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In reply to the discussion: Reuters Breaking: U.S., Russia agree deal on Syria chemical weapons [View all]Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)51. None so bitter as a spurned lover.
I backed this president through two elections with all my heart, the heart he broke when he descended into petty warmongering. But it's also a wake-up call, that we can't be blinded by the fact that the president has a -D after his name. We need to keep our eyes open and perceive reality correctly. To back the president by knee-jerk reflex is as bad as slamming him at every turn. If he does good, I'll praise him for it. When he fucks up, I'll call him on it.
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Reuters Breaking: U.S., Russia agree deal on Syria chemical weapons [View all]
Cooley Hurd
Sep 2013
OP
Maybe, but with the country in chaos, perhaps they're not sure where all of them are?
Cooley Hurd
Sep 2013
#12
It really doesn't matter what President Obama does because their job is to find fault ....
Botany
Sep 2013
#24
So you admit Obama and Kerry got the job done but they just did it by dumb luck?
Botany
Sep 2013
#53
Way to GO! EXCELLENT news. I voted for Obama and Kerry based on their foreign policy...
YvonneCa
Sep 2013
#32
He alway was Presidential material. Not too many people would be willing to eat crow.
lumpy
Sep 2013
#48
WP: "Obama administration (will) NOT press for U.N. authorization to use force against Syria".
denem
Sep 2013
#14
Well, under international law, they do. But when did that every stop us?
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2013
#28
BBC: Kerry and Lavrov said a UN resolution could be sought under Chapter VII of the UN charter,
pampango
Sep 2013
#52
This is a great solution because it does not give an advantage to either side and reduces
JDPriestly
Sep 2013
#29