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Drunken Irishman

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32. You remember Benghazi, right?
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 06:54 PM
Aug 2013

Of course you do. The Republicans won't let you forget it. It also happened. Like, it wasn't manufactured. The outrage is, certainly, but it's an event that literally happened and that still is a cloud than hangs over the President's head. We already know embassies are constantly at risk in volatile regions (and if you think otherwise, you're stupid and daft to history - just check how many of our embassies have been attacked over the last few decades) and the last major one attacked resulted in four American deaths, so, is it really that big of a stretch to suggest there is a risk there?

I'm guessing we'll see a constant risk through August and September, especially with the anniversary of 9/11 coming up. As much as DUers would like to pretend al-Qaeda and terrorism doesn't exist, it does.

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Because Bush used the threat levels as a political tool to boost sagging approval numbers. tridim Aug 2013 #1
So when we all of a sudden hear about a terrorist threat... NuclearDem Aug 2013 #4
Yes, it's a coincidence unless proven otherwise. tridim Aug 2013 #7
And if nothing materializes over the weekend, then what? NuclearDem Aug 2013 #8
That's completely irrelevant to my point. nt tridim Aug 2013 #10
No, it proves your point is the oppposite equivalent. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #15
Actually Aerows Aug 2013 #19
Perfect. n/t DirkGently Aug 2013 #30
Of course, your point being, "It's not Obama's fault." nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #34
Sure it is Aerows Aug 2013 #18
Exactly. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #31
You lose all credibility when you claim you know "how reality works." nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #33
How many presidencies do you think the MIC has survived... Indi Guy Aug 2013 #23
Maybe because Al was a created out of whole cloth, by us, for just this purpose? Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #2
This Administration has been pretty restrained along those lines BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #3
Rumor has it they had a whole animal code to replace the color codes but it didn't test well. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #9
Because of how 'timely' they are. Here's what I want to know, why don't they use all that sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #5
+1000 darkangel218 Aug 2013 #13
Yeah, these sudden terrorism alerts just reek of distraction. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #17
to distract who from what? arely staircase Aug 2013 #24
If Obama were like Bush he'd have had a bunch of these in the month before his re-election. pnwmom Aug 2013 #6
Not like anyone that administrates these programs Aerows Aug 2013 #22
Embassy staff might have wanted the same generous vacations Warpy Aug 2013 #11
Catalano google search raised the alert nt voteearlyvoteoften Aug 2013 #12
LOL. DERP. nt tridim Aug 2013 #14
But this is the end of one of their high, holiest, religious holidays... kentuck Aug 2013 #16
Ramadan is not a religious holiday, it's a month of fasting Turborama Aug 2013 #40
If you are suddenly afraid your program will get defunded Aerows Aug 2013 #20
Says you been here since 2004. Rex Aug 2013 #21
I thought this smelled fishy too. Let's see if all of a sudden we see a quinnox Aug 2013 #25
Probably don't want to give Republicans another "Benghazi!" to harp on Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2013 #26
Makes sense to me. n/t AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #38
Well... Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #27
Here's the way I understand it... RevStPatrick Aug 2013 #28
Did Benghazi happen or didn't it? phleshdef Aug 2013 #29
You remember Benghazi, right? Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #32
No, sorry.. nothing like that can ever happen again and we shouldn't Cha Aug 2013 #39
"Deja Moo... Hydra Aug 2013 #35
Just because you are Stinky doesn't mean you are a SUCKER TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #36
In the end, we are going to be told that the NSA, PRISM, and other violations of the 4th Amendment cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #37
It's OK for Americans at home to look at this with skepticism Turborama Aug 2013 #41
Who will play Osama's Zombie Carcass for the obligatory video? BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #42
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