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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
31. "Contacted"? That's the standard now? Merely contacted.
Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:17 PM
Aug 2013

No need for resolutions, let alone actual debate, just slip a "Gone bombing, be back Monday" note under the door and it's all good? And here I remember being all upset that Bush was not living up to the spirit of the UN resolution against Iraq. Now we've come to the point where apparently Bush went the extra mile. No mere "contact" for him, he went above and beyond by today's standard.

Meanwhile, there's our own congress who has yet to hold any public debate or issue an AUMF (something else Bush had, if memory serves).

And the American people may have been contacted but only a scant 10% approve.

Have we contacted common sense, yet? Last I heard she couldn't be reached for comment.

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So? Fuck 'em. Why should we care what they think? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2013 #1
Ding Ding Ding! we got's us a winner here. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2013 #6
+1 Scuba Aug 2013 #25
you mean...."Top DONORS control access..." yourout Aug 2013 #30
+2 Segami Aug 2013 #54
Love it!! Two thumbs up. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #16
Hear, hear! Laelth Aug 2013 #23
Luckily Abq_Sarah Aug 2013 #2
According to them, they love america and will back a president in a time of war The Straight Story Aug 2013 #3
Really? You're laughing because he's likely to get into another war, and Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #8
Wow, right over your head The Straight Story Aug 2013 #11
Actually, we're the ones in greater danger of hypocrisy Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #22
where do you get this "unilateral" business....I think thats why we are in a holding pattern VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #26
"Contacted"? That's the standard now? Merely contacted. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #31
well we are not in there yet are we? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #32
If we go in it will be far more unilateral than anything we complained about over Iraq. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #33
We shall see....seems France and the British are leaning toward us. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #36
"Uni", as in whose wings the bombs drop from, or whose ships the missiles fly from... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #44
Uni as....that hasn't happened yet has it? Aren't you putting the cart before the horse VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #45
well they are almost certainly going to attack sometime very soon and it will certainly be without Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #34
Because Russia will veto it...and why is that you might ask... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #49
well the U.S. didn't care at all when Saddam was using chemical weapon until after he invaded Kuwait Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #52
I don't care. I don't think one should be controlled by some group's odd sense of humor. eom yawnmaster Aug 2013 #4
are you losing sleep over it? frylock Aug 2013 #5
Fuck the thugs, like their opinion means jack shit. Autumn Aug 2013 #7
I don't give a shit what the 'thugs think. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #9
I am not as easily influenced by their opinions. nt NCTraveler Aug 2013 #10
Our goal should be good governance and broader suport of human rights... Agnosticsherbet Aug 2013 #12
i have turds more intelligent than them folks spanone Aug 2013 #13
Are they laughing their asses off because LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #14
Don't care. I'll criticize Obama if he does something wrong. So should you. Dash87 Aug 2013 #15
I don't give a flying-you-know-what about what 'thugs are doing... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #17
And we care about this Spirochete Aug 2013 #18
Whoa. AtomicKitten Aug 2013 #19
I am laughing my ass off at people who think in such terms cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #20
Ironic that you end with "think". ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #21
Yep. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #24
They are laughing at us because we voted in a D that acts more like an R davidn3600 Aug 2013 #27
so to prevent 'thugs' from laughing their asses off we should kiss Obama's ass? bowens43 Aug 2013 #28
well its time then to unite and support military strikers and the surveillance state and chained Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #29
you can't say thugs... ileus Aug 2013 #35
What you talkin bout? BootinUp Aug 2013 #37
I guess somebody should care what the Repukes think. Rex Aug 2013 #38
Fuck them with rusty pipes fujiyama Aug 2013 #39
So, what then? Go Obama? Bomb Syria! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #40
This needs to go back to the top cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #41
Let's bomb us some Syrians with NO clear evidence of who gassed who, cuz they're laughing at Obama. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #42
+1000! n/t markpkessinger Aug 2013 #50
Sorry, Rosco.. They don't give a Cha Aug 2013 #43
So popular with you, you'll back his play even though we don't know who gassed who. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #46
It's like 2003 redux, with (d) and (r) reversed. Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #55
Well, they might be laughing. blue neen Aug 2013 #47
For all the thugs who are laughing their asses off... AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #48
And the overwhelming response to your OP is "All the Obama hatred, all the vile comments." Hekate Aug 2013 #51
Good for them, maybe humor will lead to developing humanity. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #53
You realize that 'thugs are morans don't you? GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #56
same trap Obama falls into - giving a rats ass what they think - n/t Locrian Aug 2013 #57
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