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grahamhgreen

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55. Really? Do I need to debunk that?

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Thu Sep 25, 2014, 12:19 AM

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Obama "whether one year from now or 10. I can promise you America will remain engaged in the region" [View all] grahamhgreen Sep 2014 OP

How about full (and correct) quote frazzled Sep 2014 #1

K & R Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #4

How's he going to pay for the war? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #6

Congress holds the checkbook. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #12

Not an answer. His war. Who pays? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #22

We'll find out in November... JaneyVee Sep 2014 #47

Who does Obama want to have pay for the war? You? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #48

"He" won't. Congress will. GOTV 2014. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #17

Not an answer. His war. Who pays? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #23

According to the Constitution, it is your answer. GOTV 2014 and change the people making msanthrope Sep 2014 #24

Misdirection. Where does the money come from? CCPI - Grandma's retirement like he suggested before?? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #30

The money comes from the Treasury. GOTV 2014 and help decide how it is spent. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #39

No. The money needs to come from a special tax on those that can afford it to defend their grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #41

Absolutely a grand idea. Of course, since the Constitution gives Congress the power to tax, msanthrope Sep 2014 #45

Rhetorical question? We the people will pay for this war, in more ways than one. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #28

It sounds like the rational for Libya. Which political entities is he referring to? Does it include sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #14

It's becoming a trend, isn't it Baclava Sep 2014 #49

They had a plan. The PNACers. Starting with Iraq but, as they said, 'in order to get sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #53

How does Syria want to handle their problems? leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

ISIL Is not JUST in Syria . VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #5

How does Iraq want to handle their problems? leftstreet Sep 2014 #7

a brand new govt in Iraq..... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #9

We all wish them well n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #13

You mean the military that abandoned their weapons to ISIL? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #31

and you condemn the Yadziki and Kurds VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #33

Few? It's a 400,000 man army trained with 25 billion of grandmas retirement money, grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #37

you condemn all the Iraqi soldiers fo the VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #38

Cowardice? They are fighting us. Still. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #42

they joined ISIS or ran away.. VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #43

Here's one: Telegraph UK: grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #46

Because Iraq let them have it by putting up no resistance. Erose999 Sep 2014 #8

they were overwhelmed VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #11

Iraq has a standing army of 270,000 and a reserve/paramilitary capacity of 500,000. They are at the Erose999 Sep 2014 #16

perhaps because they currentky have weak leadership? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #19

Iraq's leaders was weak, hopefully the new ones will start getting their country going. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #25

i agree.. this knee jerk response to a leader who VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #32

The Syrian people voted but when you are on a PNAC list of countries where sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #15

Truth n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #18

Wow, an actual Assad apologist here! frazzled Sep 2014 #20

Are you a citizen of that country? Any reason why you feel you have any right to intervene sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #29

^^^^^ This is the correct answer. ^^^^^ woo me with science Sep 2014 #27

Thank you! i note the hypocrisy of those claimiing we are only 'helping the oppressed' when I ask sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #34

the only reason they are supporting it is because we have a democratic president. If we had a liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #35

What a moral sewer we are witnessing. woo me with science Sep 2014 #36

Yes, it has been very revealing. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #54

proof please.... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #44

I know. And it is important to know that while WE, who were against Iraq not just because it sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Sep 2014 #3

Clusterfuck forever GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #10

I hope we "remain engaged" (not militarily) with the entire globe. pampango Sep 2014 #21

Yep. Same war, same reason. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #26

Wrong. babylonsister Sep 2014 #52

We are always at war with everyone and no one Taitertots Sep 2014 #40

STOP IT! See post #1. nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #51

Really? Do I need to debunk that? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #55