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Motown_Johnny

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9. I count 4 wins

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 02:42 PM

Sep 2013

Chemical weapons taken out of service

No Americans put into harms way

Pres. Obama gets a big foreign policy win

War Powers Act takes a hit since he set a precedent to go to Congress for even limited military action.

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BREAKING: Syria Will Declare Its Chemical Weapons Arsenal, Sign Chemical Weapons Convention [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2013 OP

this is really great! ellenrr Sep 2013 #1

Did Obama and Putin just play good cop/bad cop on an international scale? Dollface Sep 2013 #49

DING DING DING! Dollface, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Sep 2013 #63

Pretty much. blm Sep 2013 #77

Darn. That 'Neo-Con' President Barack Obama might not get the prolonged war he 'wants.' onehandle Sep 2013 #2

The "hapless MIC tool" has his methods BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #4

HUH??? titaniumsalute Sep 2013 #8

I thought the "quotes" would do the trick BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #12

Consider me impaired.. thanks for the follow up... mountain grammy Sep 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #35

lol BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #36

I get the error 404; greiner3 Sep 2013 #47

He told me he was fried from work and to eff off BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #50

I'm not impaired. And I didn't get it at first. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #64

But I thought everybody knew me by now BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #66

That's a talent that COULD be put to good use, IMO. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #67

You can't blame anyone... CoffeeCat Sep 2013 #40

Nah, they're too busy taking mzmolly Sep 2013 #43

So much delusion LibAsHell Sep 2013 #46

Yes, of course. Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #52

k&r Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #57

Yeah, you're right LibAsHell Sep 2013 #62

You don't let your mouth write a check Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #72

nice!! Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #81

That's the way I see it. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #61

they already are whether Cha Sep 2013 #76

Great news! morningfog Sep 2013 #3

Yes isn't it ...especially for us "Obamabots" right? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #28

It's a Win-Win-Win Wolf Frankula Sep 2013 #5

All true! polichick Sep 2013 #7

I count 4 wins Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #9

I just saw the implications on reading your post. It deserves a thread of its own. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #18

Good points - Motown_Johnny! Iliyah Sep 2013 #25

#4 is particularly important IMHO Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #70

At this point I am guessing he gets authorization and does not use it. Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #71

thank you Motown Johnny. Does Cha Sep 2013 #78

Excellent. polichick Sep 2013 #6

Awesome news!! N/T titaniumsalute Sep 2013 #10

Filthy traitorous freepers not liking this one. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #11

Yeah it kinda sorta hurts their Iliyah Sep 2013 #29

oh my....how can the majority be wrong? madrchsod Sep 2013 #13

Yes...how??? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #30

Thank God Hydra Sep 2013 #14

thinking some NeoCons and like McCain are gnashing some teeth. Hell, I'll bet some forces of war KittyWampus Sep 2013 #20

Huge Diplomatic Victory Here For Obama! Well Played Mr. President and Mr. Kerry! Bravo! Skraxx Sep 2013 #15

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2013 #16

Oh, thank heaven! Please, God, let it be true... Glorfindel Sep 2013 #17

Let's hope the US does the same with its chemical weapons arsenal. mahannah Sep 2013 #21

Who's going to threaten to bomb us if we don't? arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #26

by 2017! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #31

Gopers won't allow that to happen Iliyah Sep 2013 #38

Bush cut funding to those programs. joshcryer Sep 2013 #79

Every time I started ranting, my husband would give me "the look" mountain grammy Sep 2013 #22

Wonderful news. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #23

Nadin, can you please make my check out to cash, tax purposes... tridim Sep 2013 #24

loving all the gloating on this thread. :D Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #82

Yay!!! nt Javaman Sep 2013 #27

This reminds me of the time Clinton was about to bomb Haiti. bananas Sep 2013 #39

The hook here is that there will be no resolution authorizing use of force. David__77 Sep 2013 #32

There was never going to be a resolution to use force ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #37

Good n/t underpants Sep 2013 #33

Yay for the elimination of more Chemical weapons! Sky Masterson Sep 2013 #34

Russia balks at French plan for U.N. Security Council resolution on Syrian chemical arms totodeinhere Sep 2013 #41

Kerry to Meet with Russian Foreign Minister on Thursday to Reach Deal on Syria flpoljunkie Sep 2013 #44

This is awesome. 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #42

The world actually getting together to accomplish something other than a war. nolabear Sep 2013 #45

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #48

Anyone else wondering why this did not work with IRAQ? Oh yeah, Bush was hell-bent on having his war Coyotl Sep 2013 #51

it did disidoro01 Sep 2013 #83

A good deal for everyone involved. blackspade Sep 2013 #53

How much did Poker really play in this? SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #54

See my comment below, US options were limited till the last few days. happyslug Sep 2013 #69

Wait, we actually used diplomacy without bombing the shit out of somebody???? Initech Sep 2013 #55

Yay iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #56

Ummmm Cryptoad Sep 2013 #58

Yahoo! The War is OVER! warrprayer Sep 2013 #59

Good turn of events but this is clearly not over. DCBob Sep 2013 #60

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #65

Russia told the Syrians to give up the Chemicals so that Obama can not bomb them happyslug Sep 2013 #68

Doesn't make sense really. joshcryer Sep 2013 #80

Yes, but if Obama does order a Strike, it would be clear Chemical are only an excuse happyslug Sep 2013 #85

If Russia wants to make that clear, then take it to the UN. joshcryer Sep 2013 #86

Hooray! Now we can get back to ignoring their civil war! NickB79 Sep 2013 #73

We're involved in it! arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #74

Screw the disidoro01 Sep 2013 #84

Great news!! ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #75