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kentuck

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9. Agree. Also...

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 03:44 PM

Sep 2013

It is the President's job to "execute" the military strategy if he decides that he must. It is not the responsibility of the Senate or the House to execute the war once it begins. It is the responsibility of the President.

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How pathetic that Obama is aligning himself with McCain and Graham [View all] MoonRiver Sep 2013 OP

Hawks of a feather...... Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #1

aligning ? kardonb Sep 2013 #35

Consulting? He was asking for their endorsement of the attack on Syria. And he got it. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #45

strange bedfellows Supersedeas Sep 2013 #43

Yes, Neo-DU is pathetic. nt tridim Sep 2013 #2

They didn't sound like they were "aligning" when they gave their press conference. kentuck Sep 2013 #3

that's how the game is played: if everyone has the same goals they can rip into each other as much MisterP Sep 2013 #13

Then the tea party must really love Obama. They are ripping him all the time. n/t pampango Sep 2013 #19

exact same thought, at about the same moment bigtree Sep 2013 #4

Yep MoonRiver Sep 2013 #8

How pathetic that you think he is doing that! MineralMan Sep 2013 #5

Are they not all in agreement about bombing Syria? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #10

As you will discover before long, there will be many who agree on that, MineralMan Sep 2013 #11

All I know is those are the two he is specifically aligning himself with, MoonRiver Sep 2013 #12

So you think he should align himself with Rand Paul? bornskeptic Sep 2013 #30

Are those his only choices for alignment? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #38

Kind of like the Snowden=Paul Bot meme? nt NorthCarolina Sep 2013 #34

Have we entered Bizzarro world? exboyfil Sep 2013 #6

Yes we did - December 2000. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #16

Actually, January 1981. Ancient history, eh? - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #20

That one was a pretty bad dimensional slip, wasn't it? How do we knock it back into a Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #37

mckook & lindseed want a real war.......Obama is the adult in the room spanone Sep 2013 #7

Agree. Also... kentuck Sep 2013 #9

Yeah. Obama is "the adult" because he only wants to drop a few bombs, bvar22 Sep 2013 #23

Well, McCain wants war and regime change. Which Senate Resolution will not give him. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #14

That's who he sent to Egypt to represent his administration so no surprise Catherina Sep 2013 #15

Two massive war-loving neocons LittleBlue Sep 2013 #17

PBO is aligned with American interests. White sheets McCain and Graham underthematrix Sep 2013 #18

American interests? Oh do please tell NightWatcher Sep 2013 #21

Please tell us exactly what the "American Interests" are in attacking Syria? bvar22 Sep 2013 #24

And you can tell the difference because Democrats are good and Republicans are bad? rhett o rick Sep 2013 #25

Those "American interests" leave out 99% of Americans. polichick Sep 2013 #28

John "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" McCain. progressoid Sep 2013 #22

You are confused. DCBob Sep 2013 #26

No I'm not confused. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #39

Your title is misleading.. DCBob Sep 2013 #41

PATHETIC is the word. DeSwiss Sep 2013 #27

Hyperbole much? cliffordu Sep 2013 #29

Obama deserves his own new war -- It's BS he is stuck with hand-me-downs! nt Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #31

Screw the neoconservative agenda. burnsei sensei Sep 2013 #32

This should not be about politics. wisteria Sep 2013 #33

Did you expect him to call Kucinich? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #36

Why not? Oh, wait MoonRiver Sep 2013 #40

Between sadly and desperate. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #42

and with both Clintons, Patreus, and Panetta AtomicKitten Sep 2013 #44

The War Machine Go Vols Sep 2013 #46

If true, that would be pathetic. McScam are a couple of idiots. But since it's not true, ecstatic Sep 2013 #47