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Obama sending US commandos into Syria [View all] Freddie Stubbs Oct 2015 OP
And who do we have to thank for ISIS? Botany Oct 2015 #1
and are Persian Gulf allies who give them money and whoever buys their black market oil yurbud Oct 2015 #2
You know what, this is Obama's puppy now. We have no reason to have a ground operation in TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #3
President Obama was handed an almost unsolvable problems w/ ...... Botany Oct 2015 #7
I'm not saying Obama was responsible for ISIS. I don't believe he was. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #10
doing nothing is also a choice, and one that should be appraised on its own merits geek tragedy Oct 2015 #18
I don't think we've been "doing nothing". We've been conducting airstrikes TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #20
no need to trust, we can think for ourselves nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #21
Strawman betterdemsonly Oct 2015 #42
it was next to nothing nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #44
How can you say it was next to nothing when it produced as many as 5 or 6 fighters? 24601 Oct 2015 #59
It produced about 120 or so fighters, released in two batches. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #61
and Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Libya, and even Yemen. n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #45
And, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Angola, and other places we've helped. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #48
and because he never held who was responsible accountable Skittles Oct 2015 #60
He funded them when he opted to fund the Syrian opposition betterdemsonly Oct 2015 #41
Libya is no picnic either. CentralMass Oct 2015 #55
Weak. Darb Nov 2015 #71
+ 1000 and please restorefreedom Oct 2015 #36
Obama let them off the hook Skittles Oct 2015 #52
The economy was in free fall, the GDP was in negative #s ,and we were ..... Botany Oct 2015 #53
so we let people who lied their way INTO A WAR off the hook Skittles Oct 2015 #54
I am pissed about that too. Botany Oct 2015 #56
he DIDN'T achieve the "most good" Skittles Oct 2015 #57
yes and no Botany Oct 2015 #58
US ground troops in Syria? WTF uawchild Oct 2015 #4
Don't get so excited! Shemp Howard Oct 2015 #23
ah, yes... good points... uawchild Oct 2015 #40
Which is why we did not really "leave" Iraq....or Afghanistan. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #46
he was always one of them. betterdemsonly Oct 2015 #43
if this was all really about Isis, we'd freeze accounts of gov'ts who gave the money yurbud Oct 2015 #5
+1 GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #17
and it's embarrassing to hear that Russia is bombing the "moderate" rebels when our gov't has yurbud Nov 2015 #65
....x10+ 840high Oct 2015 #32
Sorry Mr President, you have lost me! Paper Roses Oct 2015 #6
"our transgressions into Korea" EX500rider Oct 2015 #16
Oh please Dale Scott Oct 2015 #30
So it's fine if N Korea wants to invade and conquer their neighbor with you? EX500rider Oct 2015 #35
"More robust presence" hibbing Oct 2015 #8
And by what authority do we have the right to put our troops in a sovereign country without Purveyor Oct 2015 #9
The fact that we are able to do so certainly calls into question Syria's sovereignty Freddie Stubbs Oct 2015 #13
Yeah, Putin will be pissed! Elmer S. E. Dump Oct 2015 #24
Should and most likely will take it before the failing and basically irrelevant UN. eom Purveyor Oct 2015 #33
No country has the right to do this. Francois9 Oct 2015 #63
Didn't his predecessor instigate a "surge" in his war, at about the same time in his presidency? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #11
Actually, Obama has been even less honest and forthcoming than Bush regarding what he's doing. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #15
US to send special forces to Syria as diplomats talk peace bemildred Oct 2015 #12
President Obama breaks pledge: U.S. will send ground troops into Syria bemildred Oct 2015 #14
What would a "diplomatic solution" even look like? metalbot Oct 2015 #50
that text is referring to a diplomatic solution to the civil war karynnj Oct 2015 #64
The old in 'n out. Francois9 Nov 2015 #69
fewer than 50 commandos to help coalition forces coordinate with the local troops Sunlei Oct 2015 #19
I do not believe this will end with just 50 troops. Paper Roses Oct 2015 #22
I agree with you. Shemp Howard Oct 2015 #25
if 50 is the teeth mwrguy Oct 2015 #28
Can we call it war now? n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #26
"I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria." mwrguy Oct 2015 #27
History would suggest that this will not go well. The Russians are dropping bombs like candy and CentralMass Oct 2015 #29
Recommended ONLY for exposure. Duppers Oct 2015 #31
People voted for him because he was anti-war lark Oct 2015 #34
another MIC sellout liar restorefreedom Oct 2015 #37
And history repeats itself WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #38
shep smith just gave a stunning rebuke and criticism restorefreedom Oct 2015 #39
While Shep Smith is better than most at Fox, he's still a Fox Newers. PersonNumber503602 Nov 2015 #67
i agree with you about everyone there but shep. during katrina, he was in no restorefreedom Nov 2015 #68
Yay!! More War!! More Glory!! More Billionaires!! Now, if we could just win one. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #47
There's always the mighty Panamanian military to gloriously defeat! n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #51
Obama's preparation for his next "peace prize," no doubt. PSPS Oct 2015 #49
well isn't that special Skittles Oct 2015 #62
Why Syria? I understand Iraq, but they really shouldn't be in Syria. PersonNumber503602 Nov 2015 #66
Here's why. Francois9 Nov 2015 #70
It's part of PNAC ozone_man Nov 2015 #73
Simple really, Putin said no troops without permission from Assad, Obama said Darb Nov 2015 #72
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