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In reply to the discussion: to those giving Obama full credit for disarming Syria without violence, I would remind you... [View all]cheapdate
(3,811 posts)92. "..it may be that they had planned that from day 1, but if you believe that..."
It's widely known now and acknowledged by the US and Russia, that the two countries had been working for almost a year on a plan to get Syria to give up it's chemical weapons.
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to those giving Obama full credit for disarming Syria without violence, I would remind you... [View all]
magical thyme
Sep 2013
OP
disarmed? i'll bet he's still fighting and 'killing his own people' the good old fashioned way.
KG
Sep 2013
#1
Which is what the Syrians thought also, which is why they were ready to make a deal.
DCBob
Sep 2013
#2
we were serious. I wrote all my congress people about my red line. and I meant it.
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#12
So "go ahead Assad...use all the chemical weapons you like" ...."we won't interfere at all!"
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#27
No it's NOT all in my head....you just cannot accept the conclusions of your policy...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#111
none of those would have resulted in Assad freely giving up his chemical weapons...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#36
Nonviolent? You wouldn't even know about Syrian CW if we hadn't fueled regime change & civil war.
leveymg
Sep 2013
#46
They would be irrelevant (except to Israel) had there not been rebels closing in on central Damascus
leveymg
Sep 2013
#48
Funny how these DU experts on Syria never posted anything about the country
Generic Other
Sep 2013
#51
Being accused of saying something that you have not done is an asshole thing
neverforget
Sep 2013
#97
You don't know what was in the plan to disarm Syrians MCs, give us a break. Every idea was gone
lumpy
Sep 2013
#114
I used the word "disarm" pretty loosely to fit in the headline...I meant disarm of chemical weapons
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#10
so instead of take the chance to move us even closer to 100% removal of chemical weapons....
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#58
According to the article it has not been fully confirmed that the Syrian rebels used chemical
lumpy
Sep 2013
#121
Let's just say that a checked swing that results in the equivalent of a bunt single looks like...
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#4
Oh, pleeeeze, the civil war was going on well before Snowden was an thought in the NSA. Don't
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#11
We do not know if Putin and Obama discussed during the G20 Summit Meeting. Some wants to claim the
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#9
That's the way I remember it plus the UN inspectors were ordered to get out of Syria...
Little Star
Sep 2013
#13
we the people who wrote to congress 100:1 against a military strike, per to several congressmen
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#105
This is propaganda, you are feeding out of GOP feed trough. Do you think Obama did not
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#117
um, I'm fully capable of writing more than 1 email to my representatives. And since when is
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#153
Keep playing the 1% game, you will find you are not winning and will not win while playing
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#160
You need to look at the big picture and not the parts which is flashy and catches your eye. If the
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#168
1. I consider war very much part of the big picture. 2. I can multitask. Get it?
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#170
Even an ardent Obama supporter would have to admit there was a heaping dose of this:
Marr
Sep 2013
#17
Must not...that would screw up their narrative that he is an "evil evil man"
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#30
sometimes when you use quotes...it means someone else is saying it...not the person making the
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#60
Or Must Claim President Hires, Trains, Arms Al Qaeda, Aids & Comforts Enemy. nt
DevonRex
Sep 2013
#67
"Had the UK voted for a military strike back on Aug. 30, the attack would have already taken place."
ProSense
Sep 2013
#16
He announced he'd seek congressional approval on Aug. 31, *after* the UK backed out unexpectedly
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#40
Thread Killer. I would say you're the thread winner but why claim such a crappy prize?
Number23
Sep 2013
#120
no. the people who wrote to and called their representatives 100:1 against military action
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#49
President Obama isn't "superman." Did he achieve his objective with Syria? n/t
ProSense
Sep 2013
#80
"..it may be that they had planned that from day 1, but if you believe that..."
cheapdate
Sep 2013
#92
so then, obviously, this whole episode wasn't scripted as is being pushed by the bog.
frylock
Sep 2013
#116
Maybe so maybe not. Impossible to say for certain. Likely not, as I said, but possibly so.
cheapdate
Sep 2013
#118
"There was no debate at the Saturday meeting that a military response is necessary."
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#148
"to those giving Obama full credit for disarming Syria without violence ...
Summer Hathaway
Sep 2013
#179
destroyers for cruise missile attack were moved into place very early on.
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#143
I distinctly remember my shock 10 years ago when 80% of Americans favored attacking Iraq
magical thyme
Sep 2013
#145
It was the superb playing of the hand he was dealt by this Administration, led by the PRESIDENT
LaydeeBug
Sep 2013
#127
Pure speculation. No one except Obama and Kerry actually know what went on or what the plans
OregonBlue
Sep 2013
#176