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5. It's a transition action - and it is disheartening that so few are comprehending the enormity

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 11:50 AM

Sep 2014

of it and what it took to bring it together.

US was STUCK with the responsibility of a broken region, because decades of US action helped to BREAK it. The world knows it - it cannot be shirked because we prefer the responsibility to end immediately.

Obama and Kerry's effort to bring in Sunni nations to confront THEIR problem with extremists goes unnoticed and unappreciated by those who don't WANT to believe that any good can come from it. Bringing Muslim countries to do their duty for their own people and for their own culture hasn't been a priority for other US leaders.

If anyone can come up with a better transition effort I would be interested in hearing the logistics of it.

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The War Machine [View all] H2O Man Sep 2014 OP

Very thoughtful post n2doc Sep 2014 #1

Thanks! H2O Man Sep 2014 #7

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~Albert Einstein Scuba Sep 2014 #2

It surprises me that H2O Man Sep 2014 #8

You said this: it seems fair to ask if, rather than him changing the system, has the system changed sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #21

Like I say below: Obama gave up RobertEarl Sep 2014 #22

Cheney has been very vocal about ISIS. Same way he was vocal about Al Queda. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #23

Good point. H2O Man Sep 2014 #26

Don't know if you've seen this part of his Address to the UN.... KoKo Sep 2014 #3

Very important. H2O Man Sep 2014 #9

That's what disturbs me most malaise Sep 2014 #14

Same questions many of us have... KoKo Sep 2014 #16

That's the really sad part of all of this malaise Sep 2014 #18

Well done! Zorra Sep 2014 #4

Thanks! H2O Man Sep 2014 #10

The corporate media are enemies of both democracy and malaise Sep 2014 #15

It's a transition action - and it is disheartening that so few are comprehending the enormity blm Sep 2014 #5

Interesting. H2O Man Sep 2014 #11

Kerry helped orchestrate Maliki's exit. No progress COULD be made with Maliki there blm Sep 2014 #24

This thread needs some music. Initech Sep 2014 #6

Thanks. H2O Man Sep 2014 #12

Obama begged RobertEarl Sep 2014 #13

Which People are Bloodthirsty... Americans (?) from some Poll that we don't KoKo Sep 2014 #17

Eh? RobertEarl Sep 2014 #20

I love the quote. panader0 Sep 2014 #19

Thanks. H2O Man Sep 2014 #30

Vietnam, G_j Sep 2014 #25

The quagmire aspect H2O Man Sep 2014 #31

and whenever I hear about "advisors" on the ground... G_j Sep 2014 #32

Exactly right. H2O Man Sep 2014 #34

One person cannot change this system. kentuck Sep 2014 #27

Right. H2O Man Sep 2014 #33

excellent post cali Sep 2014 #28

I think that is exactly what has happened. kentuck Sep 2014 #29

Thanks. H2O Man Sep 2014 #35