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leftstreet

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4. He should get a strategy for firing a speechwriter

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 06:06 PM

Aug 2014

Regardless of its to-be-parsed-for-weeks meaning, it's a really dumb thing for the President of the United States to say

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'We don't have a strategy yet': What everyone gets wrong about the quote that will haunt Obama [View all] babylonsister Aug 2014 OP

Already saw it in a different thread. tanyev Aug 2014 #1

Will not change his policy, just cable and Twitter fodder. The new Obama suit is also trending. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #2

The audacity Aerows Aug 2014 #5

McCain or Romney would have had a strategy a long time ago randys1 Aug 2014 #28

That's because those two characters think with their dicks. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2014 #35

Love Carlin's dick wagging routine about them randys1 Aug 2014 #36

The one thing I like about this President madokie Aug 2014 #3

But on the other hand, in addition to honesty, we needed a leader who could foresee the truedelphi Aug 2014 #8

Surely you aren't suggesting that that is all his doing madokie Aug 2014 #13

The reason we elect Democratic Presidents is to stand up to Republicans, Maedhros Aug 2014 #25

I see you don't understand what I was getting at madokie Aug 2014 #27

He should get a strategy for firing a speechwriter leftstreet Aug 2014 #4

Put it in context and you would also disagree with your assessment. And was it part of the speech, Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #6

He's the US Prez, not a shift manager at McDonalds leftstreet Aug 2014 #10

It was in response to a question, not part of he opening speech, but to get back to the context Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #11

His people didn't anticipate that question? leftstreet Aug 2014 #14

Not in context, I would disagree entirely with the whole shocked premise. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #19

The WH calls ISIS 'a cancer' 'apocalyptic' 'imminent' leftstreet Aug 2014 #21

You do understand that Obama was alluding to whether we would strike in TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #24

His complete answer was fine if... YvonneCa Aug 2014 #40

You are spot on Mr Sanders madokie Aug 2014 #16

This is ALL congresses fault Politicalboi Aug 2014 #7

Maybe he should have just answered the question. Vattel Aug 2014 #9

How do you have a strategy for something that can not be done? What is the end game? Is Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #12

If the premise is something cannot be done then why say yet? TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #44

Iraq kicked America out at the end of the war America started, remember? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #45

and stay out! TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #46

Sounds like he did answer the question. nt babylonsister Aug 2014 #15

He did madokie Aug 2014 #18

They want a red line to take us to war. YvonneCa Aug 2014 #41

He's still deciding what to do, in terms of whether to totally declare war and TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #17

Does America need the consent of Syria or is it entitled to just go in and bomb as it pleases? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #20

Since it appears that Assad allowed ISIS to flourish, I don't think we'll be asking TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #22

Allowed them to flourish?......give your world view head a shake, sir. Did Iraq also allow this? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #29

Read the Wall Street Journal article from last week that lays out how TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #30

Well, that does it, a WSJ Fox owned opinion piece is very convincing......not. Keep shaking. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #31

The question was whether he would need congressional authorization to pursue his plans in Iraq. Vattel Aug 2014 #23

He was answering more broadly, I believe, than just whether or not he needed authorization-- TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #26

Poorly rendered as usual Doctor_J Aug 2014 #32

Nothing to smooth over, that was the point. And since he has a rough ride even from Democrats, who Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #33

regardless of the situation, "We have no strategy" is a bizarre thing for a president to say Doctor_J Aug 2014 #38

In reference to war in Syria, it is not. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #42

They were pushing for another.,, YvonneCa Aug 2014 #43

And it's a real shame you never have anything but criticism babylonsister Aug 2014 #37

Why lie? The situation is fluid. The US wants and needs support from other countries, panader0 Aug 2014 #34

Yes. moondust Aug 2014 #39