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In reply to the discussion: So it looks like Obama's objective will likely be achieved [View all]MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)73. I don't know anything about types 3 or 4.
Do you have any examples?
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Obama told NBC News in an interview Monday that he remains skeptical that Syria will follow through
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#2
Which, taken in context, is a perfect way to keep the pressure on Putin and Assad.
tridim
Sep 2013
#83
How do you know its working? Nothing has happened yet and as I ready said
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#167
That is from 2011. This article written in 2013 says regime change is not the goal
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#18
Obama didn't indicate his goal was for a regime change in 2011. He said Assad should step aside
lumpy
Sep 2013
#126
Obama statement from 2011 was not calling for a regime change, his statement was to the effect
lumpy
Sep 2013
#115
Assad goes and a general from his army steps in. NOT REGIME CHANGE. Why this is so hard
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#17
Assad stepping down, could that be a bad thing? A replacement couldn't be any worse.
lumpy
Sep 2013
#130
His goal is categorically NOT REGIME CHANGE> Sorry for all caps but it has been stated ad naseum
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#15
I think people are counting their peace dividends long before they reach maturity.
leveymg
Sep 2013
#102
Obama didn't want regime change to occur right now, because there is no obvious
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#155
What are you basing that on? What success? I pity those that worship Pres Obama to
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#160
Is it necessary to twist my words to get your point across? If you will notice
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#177
Hekate, the poster you're agreeing with is slamming the President's supporters
Number23
Sep 2013
#181
No, having Assad give up his chemical weapons was the Russians' idea. Even Obama himself
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#168
apparantly assad in more easily threatened by the US Navy than at first suspected
arely staircase
Sep 2013
#53
Yep...the tempo around here sure has changed dramatically since last night...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#42
Lol. First, Kerry was answering a question. Are you saying the question was planted?
rug
Sep 2013
#64
He was asked a question. He answered off the top of his head. Sorry, this is not von Clausewitz.
rug
Sep 2013
#84
It was a rather vague question. Are you saying Kerry was prepped to provide the answer?
rug
Sep 2013
#92
It appears some of the posters raising hell about going to war are now crying and making
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#58
America is PISSED about a war and he finds another solution. Who gets credit for that? n-t
Logical
Sep 2013
#139
You kinda figured who found another solution so it would be probably Obama and his team.
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#172
Yes, it was Putin's idea. He first raised it with Obama during their brief meeting in
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#170
Well I don't know. Look at all the folks that have been cheering about the...
Tx4obama
Sep 2013
#107
This could be the finest diplomatic achievement since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
BlueEye
Sep 2013
#108
It is not at all obvious that we didn't arrive at this point by accident.
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#110
If that had been Obama's objective, it would have made far more sense to achieve
winter is coming
Sep 2013
#125
I'm betting a lot of you would be saying "Well. Fucking. Done" whatever happened.
RedCappedBandit
Sep 2013
#131
K&R for the folks that have actually become INCONTINENT at the mere thought of giving
Number23
Sep 2013
#182
Lets wait to see how this plays out before giving out either credit or blame.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#185
What you so tellingly call the "Russian proposal" is referred to as Obama/Putin negotiations
Number23
Sep 2013
#186
A U.S. official called Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks in Britain on Monday a "major goof,"
orenbus
Sep 2013
#188