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YvonneCa

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10. They are making the case for diplomacy...

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 12:12 PM

Jan 2016

... first. REAL diplomacy, not the pretend stuff the neocons do just to justify a war. They are making the case that war should be rare, and only be the last resort when all else fails.
I am very proud of Secretary Kerry...and President Obama. 🇺🇸

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Pretty damn amazing. We are so... YvonneCa Jan 2016 #6

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An outstanding SOS, first the Iran deal and now this. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #9

They are making the case for diplomacy... YvonneCa Jan 2016 #10

As to the RW... YvonneCa Jan 2016 #12

We have nothing to lose by giving peace a chance. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #13

They are making the case for diplomacy... AlbertCat Jan 2016 #15

And it wasn't just preemptive 'strike.' It was 'preemptive WAR'... YvonneCa Jan 2016 #17

Thank you for this thread -- and for this description karynnj Jan 2016 #21

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JK would make a great president. Octafish Jan 2016 #14

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Absolutely karynnj Jan 2016 #25

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Kudos to Kerry. madfloridian Jan 2016 #20

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Doing fine. madfloridian Jan 2016 #27

That's true. He never... YvonneCa Jan 2016 #30

I agree, but he knows what he has done as do the people closest to him karynnj Jan 2016 #33

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How upsetting this must be to Bomb, Bomb Iran McCain! B Calm Jan 2016 #31

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Absolutely thanks to a wonderful SoS. MH1 Jan 2016 #39

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K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #50

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