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Ken Burch

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8. Bombing Iraq can't clean ANYTHING up.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 03:41 AM

Aug 2014

And historically, "limited bombing" has a way of not staying limited.

Yes, Bush was a skidmarks of the tighty-whities of history, but that doesn't make MORE KILLING ok.

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Do you support the latest round of airstrikes in Iraq? [View all] Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 OP

I am against war of any kind, but I dont know what else he could do, cleaning up after randys1 Aug 2014 #1

Obama has had to clean up Dubya's shit his entire presidency Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #2

Bombing Iraq can't clean ANYTHING up. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #8

Send in the drones. At last a useful application for them. nt bemildred Aug 2014 #3

I've always been strongly against large ground wars and fully supportive of conservaphobe Aug 2014 #4

... Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #5

Er...why did you respond to your own OP with a blank post? Ken Burch Aug 2014 #7

To piss you off Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #10

I'm not pissed...just a bit puzzled. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #11

There's really nothing to be puzzled about Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #12

No reason for snark...I'd just never seen anyone do that. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #13

Well...think about it... Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #14

I said I didn't know the THREAD existed-not that I hadn't seen the post before. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #15

I support the President...but I don't believe Isis will care a about the limited strikes. 4139 Aug 2014 #6

At this point yes, but that could change. I believe Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #9