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malaise

(296,247 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:45 AM Mar 2012

Hubby said something last night that is worth discussing [View all]

Let me say upfront that we both hate the hawkish US foreign policy.
He said that the most important moment of the Obama Presidency was killing Bin Laden and that it explains the maddening responses of Cheney et al - they all attempted to be part of it because they knew their meme about who could keep America safe was dead and buried..
More than that - their bogey man Bin-Laden - with the regular tape release had been taken out by this 'black' teleprompter using upstart.

He is of the view that the only chance the RWs have come November is an attack on America or Americans somewhere on the planet.

Your thoughts.

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Hubby said something last night that is worth discussing [View all] malaise Mar 2012 OP

IMO the killing of Bin Laden takes away that "only chance" as well. Robb Mar 2012 #1

There's a difference in ACTING strong and BEING strong. baldguy Mar 2012 #2

+1 madokie Mar 2012 #3

True but what if the war profits were terrific for the neo-cons malaise Mar 2012 #9

The Rushpublican World Upside Down... KharmaTrain Mar 2012 #4

They're hoping for another manufactured prolonged hostage crisis ala Carter by Reagan. freshwest Mar 2012 #8

Yep n/t malaise Mar 2012 #17

And for the same reasons, as they're against human rights and alternative energy. freshwest Mar 2012 #26

I hope you're right KharmaTrain malaise Mar 2012 #12

not sure bigtree Mar 2012 #5

Remember Georgia in 2008? Rice dog whistled to Georgias President to start shit with Russia uponit7771 Mar 2012 #6

I remember that well malaise Mar 2012 #14

I've given up estimating the derangement of the American public. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #7

$5 gas. BiggJawn Mar 2012 #10

the old saying, what goes up must come down eShirl Mar 2012 #13

Unless there is a major hurricane malaise Mar 2012 #15

That won't happen malaise Mar 2012 #16

The NRA will soon be as relevant as malaise Mar 2012 #21

Yeah, but I'll still have to belong in order to shoot at my local club range. BiggJawn Mar 2012 #36

Yep, I've seen this dance. sofa king Mar 2012 #22

The price of oil tripled Turbineguy Mar 2012 #25

I'm not sure that even that would help the RW. They already perceive him as being soft of terrorism Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #11

But they ceded that ground the moment Obama took him out malaise Mar 2012 #20

The endless loop of Bush saying he didn't know, didn't care and gave no thought to OBL was monmouth Mar 2012 #18

They certainly did care after Obama had him killed though... malaise Mar 2012 #19

Of course the RW is trying to control the conversation via exposure to the points of interest Sheepshank Mar 2012 #28

Because that was all RW propaganda malaise Mar 2012 #30

Most if not the entire point of killing OBL quaker bill Mar 2012 #23

But Cheney et al played right into his hands malaise Mar 2012 #24

and remain terrified quaker bill Mar 2012 #27

100% correct quaker bill malaise Mar 2012 #31

Most polls show Obama is the one who is trusted on matters of national security. PM Martin Mar 2012 #33

People tend to rally around the President when that happens. Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #29

No an attack on america will galvanize support for the president. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #32

How will they pull that off? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #34

In short ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #35