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In reply to the discussion: Give Obama a Fucking Break [View all]pecwae
(8,021 posts)170. And have you seen
the YouTubes of the rebels we are arming and their activities? No matter what we see the US becoming entangled in another war isn't going to solve Syrian problems.
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Take four minutes to watch this vid & you'll understand what the poster meant.
CrispyQ
Sep 2013
#212
Hopefully there can be some progress during the Summit and I agree with giving Obama a break
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#5
The summit has concluded and there was no progress. I will give him a break when he calls off
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#77
Yes we give a shit but this is a problem for the international community to solve, not us
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#79
So why was the US govt totally okay with Saddam using chemical weapons against his own people and
kath
Sep 2013
#89
We and the rest of the UN countries should have acted then. It was wrong not to.
phleshdef
Sep 2013
#108
Well Naplam was just made illegal" to use on civilians by Barack Obama...However its still legal to
Katashi_itto
Sep 2013
#221
I'd like a full head of hair, Woe !!!! excuse me, pigs are flying past...
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2013
#182
Why? Did people get all combative and ignore the question being asked in the Twilight Zone?
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#51
Just because I have no idea what we should do in Syria does not mean we should bomb them.
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#11
Good points, for sure. but, surely the best minds, in unity against Assad's atrocities can
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#28
See, you lose me, and probably a lot of other people when you talk about Al-Assad's atrocities
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2013
#138
I think Obama is really concerned about leaders using gas against their own people.
lumpy
Sep 2013
#13
Yeah, I'm sure he's super torn up about 1% or less of the casualties of this war.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2013
#141
Well, I hope you are not right about the motives. I do agree if we bomb them it opens up a
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#32
Sorry, it's absolutely necessary to see such things as lying, a "sell out", caving to the MIC...
Silent3
Sep 2013
#17
I am hoping you are truly in the cabinet and are just so brilliant that you can multi-task nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#35
Nah, they would not let anybody who does not play nice with the power structure
nadinbrzezinski
Sep 2013
#62
The surprising thing is that these suggestions are relatively unrecognized as an alternative to bomb
dkf
Sep 2013
#83
.. Itself a Form of Conditioned Helplessness, Which Leads to the Milgram Experiment Results
HumansAndResources
Sep 2013
#119
We never loved him. Voting for him twice was just a ruse to bring him down.
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2013
#37
If ANY president acted after an AUMF was publically requested and rejected
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2013
#65
This has nothing to do with the pics and videos of the kids who were gassed
NightWatcher
Sep 2013
#26
We'd only be killing terrorists disguised as children, not ACTUAL CHILDREN! Why
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#206
I am hoping that when the congress votes this down that Obama will stand up
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#43
I suggest swiping Assad's $1.5 billion fortune, sending the money to help the refugees
Dems to Win
Sep 2013
#40
Keep pressure on UN Sec. Council + Take Assad to The Hague + Humanitarian Relief
99th_Monkey
Sep 2013
#49
Have You Seen the Libyans / Yeminis / Pakistanis / ... Bombed To Death on YouTube?
HumansAndResources
Sep 2013
#133
It is hard for me to wrap my head around putting "wreckless language" up against
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#68
Romney Isn't President - No More "Good Cop Bad Cop" Psychology Tricks
HumansAndResources
Sep 2013
#135
Assad was Winning the Civil War - "Untouchable" Unless Gas Was Used - and, Surprise, Gas Appears
HumansAndResources
Sep 2013
#139
Russia and China don't appear moved by the fact that chemical weapons were used. nt
SunSeeker
Sep 2013
#99
They will with enough pressure. Not to mention the Saudis and Iran....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2013
#101
He has fallen into the DC trap of having to back up his "Red Line" comment....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2013
#154
Under the UN Security Council veto rules, one nation gets to call the shots...
SunSeeker
Sep 2013
#156
Obama wants to take out the chemical weapons artillery, not target civilians.
SunSeeker
Sep 2013
#168
I have really never heard of a good enough reason to not do what you say. It is absolutely
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#73
Bullshit. It's a continuation of the Bush/neocon strategy of perpetual war, as noted by PNAC, et al.
grahamhgreen
Sep 2013
#69
We all want to stop atrocities. But that doesn't mean bombing the hell out of country
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#75
If Obama wanted a fucking break maybe he shouldn't have run for fucking president.
GOTV
Sep 2013
#88
Sorry, no. Obama does not get a fucking break when he is about to kill in our name.
morningfog
Sep 2013
#111
That is just crazy talk. You are really suggesting that any of us who hate war just as much
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#215
as in medicine - above all do no harm - in this case exacerbating a very complicated ethic/religious
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#165
that is so sad. To be that disenchanted that it doesn't sound like anything would
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#214
What's sad is adults believing that fantasy and wishful thinking are valid substitutes for reality.
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#216
It's funny.. I think the exact opposite..I see fantasy as people who think everything is
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2013
#218