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ucrdem

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22. I think it's about standing up to the new GOP congress
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 08:09 PM
Nov 2014

The GOP has been nagging Obama to take out Assad and Rouhani since forever and now with the senate behind them they're nagging even harder.

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Spellcheck is your friend. eom MohRokTah Nov 2014 #1
LOL Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 #9
And some punctuation training. longship Nov 2014 #18
Multiple Hagels resigned! MohRokTah Nov 2014 #20
And you know this... how? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2014 #2
He doesn't, but it fits an ongoing narrative. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2014 #5
A Democratic president fired a Republican. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #3
Absulotely! nt Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #4
Some say that Hagel is more hawkish than Obama. CJCRANE Nov 2014 #6
Someone had to be let go to satisfy "the gods" after the midterms, and TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #7
No. Obama does not shy away from advice, he invites it LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #8
Just like he urged the Left to "make him" do stuff MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #13
Spelling errors did Hagel in, as I'm told. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #10
I'm still trying to figure out how many Hagels resigned. MohRokTah Nov 2014 #12
I'm still not convinced Hegel didn't resign. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #16
My guess: It has to do with overconfidence about the strategy in Afghanistan and trusting some JDPriestly Nov 2014 #11
Reports say Robbins Nov 2014 #14
Do you have some inside information, rudolph the red Nov 2014 #15
Your thinking process is in denial. Cha Nov 2014 #17
Hagel publicly contradicted Obama re: ISIS. He was gone in that moment. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #19
I thought Hegel died a ling thyme ago... MineralMan Nov 2014 #21
I think it's about standing up to the new GOP congress ucrdem Nov 2014 #22
Wow. I certainly live on Sugar Mountain. tavernier Nov 2014 #23
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