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hueymahl

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124. And Sadly, I think you are misguided

Reply to Laelth (Reply #14)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 12:24 AM

Sep 2014

I did respond to your thoughts on that post, BTW.

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Meet the New War, Same as the Old War [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2014 OP

k&r Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #1

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K&R LiberalLoner Sep 2014 #3

It's deja vu all over again. -- Yogi Berra alterfurz Sep 2014 #4

Yes. Below is a vicious, murderous Nazi explaining how easy it is to get stupid people to go to war. Zorra Sep 2014 #5

Zorra, I agree, vicious cycles need to be broken. saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #44

Great Quote. Thanks. NT hueymahl Sep 2014 #123

Weird cilla4progress Sep 2014 #128

To the Greatest Page. woo me with science Sep 2014 #6

... Enthusiast Sep 2014 #100

k/r marmar Sep 2014 #7

There seem to be a number of people for whom objection to wars of choice Maedhros Sep 2014 #86

"We can bomb the world to pieces But we can't bomb it into peace" suffragette Sep 2014 #8

Tell that to the Preace Prize Prez! blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #107

It seems we keep saying it, but those in power suffragette Sep 2014 #118

Sounds like William didn't get his pony Doctor_J Sep 2014 #9

that piece wrenched at my heart and made my stomach knot cali Sep 2014 #10

It's called "partnering" now CJCRANE Sep 2014 #11

The Revised Marketing Plan.... KoKo Sep 2014 #23

Hillary called them 'proxy wars', like in Libya where we actually did have 'boots' on the ground sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #29

I think it probably is possible CJCRANE Sep 2014 #36

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr400 woo me with science Sep 2014 #37

Didn't know about that. War should NEVER be profitable financially for anyone. I often wondered sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #72

If there was no profiteering, there would be no war. Cleita Sep 2014 #80

War = Death = Profit blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #108

Probably both sides Doctor_J Sep 2014 #35

who will then turn into enemies that we can fight all over again! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #96

We can't be honest and say we fucked up with Iraq ...but we're not going back to fix it. L0oniX Sep 2014 #12

This is nonsense.... Bigmack Sep 2014 #13

"If you want peace The Wizard Sep 2014 #43

Sadly, yes you do have to use the sacasm thingy... ReRe Sep 2014 #121

I think you ARE wrong. Laelth Sep 2014 #14

And Sadly, I think you are misguided hueymahl Sep 2014 #124

Thanks for the response. Bonus kick for your thread. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #129

I'd point out that Shrubya was rightly castigated for doing nothing until after 9/11. riqster Sep 2014 #15

I don't see that Will is criticizing PBO for "not acting like Bush". cali Sep 2014 #18

Please find the word "Bush" in my article. WilliamPitt Sep 2014 #20

You advocate a similar course of action. The name is not required. riqster Sep 2014 #21

When was Bush castigated for NOT going to war before 9/11? sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #30

He was castigated for ignoring the threat and doing nothing. riqster Sep 2014 #39

Yes, and what does that have to do with THIS. There was NO NEED for bombs IF he had paid attention sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #53

American assets overseas are at risk. riqster Sep 2014 #58

American assets?? Exactly what right does America have to other people's stuff? sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #66

There was no need for bombs anyway. roody Sep 2014 #132

Of course he was criticized for not taking the threat seriously and rhett o rick Sep 2014 #55

The point is: action now can cut down on the overall amount of action required. riqster Sep 2014 #59

That's always the rationalization for preemptive war. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #61

Your logic is flawed humbled_opinion Sep 2014 #33

Incorrect. Read the 9/11 commission report. riqster Sep 2014 #40

Obama is NOT being criticized here for "not acting like Bush" Martin Eden Sep 2014 #75

In this case, ISIL did not threaten us til after we started bombing them. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #98

and furthermore how can it possibly be the same treestar Sep 2014 #101

People are never satisfied with the President YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #105

This is basic. Bush didn't act on a specific threat. morningfog Sep 2014 #130

You wrote this before he spoke, come on, come clean snooper2 Sep 2014 #16

Thanks for a great post locks Sep 2014 #17

+1000 nt snappyturtle Sep 2014 #25

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So now being against interventionist military misadventures is Obama Derangement Syndrome? marmar Sep 2014 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Sep 2014 #27

When did you start reading anything he's posted? sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #34

