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BeyondGeography

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12. Trying to be charitable

Reply to Iggo (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:42 AM

Jun 2014

People had their reasons; personal relationships and career calculations entered into it. George Packer was another one...he wrote a whole book about it. His basic problem was he spent too much time talking to and bonding with an Iraqi exile at Harvard and felt he needed to support the war to support his friend. He would probably disagree with that assessment but that's the way it came off.

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No matter what Obama does re Iraq, I have sympathy for him. [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

Apparently its Obama's responsibility to solve a 1500 year old conflict... phleshdef Jun 2014 #1

no, I don't think so. cali Jun 2014 #2

Well yea. Thats a given. phleshdef Jun 2014 #3

The most obvious and disastrous mistake in my adult lifetime BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #4

Replace "should or could have known better" with "did know better." Iggo Jun 2014 #10

Trying to be charitable BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #12

Charitable. Good word. I get that. Iggo Jun 2014 #14

I believe he asked for the job. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #5

not surprising you would believe that. spanone Jun 2014 #22

I am so glad... AnotherWyoDemocrat Jun 2014 #6

He's in a tough spot. dawg Jun 2014 #7

There is. Leave. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #18

that's fine and good that you have sympathy bigtree Jun 2014 #8

I don't agree with him. I have sympathy for his having been handed a shit sandwich. cali Jun 2014 #9

I've been criticizing Obama on Iraq since before he was elected bigtree Jun 2014 #11

But you support an Iraq War Yes Voter with great abandon.... Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #13

I've defended Hillary Clinton on many issues and I've defended her supporters from attacks here bigtree Jun 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jun 2014 #16

It is when he escalates it. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #17

It's Obama's war, now. These are just excuses. nt Romulox Jun 2014 #19

no, it's not. It's bush's war. and your proclamation comes void of explanation of any kind cali Jun 2014 #21

"Intellectually crud" is an apt description of that post. stevenleser Jun 2014 #24

You're so passive aggressive. Attack me directly, not to a third party. Romulox Jun 2014 #25

I'm not interested in dialoguing with you. You have nothing to offer. nt stevenleser Jun 2014 #27

Right. But you are most definitely interested in dialoguing *ABOUT* me. Romulox Jun 2014 #28

Nope. I am interested in telling others you are not worth their time. Big difference. nt stevenleser Jun 2014 #29

If you say so! I'm stepping away from this interaction, myself! Romulox Jun 2014 #30

That's because a big talk is only necessary when you're attempting to refute plain reality. Romulox Jun 2014 #26

I agree. He has no good choices. I'm for staying out of it, but lets not pretend that's a good stevenleser Jun 2014 #20

I want absolutely to stay completely out of Iraq now, but .......... marmar Jun 2014 #23