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25. Autumn, we didn't elect an anti-war candidate

Reply to Autumn (Reply #21)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 09:27 PM

Jun 2014

. . . we saw that when President Obama accepted his peace prize in Oslo, and he used the occasion to outline what he called, 'just wars'. This president has always found at least some justification for our military to operate in Iraq; even in the SOFA where Iraqis allow for the type of military 'assistance' that he's advantaging his policy of with these two deployments.

The best that can be said about Pres. Obama's exercise of military force is that he's resisted involving our forces in any more consequential combat since his devastatingly deadly surge in Afghanistan where more American lives were lost providing cover for the Afghan govt.s political goals than Bush had managed to sacrifice there in retaliation for 9-11.

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U.S. talking to Chalabi, originator of WMD lies, while pushing to replace Iraqi leader Maliki [View all] bigtree Jun 2014 OP

Surprised ? SamKnause Jun 2014 #1

I didn't realize the US got to choose Iraq's leader. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #2

I have no idea why American officials have anything to do with the makeup of the Iraqi govt. bigtree Jun 2014 #4

We always get the same characters Turbineguy Jun 2014 #3

The Crawling King Snake Returns WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #5

+1 bigtree Jun 2014 #6

are you fucking kidding? choie Jun 2014 #7

no kidding bigtree Jun 2014 #8

I didn't know he was still around...Thought he'd made enough money off us KoKo Jun 2014 #9

so much wrong about Iraq has been dismissed bigtree Jun 2014 #11

It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again.....nt global1 Jun 2014 #10

One by one I see the old ghosts rising bigtree Jun 2014 #12

Chalabi should have been hauled in.. KoKo Jun 2014 #14

I wanted to post this statement Pres. Obama just made, as a reflection of what I just posted bigtree Jun 2014 #15

It's the DOS doing it. Remember they are infested with... KoKo Jun 2014 #17

Holy Hell! nt Duppers Jun 2014 #13

kick bigtree Jun 2014 #16

kick bigtree Jun 2014 #18

Oh for fucks sake no Autumn Jun 2014 #19

yep bigtree Jun 2014 #20

I feel sick. No matter how we vote or who wins the same Autumn Jun 2014 #21

Autumn, we didn't elect an anti-war candidate bigtree Jun 2014 #25

bigtree, I trust Obama on most things but to see the same snakes Autumn Jun 2014 #27

I think you are not interpreting this correctly. DCBob Jun 2014 #22

I haven't mistaken that at all bigtree Jun 2014 #23

I wouldnt use the world "consulting".. I think its more like interviewing. DCBob Jun 2014 #24

We may be responsible but we have no ability to put Humpty Dumpy together again TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #36

Thank you for this important, albeit extremely distressing post. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #26

it's agonizingly predictable bigtree Jun 2014 #28

We are all trapped in the belly of the Beast that is the U.S. Imperial project/MIC - even Obama. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #30

Curveball wasn't available? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #29

K&R abelenkpe Jun 2014 #31

What happened to the whole idea of democracy and self determination? pa28 Jun 2014 #32

"Maybe Cheney will realize I'm a man Republicans can do business with" MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #33

? bigtree Jun 2014 #34

"Chalabi is different now because Obama" whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #35