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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]Skittles
(153,311 posts)123. what they do not understand is
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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