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In reply to the discussion: Am I crazy for suspecting this video is a Right Wing hail mary? [View all]jsmirman
(4,507 posts)4. I hesitated to give voice to this, but it's been gnawing at me
for days now.
Obama's turn away from the Bush Doctrine was showing real signs of positively impacting our standing in the world.
Now there are American flags burning in country after country, and our embassies are under siege.
I confess that as an American, seeing my flag burned invokes a degree of involuntary rage.
I can't imagine it's playing too well across the country.
The only counterbalance is how weary rank and file Americans are of the wars that have crippled our economy.
But if you were headed to a guaranteed loss and if you had no scruples or concern for consequences or even a marginally working conscience, might you not unleash this video bomb on the world?
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I certainly think the people who made and released this film hoped to influence the election
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2012
#11
Well, do you have any evidence they were manipulated or given marching orders? n/t
Bolo Boffin
Sep 2012
#25
Obama did not refuse to meet with Netanyahu... that is pure FUD and republican FUD at that
Egnever
Sep 2012
#27
Not big on conspiracy theories, but Sheldon Adelson, Koch Bros, and Rove Crossroads
emulatorloo
Sep 2012
#42