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mountain grammy

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82. It's the use of chemical weapons or nukes. Neither can be tolerated..

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 03:03 PM

Sep 2013

but how to punish a government that does it, now that's the really hard part.

And if Assad or some other tyrant uses nuclear weapons, do we respond to that? and how do we respond?
I admit, I have no answers.

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a rare note of gratitude to president obama from ... me. [View all] xchrom Aug 2013 OP

I share that too. Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #1

I am glad he is going to congress. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #2

Yes! MNBrewer Aug 2013 #3

we need to call the critters. that's our job. nt xchrom Aug 2013 #4

+1,000 malaise Aug 2013 #5

Totally. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #6

As of late, the President has been making wise choices across several issues. mick063 Aug 2013 #7

From me as well, this is what we are supposed to do. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #8

And me. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #9

That would add a new "dimension" to the discussion... riqster Sep 2013 #80

You just had to go there... truebluegreen Sep 2013 #81

Ditto n/t Flying Squirrel Aug 2013 #10

He has always been wary of intervention. iandhr Aug 2013 #11

I agree, xchrom....nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #12

I agree... whttevrr Aug 2013 #13

unless we get people like McCain prevailing and end up with a bigger war... Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #67

Ugh... shush... whttevrr Sep 2013 #71

McCain will always push for the big war as he imagines that's what makes him shine? I guess Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #72

Couldn't agree more. Surya Gayatri Aug 2013 #14

I'm also pleased with how he handled this. pnwmom Aug 2013 #15

Not surprised as much as gladdened. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #57

The President did what I said I could do Mira Aug 2013 #16

and so did many of the worlds powers decide to let Hitler do his thang MindMover Aug 2013 #17

Assad is no Hitler, despite the facial hair MNBrewer Aug 2013 #49

Pretty weak analogy hueymahl Sep 2013 #64

Yea, and the proximity of Syria to Israel and western Europe is not reason for concern ... MindMover Sep 2013 #76

I fail to see any good outcome regarding Syria lunatica Aug 2013 #18

That we stop a lunatic a, I personally think that is a great outcome ... MindMover Aug 2013 #19

How cute lunatica Aug 2013 #20

Saying we need to stop a lunatic is very simplistic. Of course we want to stop a lunatic. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #21

You sound like all those nations that turned a blind eye to Hitler .... MindMover Aug 2013 #24

Now Assad is "Hitler"? Before he was a "lunatic". Kindly show me links to your HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #30

So what do my posts of 6 months ago have anything to do with the murdering of MindMover Aug 2013 #33

Oy vey. If he's Hitler now, then he surely was six months ago, n'est-ce pas? But I don't recall HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #35

6 months ago, he was only using bullets, rockets, bombs and tanks to destroy MindMover Aug 2013 #38

First "lunatic", next "Hitler," now "butcher of Damascus" - who shall rid me of these HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #41

I think Putin is closer to Hitler than Assad, personally. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #50

Your parallel is absurd. And again, we are not the world's police. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #37

Again, we could with missiles and air destroy his military capabilities in 60 days .... MindMover Aug 2013 #39

At what cost? Which safety net will suffer? And why is it us? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #42

At what cost do we do nothing, that is worse than doing something.... MindMover Aug 2013 #43

We have enabled everyone else. They stand back and let us foot the bill. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #46

This ^^^^ ctsnowman Sep 2013 #75

This is not entirely a true statement ... many middle eastern countries have helped MindMover Sep 2013 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #27

So Assad is a 'lunatic,' is he? HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #29

He is a lunatic opthomologist gone wild .... MindMover Aug 2013 #31

I think you're obviously wrong for two reasons. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #89

Wrong on both points .... MindMover Sep 2013 #90

yep spanone Aug 2013 #22

I think it's great he is making Congress shoulder some responsibility. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #23

+ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #44

Hey! cant you use scientific notation? rhett o rick Aug 2013 #45

I forget how that works. Been out of college way too long. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #47

Me too! rhett o rick Sep 2013 #52

Ugh... there is no brazillion! whttevrr Sep 2013 #55

The "brazillion" refers back Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #62

I guess the tongue sticking out smiley does not telegraph intent enough... whttevrr Sep 2013 #66

You're right, Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #73

He knows he won't get a fight out of Congress. Republicans and democrats are now united in being liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #25

If you call stamping out cockroaches a war ..... MindMover Aug 2013 #26

So, you're so gung ho........ socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #28

101st Chairborne :rofl: - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #36

Wow, that's pretty funny.......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #58

OMG!!! DUzy!!! And I'm SO stealing this!!! 101st Chairborne! calimary Sep 2013 #59

I suppose you are looking at yourself in the mirror....and you are funny ... MindMover Sep 2013 #86

Was there ever an 'anti-war' party? Dems supported LBJ on Vietnam pretty much HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #32

DU rec Change has come Aug 2013 #34

I can agree with this completely. n/t MuseRider Aug 2013 #40

I'm really happy he's doing this. It slows down the race to bomb and possibly stop it neverforget Aug 2013 #48

It doesn't change anything but the timing. Regardless of how the vote comes down. morningfog Aug 2013 #51

A very good move eridani Sep 2013 #53

I agree with your sentiment... Jasana Sep 2013 #54

I'll sign on. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #56

and from me.. now it's up to the big mouth Republicans to put up or shut up.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #60

It makes me laugh with sadness that the death of these 1400+ people by gas MNBrewer Sep 2013 #70

With one humongous exception .... drop a sarin gas rocket into a neighborhood and you kill thousands MindMover Sep 2013 #78

That's pretty weak MNBrewer Sep 2013 #79

I really do not understand what you mean to say when you say that's pretty weak ... MindMover Sep 2013 #83

Rockets only kill fighters that are shooting bullets at you?? MNBrewer Sep 2013 #84

Yes, there are civilian casualties when rockets are aimed at fighters ... MindMover Sep 2013 #85

I see how that will be of great comfort to the families of the civilians who were killed MNBrewer Sep 2013 #87

If your argument is that the world community should have acted a long time ago ... MindMover Sep 2013 #88

It's the use of chemical weapons or nukes. Neither can be tolerated.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #82

I'm more cynical. Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #61

Surprised and glad to see Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #63

Agreed, and it shows that Obama is not Bush G_j Sep 2013 #65

+1 nt Zorra Sep 2013 #68

+1 well said nt Zorra Sep 2013 #69

As someone whose Democratic representative was calling for him to do this, I agree and support suffragette Sep 2013 #74