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2. Meh, your argument about President Roosevelt crumbles at first glance as most who know history

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 09:05 PM

Aug 2013

know Roosevelt did not join the war until we were directly attacked at Pearl Harbor. So Hitler was killing thousands and yet the USA sat on its hands until we were directly attacked, forcing us into the war.

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I love when brutal dictators get to use chemical weapons. [View all] jessie04 Aug 2013 OP

And I love depleted uranium Link Speed Aug 2013 #1

^^ this ^^ bobduca Aug 2013 #56

for many any act if war is a crime Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #62

Meh, your argument about President Roosevelt crumbles at first glance as most who know history quinnox Aug 2013 #2

And, on December 8, 1941 FDR asked for a declaration of war against only Japan. dflprincess Aug 2013 #39

Exactly. The argument about why the US entered WWII is just wrong anneboleyn Aug 2013 #40

Your right. Glassunion Aug 2013 #3

Chemical weapons also lack the panache that double-tap drone strikes have MNBrewer Aug 2013 #4

Excellent parody of a right-ringer during the Bush administration. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #5

You had no problem with hundreds of Egyptians getting butchered, Jessie Scootaloo Aug 2013 #6

Egypt is a lose-lose-lose situation. jessie04 Aug 2013 #9

And what makes chemical weapons the special line? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #26

Great post Scootaloo. Excellent summation of the huge clusterfuck situation anneboleyn Aug 2013 #41

What about Israel? nt Amonester Aug 2013 #52

Dunno, what's the question? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #54

I am just wondering at what point they would become active Amonester Aug 2013 #55

Depends on what you mean by "active" Scootaloo Aug 2013 #58

Me neither. Amonester Aug 2013 #60

Thank you, that is one of the best posts I have read on this subject all week. /nt Dragonfli Aug 2013 #69

who is "backing" them? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #27

It would not surprise me one bit that WE are. RC Aug 2013 #53

I love when people try to pull us into a war that's none of our business NightWatcher Aug 2013 #7

Is this the same as a Red Alert or just another bogeymans-gonna-getchya OP? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #8

WWII had absolutely jackshit to do with the holocaust NuclearDem Aug 2013 #10

Thank you. jessie04 Aug 2013 #16

Man I have seen takedowns before... SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #19

but then you leave out the point that the reason Japan attacked...was to get the U.S.involved. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #28

Sorry, but that is not true. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #35

Fuckin A. bunnies Aug 2013 #29

Amen.... WCGreen Aug 2013 #36

Actually we fought Germany... sarisataka Aug 2013 #38

Why should we care? Cerridwen Aug 2013 #11

And I thought I was being sarcastic. jessie04 Aug 2013 #20

I've been here 10 years-ish. I've adapted. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #23

I'm glad your kids and grandkids will be fighting and dying in Syria steve2470 Aug 2013 #12

Like they are in Libya? Or do you mean Iraq? Cerridwen Aug 2013 #13

yep good points nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #14

The Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda REALLY hope for US intervention. David__77 Aug 2013 #15

have you spoken to them? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #30

So it's "turn away" or "launch the missiles?" David__77 Aug 2013 #34

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning n2doc Aug 2013 #17

Love napalm? Then you'll adore this little video, filmed this week in Syria. pnwmom Aug 2013 #59

Wow....just wow. jessie04 Aug 2013 #63

Good old "Rowanda." JackRiddler Aug 2013 #18

So my spelling sucks. jessie04 Aug 2013 #21

Can't address the message? Start on the messenger. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #25

It's not the spelling... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #46

I miss Saddam. Assad just doesn't look like a brutal dictator leftstreet Aug 2013 #22

Got punked the first time? Didn't that just suck? n/t Cerridwen Aug 2013 #24

And the 99,700 dead from... 99Forever Aug 2013 #31

That's how it sounds to me as well. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #42

When our own massive stocks of that shit have been destroyed Warpy Aug 2013 #32

It's an outrage pokerfan Aug 2013 #33

Exactly. bunnies Aug 2013 #37

This reminds me of the same crap I used to read about chemical weapons before the war on Iraq Bjorn Against Aug 2013 #43

If you are an empire, the whole world is your animal shelter eridani Aug 2013 #44

^ Very good post. Rec. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #49

Oh man. Excellent post. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #51

You are a citizen of the only country in the world not signing on to ban landmines, eridani Aug 2013 #45

^ Also ditto. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #50

We responded to Hitlers Declaration of war. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #47

You should call 1-888-550-ARMY (2769). AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #48

Did you fail history? Rex Aug 2013 #57

Is that the best response you got? jessie04 Aug 2013 #67

Post #61 is spot on about you. Rex Aug 2013 #68

I love it when disinguous fanatics pile false dichotomies upon lies upon emotional blackmail Alamuti Lotus Aug 2013 #61

Interesting... jessie04 Aug 2013 #64

It's amazing frustrated_lefty Aug 2013 #65

oh please jessie04 Aug 2013 #66

Rwanda Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #70