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Rex

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12. It's a total mess.

Reply to Aerows (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 01:39 PM

Aug 2013

I'm not feeling really well on military generals 'restoring' democracy. Seems like they can restore and take it away at any given time, which really is not very democratic at all imo.

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Obama: 'Cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed, rights rolled back' [View all] bigtree Aug 2013 OP

Is it just me Aerows Aug 2013 #1

it's never been a clear or easy choice bigtree Aug 2013 #2

It looks like a mess. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #8

It's shades of gray and been that way, IMO. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #5

Looks like that to me too. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #7

It's a total mess. Rex Aug 2013 #12

We should not be supporting any of the main groups in Egypt. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #25

Damn! I thought he might be talking about his drone wars and the NSA. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #3

no, he's focusing here on someone else's autocratic violence bigtree Aug 2013 #6

Or the (often violent!) suppression of peaceful Occupy protests tblue37 Aug 2013 #26

But we're still sending them money, right? n/t hughee99 Aug 2013 #4

I think he's signaling some sort of cutoff here bigtree Aug 2013 #9

I didn't read this the same way. hughee99 Aug 2013 #10

I don't think that the WH has that clear a view of the future bigtree Aug 2013 #15

I don't think the president will have unlimited patience either, hughee99 Aug 2013 #16

The aid is basically due to the Camp David Accords treaty BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #17

new territory is right, BRDS bigtree Aug 2013 #19

The one factor that I rarely see discussed BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #24

Um, Mr. President . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #11

He has to put a stop to the militarization of our police forces. Rex Aug 2013 #14

Give it a rest. nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #18

Doesn't matter who runs the Egyptian government.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #13

Says the clown who twice signed the NDAA section 1021 which provides for the indefinite detention Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #20

Between your posts and the Tea Party House members ... JoePhilly Aug 2013 #28

Is the clown part really necessary? countingbluecars Aug 2013 #29

Egypt? I thought he was talking about Florida. Scuba Aug 2013 #21

Or Wisconsin, Texas, or North Carolina! nt tblue37 Aug 2013 #27

K & R. Hands off is best, self-determination is the goal since FDR among progressives. freshwest Aug 2013 #22

Thanks bigtree for the transcript and video. freshwest Aug 2013 #23

I have a hard time with this. peace13 Aug 2013 #30