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ericson00

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

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 02:55 PM

Aug 2015

as Hillary was, and like Mufasa also said, avoiding unnecessary dangers. Hillary has done that by not pushing another all out war like the Bushes did. But she had courage to get OBL, that Bush and Biden avoided.

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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