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In reply to the discussion: White House makes it official : US 'at war' with IS [View all]Cha
(297,029 posts)29. Hell no, he wasn't goaded into this by anyone. He's doing what he thinks is the right thing to
to and Senator Bernie Sanders stands with him.. on this "Enormously complicated issue".. as he calls it. He disagrees with staying out of ISIS like some around are clamoring on about.
As he stated it's an "International effort" and guess what.. "they have to put money in it too."
Hartman and he talked about one republiCon saying.. they'll "blast him if it doesn't work and ask why he didn't do it sooner if it does." Sounds like a familiar whine.
Senators Warren and Sanders are on board with the President.. thank goodness for those who know and understand the whole picture.
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Correct....horrible to compare but ~400K in WWII, "only" 35K in Korea, but the point is....
George II
Sep 2014
#17
I stand (stood?) corrected, 400K in WWII, 35K in Korea, but Korea was never considered a "war"!
George II
Sep 2014
#18
Then he must have been intentionally misleading us in his election campaigns . . .
another_liberal
Sep 2014
#14
And he did end one, but this "war" isn't nearly as pointless as the one he ended....
George II
Sep 2014
#22
You think Foley did something wrong in 2012 by attempting to report from Syria?
oberliner
Sep 2014
#60
In that case, I suppose you feel that rampant barbarism and genocide should not be stopped?
George II
Sep 2014
#55
Hell no, he wasn't goaded into this by anyone. He's doing what he thinks is the right thing to
Cha
Sep 2014
#29
Thanks, Cha. And Obama is clearly not playing to any crowd, but looking to do the right thing.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#65
I believe the imminent threat was to US personnel and facilities in Iraq--I think the
TwilightGardener
Sep 2014
#61
Iraq is one country we won't leave. I don't think we could honestly bear the
TwilightGardener
Sep 2014
#63
I think our bombs killing scores and hundreds of their people made it "official" . . .
another_liberal
Sep 2014
#13
What do you think it is?.. A gawd damn tea party? Just because putin's too cowardly to admit
Cha
Sep 2014
#30
Senator Bernie Sanders is exponentially smarter than the internet websters who know how to
Cha
Sep 2014
#44
“We’re not going to see an end to this in our lifetime,” retired Air Force general Charles F Wald
jakeXT
Sep 2014
#50
Just wait until they declare "war" on the freelance polluters who don't give a crap...
Amonester
Sep 2014
#71