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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)What a choice we will have in November [View all]
A choice between someone who describes violent regime change in Libya as "smart power at its best" and someone who said that as President he would kill the family members of terrorists. We really know how to pick a CIC.
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You do realize that the Secretary of State works directly for the President, don't you.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#1
Qaddafi was a monster and I don't know how you stop the people who wanted him gone.
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#87
OK - I deleted a similar comment because it was inappropriate for the first post but...
tecelote
Jun 2016
#7
Indeed. "Mr Obama named the failure to plan for the aftermath of Col Gaddafi's ousting as Libyan
pampango
Jun 2016
#34
Curious why you bother to read and respond to these posts? I mean if you don't like them
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#10
bernie is no peace-nik, he's fine with killing all kinds of people with drones including "family
msongs
Jun 2016
#16
Given that Clinton is **Most Admired**, people understand that those "scandals" are bullshit.
baldguy
Jun 2016
#64
First of all let's not pretend Qaddafi was a Saint...he was a murderer and a despot.
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#21
The US does not target family members of terrorists. Trump wants to target them.
Vattel
Jun 2016
#25
They were part of the regime and so seen as appropriate targets in their own right.
Vattel
Jun 2016
#59
not buying it, They did absolutely nothing to be attacked. Iraq was innocent of 9-11
swhisper1
Jun 2016
#61
I agree with that, yet our pentagon has no qualms that our kids fight for oil, sacrificed in the
swhisper1
Jun 2016
#63
The choices are: either a master liar and manipulator, who is also a media master and knows how to
One Black Sheep
Jun 2016
#27
1) A dedicated hawk who has few principles she isn't willing to sacrifice for political gain.
Vattel
Jun 2016
#46
"Smart power" is one of those idiot buzzphrases. What government doesn't claim that?
Armstead
Jun 2016
#47
Yes!!! A strong, kickass, smart, prepared, well informed, reasoned president and the first WOMAN!!!
seabeyond
Jun 2016
#79
All Hillary has to do in the debates is to list a couple of Qaddafi's worst atrocities,
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#98