the rationalization community," don't you? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #88
Characterizations are fair... ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #92
Who says the world needs a policeman? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #93
Not to put too fine a point on it... ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #94
The Europeans did most of the work in Kosovo Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #95
Please, before you just say things like this, do some research ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #96
"The U.S. has more military firepower than the next five nations world wide combined. " Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #97
Lydia, again, your perceptions run contrary to the facts... ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #98
Conflicts like Libya and Syria are treated like Evil vs. Good in the U.S. media, but Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #100
I agree that things are nuanced... ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2013 #101
Agree 100%. This should be front and center on the 'Greatest' page Taverner Feb 2013 #90
Well said, Lydia. Thanks. nt Zorra Feb 2013 #91
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