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malaise

(297,444 posts) Sun Oct 4, 2015, 10:51 AM Oct 2015

For starters, the Commander in Chief [View all]

must immediately fire whoever gave the orders to strike that hospital in Afghanistan.

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For starters, the Commander in Chief [View all] malaise Oct 2015 OP

sorry but obama is not going to resign nt msongs Oct 2015 #1

Obama makes all these decisions? HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #5

Obama is the Commander in Chief. cwydro Oct 2015 #6

please provide a link. spanone Oct 2015 #7

I heard this news the morning after, and I heard it on NBC. cwydro Oct 2015 #8

He was notified about the location of the hospital DURING the bombing,and he allowed it to continue spanone Oct 2015 #9

I don't need to look it up because I know it is true. cwydro Oct 2015 #10

Well, I tried looking up these stories and I couldn't find reference to Obama having knowledge renegade000 Oct 2015 #19

The poster obviously believes Obama is in on every one of the thousands of sorties....why are you Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #29

If you "know" it's true Andy823 Oct 2015 #20

Put up or shut up. nt Adrahil Oct 2015 #22

I doubt that big time malaise Oct 2015 #11

Per the New York Times and CNN (among others): cwydro Oct 2015 #12

Google shows nothing of the sort ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #13

Obama is the HEAD of the administration. KamaAina Oct 2015 #15

He is also the Commander in Chief. cwydro Oct 2015 #21

Moving goal posts much? Adrahil Oct 2015 #23

Can I have him impeached because my local armory plays its stereo too loud? Orrex Oct 2015 #49

Some bush implant. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #2

That was my first thought but you know malaise Oct 2015 #3

He did at that, sadly. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #4

What if the orders weren't to strike a hospital? ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #14

Now Now don't be bringing a dash of realism into hysteria Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #16

Law school tends to snuff any desire to join a lynch mob. ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #18

Um, what? cwydro Oct 2015 #34

When one graduates from law school, one is a lawyer, yes. ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #42

One has to pass the bar exam, correct? cwydro Oct 2015 #45

To be an ATTORNEY, one must do so, yes. ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #46

Mm. cwydro Oct 2015 #47

Then why did you ask? ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #48

The hospital had given its coordinates to the U.S. military to keep from being bombed. former9thward Oct 2015 #41

They say they did, certainly. ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #43

So Doctors Without Borders is lying? former9thward Oct 2015 #44

Spoilsport. This is big reason why people don't like you Democrats. :) Hortensis Oct 2015 #33

"you Democrats"? nt bemildred Oct 2015 #36

Yes, as in "you Democrats." Don't you know that's a dirty word to some here? :) Hortensis Oct 2015 #37

So what are you if you aren't a Democrat? bemildred Oct 2015 #38

It was a joke, Bemildred, apparently a bad one. Hortensis Oct 2015 #39

Good to know thanks. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #40

We don't want your reason here.... Adrahil Oct 2015 #24

The U.S. military was repeatedly apprised ot the exact GPS coordinates and Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #25

so, you think they can call a "military official" and ... Adrahil Oct 2015 #27

Was the hospital clearly marked with a huge red cross or red crescent? MH1 Oct 2015 #30

Thank you. cwydro Oct 2015 #35

Because the U.S. military is aware that those coordinates are a hospital. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #26

The coordinates were known to the American army long long ago. They did not check? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #31

Fire? They don't fire anybody. Just like they don't prosecute anybody. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #17

dont get all sanctimonious questionseverything Oct 2015 #28

sometimes they do DustyJoe Oct 2015 #32