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ProSense

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38. I know, claims that

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:53 PM

Sep 2013

"I know honesty sounds odd to the ear when one lives in a world of propaganda but there it is."

...the rebels did it couldn't possibly be "propaganda."

Assad wouldn't fucking do it. Anyone claiming he did is lying or spreading "propaganda," right?

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So what's your favorite "reason" for bombing Syria? [View all] last1standing Sep 2013 OP

Their bread is bland and tasteless. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #1

Yeah, but their booze makes up for it. Warpy Sep 2013 #2

Booze usually does. last1standing Sep 2013 #4

Heretic! last1standing Sep 2013 #3

WHo do you expect to vote in this poll? el_bryanto Sep 2013 #5

It's one thing to support a policy, another to use the same arguments RWers used in 2002. last1standing Sep 2013 #8

Other: Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #6

WAR WAR WAR blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #7

Hope. Change. Bullshit. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #21

Obama wants to play army so there bowens43 Sep 2013 #9

It's not that Obama's got a bad defense record. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #34

Ooops Stryder Sep 2013 #10

Hockey shit Stryder Sep 2013 #12

These are all pure DU created posts. last1standing Sep 2013 #16

Hey guys! We're getting the band together again! dflprincess Sep 2013 #11

Word. This^^^^ nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #15

^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^ woo me with science Sep 2013 #18

But, but, but it is different this time. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #23

Special Guest Star: John Kerry as Colin Powell. Iggo Sep 2013 #26

It's amazing how Deadeye Dick and Yosemite Sam come out when they've got a war-woody! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #33

+1000 RetroLounge Sep 2013 #55

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #60

The silver lining (if there is one) whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #13

It's for the kids NightWatcher Sep 2013 #14

"We must send a message to North Korea." rug Sep 2013 #17

LOL! Is that an actual DU quote? last1standing Sep 2013 #19

Sadly, it's a close paraphrase of the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. rug Sep 2013 #22

You have to wonder if they've ever heard of a "teddy gram." last1standing Sep 2013 #24

Kerry could end this with twitter. rug Sep 2013 #69

Obama needs another Nobel Peace Prize DesMoinesDem Sep 2013 #20

pile of crap flamebait poll because no one here has a favorite reason for bombing anybody. dionysus Sep 2013 #25

Awww! Did you're feefees get hurt? last1standing Sep 2013 #27

what are you 12? dionysus Sep 2013 #28

I wanted to react at your level. I think I did a good job. :) last1standing Sep 2013 #29

Those that think Pres Obama cant do any wrong are willing to kill, kill, kill rhett o rick Sep 2013 #39

LOL. you're out of your mind... dionysus Sep 2013 #57

And the best you have is your group's signature rude emoticon. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #71

i bet you didn't know... dionysus Sep 2013 #74

How about a poll about reasons NOT to bomb Syria???? fadedrose Sep 2013 #30

You forgot... 99Forever Sep 2013 #31

"You're a horrible person that hates kids if you don't support the attack!" backscatter712 Sep 2013 #32

I haven't read that one tonight. last1standing Sep 2013 #37

It was strongly implied in a lot of their posts. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #58

That's ok, I'm being accused of being a meanie for pointing out that some are exploiting the dead. last1standing Sep 2013 #62

You shouldn't call out manipulators for manipulating - it hurts their feelings! backscatter712 Sep 2013 #64

"Obama/Kerry wouldn't lie to us." ProSense Sep 2013 #35

Is that the best you've got? Ok, then yes, "leave Assad alone because Obama/Kerry are lying." last1standing Sep 2013 #36

I know, claims that ProSense Sep 2013 #38

Look everyone! Prosense insinuating something I never said! Again! last1standing Sep 2013 #40

Projecting? ProSense Sep 2013 #48

You're not even trying anymore, are you? last1standing Sep 2013 #49

Revisit your OP. ProSense Sep 2013 #53

Nope. You really should look up what that word means. last1standing Sep 2013 #54

Stay out of the civil war. How hard is that to figure out? I guess the Neo-con Democrats among rhett o rick Sep 2013 #41

No one is proposing ProSense Sep 2013 #42

How is bombing one side of a civil war NOT getting involved in said war? progressoid Sep 2013 #70

Because it will look great on Candidate Clinton's 2016 resume NoOneMan Sep 2013 #43

Option 7 is extremely insensitive. joshcryer Sep 2013 #44

Yes. Maybe you should find the posters doing it and tell them. last1standing Sep 2013 #45

Maybe you should show some compassion. joshcryer Sep 2013 #50

I hope to always be defined in ways that are unacceptable to you. last1standing Sep 2013 #52

I do not think it is worse. joshcryer Sep 2013 #56

Poor thing. I've upset you. last1standing Sep 2013 #59

There were a few pic-posts out there that I saw as propaganda and guilt-tripping. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #61

"Rand Paul is against it, so if you are too, you must be Rand Paul!!" n/t devils chaplain Sep 2013 #46

Didn't they wear that out with the NSA scandal? last1standing Sep 2013 #47

Oh, clearly not. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #51

They still throw that one at us. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #65

Making light of the issue. Classy. -nt CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #63

Much more classy to drum up support for war because the president looks good in a swimsuit. last1standing Sep 2013 #67

The second one, burning the village to save it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #66

Sometimes humor is the only form of communication that makes sense. last1standing Sep 2013 #68

Other - "Assad proclaimed victory, so we must bomb to prove him wrong!" Dash87 Sep 2013 #72

It's humanitarian punishment BOMBING. woo me with science Sep 2013 #73