I wish Rex Sep 2014 #91

Tom Toles thinks the same way n2doc Sep 2014 #22

Love that Toles! KoKo Sep 2014 #24

it's the shock doctrine on steroids yurbud Sep 2014 #46

K&R raouldukelives Sep 2014 #28

I hope we are wrong, but I fear we are not. Autumn Sep 2014 #31

War is the HUMAN normal...we simply refuse to evolve away from it. Moostache Sep 2014 #54

Very well crafted post. Feral Child Sep 2014 #56

sadly, you are correct! green917 Sep 2014 #71

War has been our normal for decades now, maybe even a half century. Rex Sep 2014 #94

You got that right Rex. America is the war nation. Autumn Sep 2014 #95

Not so new... ReRe Sep 2014 #122

President Obama needs to fire his entire team of saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #32

"Our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden," Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #47

Right you are Nurse Erich, thank you, well said n/t saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #62

And instead he should do........? jeff47 Sep 2014 #78

Perhaps we can do at least one thing... Oilwellian Sep 2014 #84

"fewer thousands die" ?? bvar22 Sep 2014 #88

He's been getting bad advice from somewhere. amandabeech Sep 2014 #109

You'd think that our military would occasionaly win one of these uneccesary wars. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #38

Remember when a president from Texas The Wizard Sep 2014 #41

"Our endless blessings" if he worked as hard at doing an end run around Congress to restore this as yurbud Sep 2014 #42

If we think about this logically for a moment, and put emotions and politics aside, it seems world wide wally Sep 2014 #45

If bush used the anniversary of 9/11 to sell us another war, this place would be livid NightWatcher Sep 2014 #48

But a lot of us are livid about it this time too. totodeinhere Sep 2014 #65

Very lazy and superficial thinking. Saddam had not killed US citizens and was not threatening anyone stevenleser Sep 2014 #49

Perhaps you are missing the solutions to the problem as the blogger has clearly presented them? GusBob Sep 2014 #64

LMAO, yes. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #68

+1 treestar Sep 2014 #102

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #50

It is the old war, in fact, Obama admitted ISIL is al Qeada. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #51

... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #52

K&R Feral Child Sep 2014 #57

We need to get over our PTSD from Bush, Junior's time. randome Sep 2014 #60

This would be a good time for our ally Israel to get on board BobbyBoring Sep 2014 #63

the best national security strategy is shireen Sep 2014 #67

That's one thing I really admire about John F. Kennedy Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #112

K&R Paka Sep 2014 #69

It's like an alien invasion.. Docross Sep 2014 #70

The sky is falling, the sky is falling! hueymahl Sep 2014 #125

"...our responsibility to lead"? When was this decided then? The rest of us must have missed that. mr blur Sep 2014 #73

This is Insane Norm Guy Sep 2014 #74

Thank you Will. lark Sep 2014 #76

Did you do any research on 'smart bombs' ? delete_bush Sep 2014 #77

I did. WilliamPitt Sep 2014 #85

knr SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #79

Like water on a rock... kentuck Sep 2014 #81

Some odd things I'm seeing Ichingcarpenter Sep 2014 #82

Blood begets blood endlessly. JEB Sep 2014 #83

Just a little Elizabethan English grammar note: MineralMan Sep 2014 #87

Oopsy. Thanks for the correction. JEB Sep 2014 #116

I hope everyone reads this! Paper Roses Sep 2014 #89

We won't get fooled again! KamaAina Sep 2014 #90

K&R 99Forever Sep 2014 #92

K&R grntuscarora Sep 2014 #93

Regarding Obama's new war -- Most tremendously awful quote regarding life in modern times: truedelphi Sep 2014 #97

your consistent 1dogleft Sep 2014 #99

It's almost like George W. Bush never left. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #103

junior must be getting his jollies up big-time! indepat Sep 2014 #104

Can I get an AMEN?! marym625 Sep 2014 #110

yup nt cwydro Sep 2014 #111

K&R stage left Sep 2014 #113

Photo in OP...stark view of Obama Turning his Back on the Podium..and the Mikes...... KoKo Sep 2014 #114

I have your first book. raven mad Sep 2014 #115

We'll, so much for not doing stupid shit salib Sep 2014 #117

Our Motherland, Oceania, has joined forces with Eurasia to defeat Eastasia, victory shall be ours. whereisjustice Sep 2014 #119

America Fuck Yeah! Agony Sep 2014 #120

K&R ReRe Sep 2014 #126

I think Obama's full of shit on this. cilla4progress Sep 2014 #127

"Enjoy your new war, which is the old war. I'm sure it will all work out just fine." another_liberal Sep 2014 #131