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liberal_at_heart

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17. Fire? They don't fire anybody. Just like they don't prosecute anybody.
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 02:48 PM
Oct 2015

If you work for the government you pretty much have diplomatic immunity.

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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
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