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sheshe2

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12. Now you are just flat out

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:00 AM

Jul 2013

making shit up. Shame on you!

No where in your link states that

"No, I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," he told a news conference in Dakar. Snowden turned 30 last week.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-27/news/sns-rt-us-usa-security-snowdenbre95q0sw-20130627_1_president-xi-jinping-yang-yujun-president-barack-obama

This is your quote!
"I guess he changed his mind."

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Flashback Obama: 'Not going to be scrambling jets' to get Snowden (Oops!) [View all] morningfog Jul 2013 OP

...and he didn't. Roselma Jul 2013 #1

Riiight. Five nations coincidentally manipulated a head of state in an effort to morningfog Jul 2013 #3

You were punked. It is sad that so many supposed liberals are so anxious to accept whatever bullshit KittyWampus Jul 2013 #15

Yeah, I'm making the USA look bad. morningfog Jul 2013 #23

Oh, did you see where France apologized? Kills your mapquest post. morningfog Jul 2013 #29

The US scrambled jets for Snowden? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #2

Oh hey! We're waiting for you over here: morningfog Jul 2013 #4

So did the US scramble jets? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #8

Found a few answers on what 'scrambling jets' means, and the OP makes no sense at all. lol. Whisp Jul 2013 #10

I suppose what the President meant was that he wasn't going to go HairOnFire over Snowden. morningfog Jul 2013 #13

they aren't being manipulated, they are acting as they want based on their laws and any treaties JI7 Jul 2013 #17

"How they want" = "Doing US's bidding" morningfog Jul 2013 #18

Scary. They are so oblivious. dkf Jul 2013 #51

He's got people working for him. Whisp Jul 2013 #20

You stated that the President scrambled jets in you Op. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #31

Yes, the OP is a LIE.. but, that doesn't bother them. Cha Jul 2013 #38

Excuse me..... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #39

How do you figure he changed his mind? He didn't scramble jets. n/t Lil Missy Jul 2013 #5

Nah. Five ally nations forced a head of state to reroute and have his plane searched morningfog Jul 2013 #7

That's not scrambling jets. Lil Missy Jul 2013 #9

Obama apparently changed his mind about how aggressively he'll pursue Snowden. morningfog Jul 2013 #11

Oooops...not enough facts out there for you... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #36

Scramble jets! Scramble jets! East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #49

Does come across as a little too cute in retrospect. DirkGently Jul 2013 #6

+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #30

Now you are just flat out sheshe2 Jul 2013 #12

I know.. poor things. so desperate to get their hard Cha Jul 2013 #27

Post 31~Cha sheshe2 Jul 2013 #33

and he didn't JI7 Jul 2013 #14

But, my what a desperate and aggressive approach he is taking. morningfog Jul 2013 #16

he doesn't need to do anything, there are already laws and treaties in place JI7 Jul 2013 #19

Can you link to the treaty that requires a nation to refuse airspace or landing morningfog Jul 2013 #21

can you link to where Obama told them to do that ? JI7 Jul 2013 #24

You claimed they are acting with respect to a treaty or law. What is the treaty or law? morningfog Jul 2013 #25

obama doesn't need to tell them to do anything , they already know what to do JI7 Jul 2013 #26

So, no treaty? I thought so. morningfog Jul 2013 #28

Our state dept says they were in touch but denied they had anything to do with it. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #37

I thought that the general complaint and whining was that... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #40

Well, at least it'll help with the deficit..... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #22

Annnnnd...... no. jazzimov Jul 2013 #32

annnnd! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #42

Well he was hanging with George Bush over there so ...uhm L0oniX Jul 2013 #34

Snowden is now a 30-year-old hacker Enrique Jul 2013 #35

The only thing scrambled is the egg on your face after flamingdem Jul 2013 #41

I suppose you're not walking back this "scrambling jets" bullshit now. n/t Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #43

Post Fail! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #44

Since no jets were scrambled, the OP seems a bit odd. cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #45

Wow... Number23 Jul 2013 #46

LOL Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #48

I rec'ed your post just so you could suffer being at "4" flamingdem Jul 2013 #47

and...? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #50