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yallerdawg

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1. Neither the people nor Congress...

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 02:37 PM

Apr 2017

supported even a limited "cosmetic" strike in retaliation for 1,400 men, women and children murdered with chemicals by the Assad regime.

Trust that even a faux-Republican wouldn't even bother to ask.

But Obama persisted!

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Obama Was Threatened With Impeachment [View all] videohead5 Apr 2017 OP

Neither the people nor Congress... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #1

When all that went down I was vehemently opposed to military action mountain grammy Apr 2017 #2

Keep in mind that the only reason Obama didn't respond militarily onenote Apr 2017 #6

Yes, I did think of that mountain grammy Apr 2017 #7

Obama got Bin Laden Thedemby Apr 2017 #3

That idea is really stupid; to bomb Assad's palace. Effective at getting into shooting war w Russia Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #4

Not to mention indirectly helping ISIS Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #9

Maybe you could cut a newbie a little slack? trof Apr 2017 #10

Welcome to DU. trof Apr 2017 #11

Illegal. Extra-judicial. But hey, legal niceties are so 20th Century - nt KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 #13

Believe at or about this time frame, Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #5

What I Was Trying To Expose videohead5 Apr 2017 #8

THIS Cosmocat Apr 2017 #14

he was opposed every way every time. K&R... spanone Apr 2017 #12

Made me ill all day hearing CNN talking heads mtngirl47 Apr 2017 #15