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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
31. Sorry, to whom do I have the honor of speaking? Did someone
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 07:30 AM
Apr 2015

request your number? Or did they have it already?

Most important to me: lovemydog Apr 2015 #1
We've come a long way from Dick Cheney's plan to start another war. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #2
We have indeed. lovemydog Apr 2015 #3
Allies? Abouttime Apr 2015 #24
Slow down. Let's ask them to stop chanting "Death to America" and trampling our flag every day. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #40
Waiting for some of those vociferous critics to weigh in... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #4
Their M.O. is to just ignore good news until it goes away True Blue Door Apr 2015 #5
They're like awful broken records, spewing their negativity on a loop, every chance they get... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #6
Literally just four days ago, Trevor Timm at the Guardian called Obama a warmonger. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #11
'On verra bien', as my French compatriots would say... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #13
I don't care for that reference toward other posters here. lovemydog Apr 2015 #8
Is it the 'eat crow' or the 'broken record' reference you don't like, lovemydog? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #9
As long as we're sharing breakfast recipes....... DeSwiss Apr 2015 #29
Sorry, to whom do I have the honor of speaking? Did someone Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #31
I'm so sorry you find the corpses of babies amusing. n/t DeSwiss Apr 2015 #37
No, but thin-skinned umbrage on a discussion forum, yeah... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #38
If you valued civilian lives more than simply hating the United States (or Barack Obama personally?) True Blue Door Apr 2015 #41
"targets tend to be...." truebluegreen Apr 2015 #52
In other words, the solution to eliminationist terrorist groups is pacifism. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #59
Iranian Nuclear Deal Cements President Obama’s Legacy; Validates Nobel Peace Prize Cha Apr 2015 #7
I think it was already validated, but positivity is always good. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #14
I do, too.. although, the significance of this Deal with Iran cannot be overstated. Bibi and the 47 Cha Apr 2015 #17
And now the *really* hard part - keeping its opponents on either side from sabotaging it. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #20
Indeed! Well stated, TBD. Cha Apr 2015 #28
If the deal holds and Republicans don't screw it up, the price of oil will fall. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #10
And, don't forget the MIC and their fellow travelers... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #15
You are correct. We cannot allow this group to control foreign policy. It would mean perpetual war. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #22
^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #32
oil prices stopspending Apr 2015 #54
If there is a war, or even talk of a supply interruption, the price will go up. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #55
So the Saudis are pumping their limited resource to bring down US prices on their limited resource.. marble falls Apr 2015 #58
Well hopefully if this goes through Iran will wake up to the fact that they dont need nukes at all cstanleytech Apr 2015 #12
Conservatives in both countries don't want peace. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #16
If it does hold then he deserves the prize. Vattel Apr 2015 #18
He doesn't deserve it for the gargantuan civil rights accomplishment True Blue Door Apr 2015 #21
His being elected president? That is a great civil rights accomplishment, but Vattel Apr 2015 #23
How do MLK Jr.'s accomplishments in 1964 fit that description? True Blue Door Apr 2015 #27
Good point. I guess I think MLK's accomplishments were so profound Vattel Apr 2015 #36
I see Obama's civil rights accomplishments as the strongest since King's in US history. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #42
True, but I don't think Obama's record on military policy is a very good one. Vattel Apr 2015 #48
Whose record on military policy do you consider better? True Blue Door Apr 2015 #49
Clinton's and Carter's for sure. Vattel Apr 2015 #60
I'm sorry, I just can't agree with that. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #61
wow, I couldn't disagree more. Vattel Apr 2015 #62
Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #63
Sounds good. A really serious discussion would be hard to do here, Vattel Apr 2015 #64
There are innocent people ejbr Apr 2015 #19
There were innocent people killed by Allied bombs in WW2 True Blue Door Apr 2015 #25
Stand by what I typed n/t ejbr Apr 2015 #33
And I stand by the moral and historical context I provided for it. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #43
Interesting ejbr Apr 2015 #46
Apparently suffering is only real if we're the cause. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #50
^^^WORD^^^! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author ejbr Apr 2015 #56
So spot on, True Blue... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #34
Deserve it? DeSwiss Apr 2015 #26
Then you just don't agree with the concept of the Nobel Peace Prize. True Blue Door Apr 2015 #30
Answer: No, we "faux"progressives (is it?) won't ... you lesser evilists believe he deserves it? libbyliberal Apr 2015 #35
Ever think that being angry when everyone else is happy and hopeful about something True Blue Door Apr 2015 #39
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I love Obama but I don't think he deserved it when he got it arely staircase Apr 2015 #44
The effect his election had on the world was worthy of the Nobel True Blue Door Apr 2015 #45
Agreed. randome Apr 2015 #57
Because that's the most important thing about this JHB Apr 2015 #53
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