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coalition_unwilling

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40. SJ, I think you meant to say "where the end justifies the means . . .", in this case, the

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #31)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 07:35 PM

Dec 2011

end being national self interest and the means being support of brutal dictators like Somoza and the Shah.

Or were you being fiendishly clever and I'm just missing it?

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The Imperial Presidency is out of control. [View all] Odin2005 Dec 2011 OP

I hear ya. Obama has been evading Congress for 3 years. He needs to be reigned in. NT now_zad Dec 2011 #1

agreed 100 percent.... mike_c Dec 2011 #2

Please explain 'the NDAA' Mimosa Dec 2011 #3

Here: RC Dec 2011 #6

I suggest you check these out... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #21

I hope to dana_b Dec 2011 #4

OBL would be laughing his ass off. Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #22

Sections 1031 and 1032 explicitly exclude American citizens and Green Card holders. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #5

The ACLU disagrees with you - TBF Dec 2011 #10

1032 neuters 1031 and also includes an exemption for Green card holders AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #13

Only in theory. If the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches are all in on the game TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #18

Here's the ProSense Dec 2011 #16

Here is an analysis Aerows Dec 2011 #15

The Constitution does not grant the authority for indefinte detention. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #17

Exactly right Aerows Dec 2011 #20

+1 Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #23

Please hurry and get ingore working. Thanks. tridim Dec 2011 #7

Truth hurts, eh? Odin2005 Dec 2011 #8

No, but you do. tridim Dec 2011 #9

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God, I hope you do. I'd love for you not to see my posts and thus Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #25

You were already on my DU2 ignore list tridim Dec 2011 #27

Don't forget me. bvar22 Dec 2011 #37

Who gives a shit? Maven Dec 2011 #38

Depends on what the truth is? FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #26

I imagine subjective interpretations of a thing may be awkward LanternWaste Dec 2011 #32

+1 redqueen Dec 2011 #11

So I take it you are all for SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #14

Citizens appear to be optional, everyone else in the world must be. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #19

I don't want to read idiotic posts on DU. tridim Dec 2011 #24

I am confused, how is it then that you proof read your own if you don't like to read idiot posts? Dragonfli Dec 2011 #30

it's back. open up a posters profile and the ignore button has returned. dionysus Dec 2011 #33

The button is there, but it's non-functional. tridim Dec 2011 #35

whoops. my bad... dionysus Dec 2011 #36

bs bombast spanone Dec 2011 #28

Everything!!!!11!!!1(won) jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #29

What does America stand for exactly, though? Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #31

SJ, I think you meant to say "where the end justifies the means . . .", in this case, the coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #40

Right, that's what I meant to say... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #41

i'll take daily hyperbole for 500, alex. dionysus Dec 2011 #34

Yes, I agree. Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #39

Don't know if I agree that HE is an affront . . . mistertrickster Dec 2011 #42