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Ken Burch

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34. How do you bomb that someone's country

Reply to cynatnite (Reply #24)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 04:01 PM

Sep 2013

when you know that

A)the bombing won't stop him doing anything;
B)the bombing won't help the people he's been hurting;
C)the bombing will cause larger war with that someone's allies, and you know that that larger war can only cause MORE death?

Nobody is ok with Assad. It's about not wanting to make things worse.

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If you backed Kerry for the nom in 2004... [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2013 OP

fucking idiotic bigtree Aug 2013 #1

Kerry's using the same mind as sos that he'd have used as president. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #9

No. ProSense Aug 2013 #2

New boss, same as the old boss. modem77 Aug 2013 #3

You are kidding right? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #6

My take on this davleuv Aug 2013 #4

even if the strikes were to Neutralize chemical weapons? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #5

"Trying" is a big word Ken Burch Aug 2013 #7

I don't remember too many people on DU who supported John Kerry for the nomination. Moses2SandyKoufax Aug 2013 #8

I was not a fan. Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #10

Your last sentence perfectly sums up the reason Moses2SandyKoufax Aug 2013 #13

Let's see...there was John Kerry and George Bush to choose from... cynatnite Aug 2013 #11

I was talking about the primaries. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #12

i voted for him because i wanted to, maybe the problem is you dismissed people who supported him JI7 Aug 2013 #14

If I dismissed Kerry supporters, I wouldn't have started this thread. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #15

it doesn't honor Kerry, you don't even understand he's been working to keep us OUT OF SYRIA. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #17

It's not working to keep us out of Syria to keep threatening to bomb the place Ken Burch Aug 2013 #18

How do you make peace with someone who slaughters his own people? cynatnite Aug 2013 #24

How do you bomb that someone's country Ken Burch Sep 2013 #34

If I was an expert in those areas with access to the necessary information... cynatnite Sep 2013 #35

I supported John Kerry -- and I still do karynnj Aug 2013 #25

By the time we got the primaries, Kerry was well ahead anyway... cynatnite Aug 2013 #22

He's been a force helping hold us OUT of Syria. You are so uninformed it's pathetic. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16

He's been threatening to bomb the place all week Ken Burch Aug 2013 #19

things have been going on way longer than a week JI7 Aug 2013 #21

Well, that proves you have followed this for just one week karynnj Aug 2013 #28

I didn't LittleBlue Aug 2013 #20

I think most are missing the point: Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #23

No. I still would have voted for Kerry. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #26

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #27

OMG, and then we wouldn't have won the Presidency in 2004! cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #29

Right! Moses2SandyKoufax Aug 2013 #31

I voted for Dean in the primaries Melynn Aug 2013 #30

I voted Dean in the Primary, Kerry in the General Taverner Aug 2013 #32

No to the first question... daschess1987 Aug 2013 #33