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In reply to the discussion: US willing to go it alone against Syria if needed [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)43. Well, you're going to need to do some soul searching.
Because Hillary has been pushing for military action in Syria for quite some time.
Lets give the White House and President Obama, personally, credit for blocking the hawks in his administration from going to war in Syria.
Last week, we learned that Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus, now thankfully pursuing other opportunities and spending more time with their families, had cooked up a plan to arm and train the ragtag Syrian rebels, thus getting the United States directly involved in that horrible civil war.
Now we learn that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefsboth of whom are about to join Clinton and Petraeus in the private sectoralso backed the Clinton-Petraeus plan,
Who was against it? Obama.
more at: http://www.thenation.com/blog/172774/obama-opposed-syria-war-plan-clinton-petraeus-panetta-gen-dempsey#
Last week, we learned that Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus, now thankfully pursuing other opportunities and spending more time with their families, had cooked up a plan to arm and train the ragtag Syrian rebels, thus getting the United States directly involved in that horrible civil war.
Now we learn that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefsboth of whom are about to join Clinton and Petraeus in the private sectoralso backed the Clinton-Petraeus plan,
Who was against it? Obama.
more at: http://www.thenation.com/blog/172774/obama-opposed-syria-war-plan-clinton-petraeus-panetta-gen-dempsey#
... and so has Bill Clinton.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/13/white-house-pushes-back-at-bill-clinton-over-syria/
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If action were so blatantly necessary, you'd think other countries would be willing to do
winter is coming
Aug 2013
#1
An entire summer devoted to rhetoric about secrecy and I'm asked to think
HereSince1628
Aug 2013
#13
Is it so hard to see how condescending this is? To act as if punishment is the US' call?
Bonobo
Aug 2013
#16
I agree. But Britain was told they had to wait for the UN this time, thank Dog!
Little Star
Aug 2013
#24
I hate "cowboy diplomacy". The whole idea of having strong international organizations like the UN
pampango
Aug 2013
#23
I certainly hope that the US and every other country can be a force to protect civilians and promote
pampango
Aug 2013
#28
Exactly. We are not the only country that practices "exceptionalism" (Russia's intervention in
pampango
Aug 2013
#32
I always thought it was a cool picture until the comparison to cowboy Bush.
Little Star
Aug 2013
#40
All these other countries are smarter than us, they are keeping their noses out of Syria.
avaistheone1
Aug 2013
#36