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kentuck

(115,622 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:33 AM Jun 2015

Morning Joe: Obama has no strategy in Iraq.

"Training the Iraqi Army is not a strategy", Joe said.

They showed a clip of Old Man McCain criticizing the President for not having a strategy.

But, what is the GOP strategy?

More boots on the ground. More war. More American deaths. That is not a strategy either. That is only a continuation of the disastrous Bush strategy of invading Iraq and dissolving Saddam's army.

Joe wasn't too keen on talking about Rumsfeld's comments over in Europe but preferred to talk about Obama's failure to have a "strategy".

The stupid really hurts sometimes...

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Morning Joe: Obama has no strategy in Iraq. (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2015 OP

This guy had a strategy BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #1

Strategy? There is no easy way to mend the mess george war bush made. Hoyt Jun 2015 #2

Any one ask that idiot what Bush's strategy was and why it did not work? JoePhilly Jun 2015 #3

There was an Admiral on the show... kentuck Jun 2015 #4

He's not a deep thinker. JoePhilly Jun 2015 #5

Morning Dead Intern is a POS. nt valerief Jun 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jun 2015 #7

Obama clearly articulated... Sheepshank Jun 2015 #8

BeyondGeography

(41,198 posts)

1. This guy had a strategy

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:42 AM

Jun 2015

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Strategy? There is no easy way to mend the mess george war bush made.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:50 AM

Jun 2015

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

3. Any one ask that idiot what Bush's strategy was and why it did not work?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:53 AM

Jun 2015

You can't use the US military to achieve political outcomes.

Which is why it was necessary for us to leave. The Iraqis have to figure it out and our military force can not be the primary mechanism.

kentuck

(115,622 posts)

4. There was an Admiral on the show...

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:57 AM

Jun 2015

that pointed out that "war is messy" and that there is not a simple military solution to the problem. But Joe was in zombie mode and kept coming back to Obama's lack of strategy.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

5. He's not a deep thinker.

Reply to kentuck (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 09:05 AM

Jun 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

6. Morning Dead Intern is a POS. nt

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 10:03 AM

Jun 2015

Response to kentuck (Original post)

6chars This message was self-deleted by its author.

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

8. Obama clearly articulated...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 10:41 AM

Jun 2015

any long term strategy would be based on Iraq's own policies and strategies. They have none. Therefore the USA has nothing on which to base it's cooperative strategies.

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