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Javaman

(65,862 posts)
22. aware and voting to give approval on the "war on terror" are two vastly different things.
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 11:23 AM
Jan 2017

congress never ever voted for this bullshit.

yet we, the American public just motor along as if it's just business as usual.

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U.S Airstrikes in Libya on ISIS Camps [View all] FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 OP
oh, we are at war with Libya? who knew? Javaman Jan 2017 #1
You forgot Poland. AngryAmish Jan 2017 #2
what's that even supposed to mean? uhnope Jan 2017 #4
It was a Bush reference IronLionZion Jan 2017 #23
ok thx uhnope Jan 2017 #26
um...with ISIS nt uhnope Jan 2017 #3
I forgot, that allows us to bomb anywhere we like. Javaman Jan 2017 #5
The temporary Libyan government has reportedly asked for U.S. help in dealing with ISIS/ISIL FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #6
yup and it completely ignores congress. Javaman Jan 2017 #8
+1 harun Jan 2017 #10
Wrong. Congress is well aware. Care to explain what "other nations" you refer to? uhnope Jan 2017 #16
aware and voting to give approval on the "war on terror" are two vastly different things. Javaman Jan 2017 #22
A Republican congress will gleefully vote for bullshit IronLionZion Jan 2017 #24
you're apparently unaware that these are at the request of and in coordination w/the Libyan gov uhnope Jan 2017 #7
Like no one would ever call in an airstrike on a political opponent and call them terrorists harun Jan 2017 #9
+1 nt Javaman Jan 2017 #11
The Libyan gov does not just call in the targets uhnope Jan 2017 #13
That's the problem with trusting the President with the power to airstrike at their harun Jan 2017 #17
see my comment at #8. Javaman Jan 2017 #12
see #13. Is erroneous head-smacking a hobby? uhnope Jan 2017 #14
and yet, you don't refute what I say Javaman Jan 2017 #19
I did uhnope Jan 2017 #20
no, a "war on terror" was declared by george w. moron* Javaman Jan 2017 #21
while some find an apocalyptic POV satisfying, the reality is more complicated uhnope Jan 2017 #25
We're well aware that Congress has rolled over on this issue in respect to the "War on Terror" FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #15
that doesn't make any sense. Javaman Jan 2017 #18
That was my way of ending the dialogue. You were repeating yourself over and over, and I get it- FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #27
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