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33. getting the man who killed 3000 freedom loving Americas is not cowboy foreign policy

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #31)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 02:38 PM

Aug 2015

its judgment, courage, and competence.

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Joe Biden's 'no' on bin Laden raid could haunt him as a 2016 candidate [View all] ericson00 Aug 2015 OP

I don't care for Biden, but getting Bin Laden didn't exactly improve a whole lot of shit-- TwilightGardener Aug 2015 #1

yes it did. It got rid of the man who attacked America on September 11, 2001 ericson00 Aug 2015 #3

We didn't have to go all the way to Abottabad to do that. "Ok, you've covered your ass now" leveymg Aug 2015 #35

Biden, like Bush, didn't wanna get him. Hillary did. ericson00 Aug 2015 #36

That's exactly right... FarPoint Aug 2015 #13

we put a boot in OBL's ass, the American way ericson00 Aug 2015 #16

He was actually sodomized with a bayonet. Is that the "American way"? Tom28 Aug 2015 #40

I said OBL, Osama Bin Laden, not Qaddafi ericson00 Aug 2015 #42

But you would condone raping Osama with a boot? Tom28 Aug 2015 #43

Did we? AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #21

Wouldn't republicans have to give Obama credit for saying "Yes" before they could criticize Biden pampango Aug 2015 #2

Mitt Romney said he wouldn't strike within Pakistan to get him Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2015 #4

Biden and Romney were in the wrong ericson00 Aug 2015 #5

It comes at a cost. AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #24

Obama gambled and won. That could have ruined him. Oneironaut Aug 2015 #6

You would think someone who whines constantly about "Hlllary Bashing" catnhatnh Aug 2015 #7

I like Joe Biden, but such bad judgement on things that actually matter to Americans ericson00 Aug 2015 #8

The "dumb email scandal" and the prevaricating and weaving and denying tells me more about HRC bigworld Aug 2015 #11

who cares?All pols are not fully honest thats how you please enough people to get to national office ericson00 Aug 2015 #14

How is it bad judgement? blackspade Aug 2015 #23

I'll show you what really bad judgement is: Hillary & Petraeus arming ISIS in Libya and Syria leveymg Aug 2015 #44

Is this really "Latest Breaking News"? n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #9

Clinton told Obama she would give her opinion after she was president. fbc Aug 2015 #10

I do question Joe's judgement, not just on that either still_one Aug 2015 #12

Anita Hill probably agrees, as do I ericson00 Aug 2015 #15

Nobody's as gaffable as Trump. AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #17

those hearings were not well done. The fact that only now he is still_one Aug 2015 #18

Oh my! we have entered the silly season. underthematrix Aug 2015 #19

Well, Obama did ask his opinion. blackspade Aug 2015 #20

Bush closed CIA's Bin Laden Unit in 2006-infinitely more problematic than Joe's nay vote on the raid AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #22

Biden voted for Iraq too you know ericson00 Aug 2015 #25

But Clinton did sooooo much more. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #27

We could have had Bin Laden in 2001. Remember the caves at Tora Bora? 4lbs Aug 2015 #26

yes and Biden woulda repeated that mistake. Thankfully, Hillary wouldn't have, and recommended ericson00 Aug 2015 #28

Biden recommended no because of the lack of concrete evidence. All they had to go on was that 4lbs Aug 2015 #30

I'm reminded of the Lion King, when Mufasa is telling Simba that you gotta be brave, ericson00 Aug 2015 #38

I don't really fault Biden on this one. The mission really could have gone either way. Metric System Aug 2015 #29

then I guess Bush was right in Tora Bora. But sometimes, you gotta make bold moves ericson00 Aug 2015 #32

"Bold moves"? Tom28 Aug 2015 #37

Libya's actually been doing pretty well lately ericson00 Aug 2015 #39

:) Tom28 Aug 2015 #41

You mean compared to where, Syria? Central Iraq? leveymg Aug 2015 #45

This is a reason to vote for Biden - enough with the cowboy foreign policy! hedgehog Aug 2015 #31

getting the man who killed 3000 freedom loving Americas is not cowboy foreign policy ericson00 Aug 2015 #33

Yeah, this is a plus for Biden. harun Aug 2015 #46

How do you know Biden would not be a cowboy on foreign policy? Tom28 Aug 2015 #47

LBN is for late breaking news, not analysis/opinion pieces progree Aug 2015 #34

Locking... DonViejo Aug 2015 #48