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JoePhilly

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16. I must have missed where Obama ran as a pacifist.

Reply to sad sally (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 10:54 PM

Jan 2012

When a seal team rescues 2 hostages, and takes out those who kidnapped them. The troops should be cheered.

When they land in a dangerous place, and take out the head of the organization that killed around 3000 innocent Americans in one combined attack, those troops should be cheered.

When troops commit crimes, they should be punished.

Its sad that the author and the OP misrepresents the point Obama actually made.

The point he made was that the troops who took out Bin Laden (and rescued those hostages) came from different background and ideologies ... yet they did not let that get in the way of doing their job. The current GOP members in congress have forgotten what their job is and their actions are only based on rigid ideology.

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Not a Peep About the President's Praise for War [View all] sad sally Jan 2012 OP

shhhhhhhhhh! hush now! look, over there, shining city on a hill lol nt msongs Jan 2012 #1

Perhaps because he's trying to end them? Whatever will anyone whail about babylonsister Jan 2012 #2

America is a warmongering nation and our fascination with death a destruction is sickening Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #3

I guess as long as Special Ops aren't called wars, all is well, or better yet - use drones. sad sally Jan 2012 #9

The next generation of Drones cbrer Jan 2012 #11

How is Obama thanking the troops praising war?? center rising Jan 2012 #4

I'd like to think Laura would let the vets speak for themselves cliffordu Jan 2012 #5

Here's some of what they've said: sad sally Jan 2012 #7

AHEM... cbrer Jan 2012 #10

Once again, you've nailed it. Guess the naive part of my brain wants to believe someting - sad sally Jan 2012 #12

Many things cbrer Jan 2012 #13

In America, we've learned how to pick fights and claim the existence sad sally Jan 2012 #14

Of course you're right cbrer Jan 2012 #15

I am very torn about this thread. (kinda long) cbrer Jan 2012 #6

Your observations are spot on - especially the last sentence. sad sally Jan 2012 #8

I must have missed where Obama ran as a pacifist. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #16

Nothing missed there, far from a pacifist, only against "dumb wars" sad sally Jan 2012 #18

Iraq was a dumb war. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #19

The Afghan people weren't and still aren't any threat to the United States - it's the second poorest sad sally Jan 2012 #20

We did not attack the Afgan people. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #21

I'm not confused - just happen to see history in a different way than you. sad sally Jan 2012 #22

Yea, we don't agree. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #23

I think he was praising "those who serve", not war bhikkhu Jan 2012 #17