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Octafish

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1. You don't make friends by killing people's families.

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 03:10 PM

Sep 2014

At least, that's not how we do it in Michigan. We actually listen to that guy from Kentucky:

"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend." - Abraham Lincoln

So, rather than bomb the poor schmoes to stone age, why not send them a credit card and a Sears catalogue. Let them choose something nice and we'll pay for it, even the shipping. It's cheaper than War without End. It goes better with a lighter conscience, too.

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Syria is the 7th Muslim country bombed by the Nobel Peace Laureate. [View all] Psephos Sep 2014 OP

You don't make friends by killing people's families. Octafish Sep 2014 #1

Send their address to Capitol One and they'll get bombed with credit card offers and junk mail. Erose999 Sep 2014 #7

that's forbidden Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #86

"It's cheaper than war without end." TheDebbieDee Sep 2014 #35

yes let's try to be friends with those beheading thousands and sleeping with 13 year old samsingh Sep 2014 #54

Arm them, then destroy them highmindedhavi Sep 2014 #2

Unfortunately, the bank/Wall St. puppets are the candidates that the PTB allow us to vote for. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #83

Obama is the reluctant warrior jamzrockz Sep 2014 #3

He said very clearly, "I'm not against all wars, I'm against dumb wars" Schema Thing Sep 2014 #6

Libya was certainly jamzrockz Sep 2014 #9

The surge in aghanistan was a dumb war. morningfog Sep 2014 #19

+1000 Vattel Sep 2014 #28

One of the few truly bright things Bill Clinton did customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #39

horse hockey. And Bill Clinton disagrees with you. Schema Thing Sep 2014 #46

It doesn't matter what he says now customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #70

He may have saved American lives mythology Sep 2014 #71

We can't "fix" the whole world customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #87

From Pres. Clinton probably... in regards to the air campaign over Kosovo. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #74

He got lucky in that one customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #88

There's really no such thing as a "smart war," you know Scootaloo Sep 2014 #52

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #55

Ouch! delete_bush Sep 2014 #59

...Well, I feel fucking dumb Scootaloo Sep 2014 #61

I think that somewhat true Dorian Gray Sep 2014 #98

Poor Bush. No prize for him leftstreet Sep 2014 #4

Bush is passe. Let's just stop wasting time and littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #36

LOL Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #41

I so wish I could rec your post. Guess I will just have to be content with saying Autumn Sep 2014 #44

+1000000 woo me with science Sep 2014 #48

Ha! I love it. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #51

rofl! nt m-lekktor Sep 2014 #66

Maybe bush should have collected his before he bombed people....That's the way it works, right? SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #85

I'm sure one of his apologists will post the Cairo speech shortly. Erose999 Sep 2014 #5

Yeah, you're so "sure". Cha Sep 2014 #106

Winning hearts and minds wherever we go. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #8

Do you think that will stop the RW whackos from saying he's a muslim? CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #10

When a Shiite kills a Sunni customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #40

And by a Kenyan Muslim terrorist, some say. I see something else - blm Sep 2014 #11

Thank you. What is happening now is epic--ME countries invested in their own region. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #75

The knee-jerk reactions of those choosing to NOT see this is just plain wrong blm Sep 2014 #78

Well, there's very little appreciation for history on this board. The thing is, Obama's still msanthrope Sep 2014 #80

It IS epic. And exactly what I've been expecting. Couldn't help but notice the heavy lifting blm Sep 2014 #82

That's the problem with ideologues. emulatorloo Sep 2014 #101

Oh, I'm pretty sure you left out many more countries. Maedhros Sep 2014 #12

Excellent. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #37

What was the prize awarded for? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #13

That's what I want to know. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #14

"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #16

Indeed. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #23

As soon as Henry Kissinger customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #42

For his leadership on nuclear non-proliferation is how I remember it. Accdg to Wiki: chknltl Sep 2014 #22

In that case, he should keep the prize. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #25

littlemissmartypants, let me bring to your attention response #29 chknltl Sep 2014 #31

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #33

Thanks for the heads up. nt chknltl Sep 2014 #38

LOL Obama Admin giving the nuke industry $1 trillion leftstreet Sep 2014 #29

Add my name to those with baffled disapointment: chknltl Sep 2014 #30

IT'S ONLY A TRILLION!!!!!11!!!1! woo me with science Sep 2014 #49

He really reached out last night Autumn Sep 2014 #45

Because he wasn't Bush. christx30 Sep 2014 #20

The Official Web Site of the Nobel Prize: Make7 Sep 2014 #43

To spite George Bush, same as Gore's and Carter's. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #65

For firing TNT out of Gatling guns... DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #67

The Nobel Prize does not mean the person treestar Sep 2014 #15

Congratulations, Treestar Scootaloo Sep 2014 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #17

Jury results hobbit709 Sep 2014 #18

Modern version of the Crusades. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #21

You seem to still have PTSD from the Bush Era. Get help. randome Sep 2014 #24

...slowly exits littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #26

... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #27

The sig lines change regardless. Variety is the spice of life. randome Sep 2014 #32

Indeed. eom littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #34

In neoAmerica, woo me with science Sep 2014 #47

why is the religion significant? Mosby Sep 2014 #50

Would it be significant Aerows Sep 2014 #56

The OP said "Syria is the 7th Muslim country bombed by the Nobel Peace Laureate" Mosby Sep 2014 #73

I'm puzzled why this is such an issue Aerows Sep 2014 #81

turns out the OPs headline was a GG tweet Mosby Sep 2014 #100

I recommend you use filters Aerows Sep 2014 #102

Says the guy who named himself after a shotgun. Psephos Sep 2014 #104

I find it interesting that a guy who posted on an anti-Muslim hate site poses this question Scootaloo Sep 2014 #62

It's kind of interesting, isn't it? Aerows Sep 2014 #84

i think the President is trying to stop the massacres of innocent people in all those countries samsingh Sep 2014 #53

Greenwald seems really irked by Obama's Nobel prize. ucrdem Sep 2014 #57

Oh. Aerows Sep 2014 #58

Not as irked as I am whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #60

And the Chewbacca Defense begins Scootaloo Sep 2014 #63

Now you've done it. You've run afoul of the Tigerbeat crowd. You must be punished. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #68

When there's a Pulitzer for mendacious tweeting ucrdem Sep 2014 #69

You are so right. Here's to Whisp. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #93

I don't recall the Peace Prize being limited to Isolationist pacifists... brooklynite Sep 2014 #72

Look, if Obama doesn't shame the ghosts of Ghandi and Mother Theresa, he's not fit! randome Sep 2014 #76

We get it! bobduca Sep 2014 #89

Well, Henry Kissinger has one KamaAina Sep 2014 #77

As I almost always do, I find myself supporting President Obama 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #79

Are you honestly concerned that Isis is coming to invade the US? Marrah_G Sep 2014 #91

Define invade. Their erstwhile affiliate managed to attack us and kill nearly 3000 people. stevenleser Sep 2014 #96

Very nice satire. nt Union Scribe Sep 2014 #95

The team logo's, colors, mascots Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #90

I wondered at the time if that prize was premature. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #92

kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #94

They were a little too quick in Dorian Gray Sep 2014 #97

kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #99

But..but..he did (does) it for their own good. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #103

Yeah, too bad for the knee jerkers that these Dems and Countries are with President Obama.. Cha Sep 2014 #105