2016 Postmortem

RunInCircles

(122 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:54 PM Mar 2016

Hillary at MSNBC town hall We didn't lose a single life in Libya [View all]

She was justifying the Libyan Invasion and said "We didn't lose a single American life in Libya".
Ambassador Stevens??

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Hillary at MSNBC town hall We didn't lose a single life in Libya [View all] RunInCircles Mar 2016 OP

I guess Benghazi is now a bad memory Its Got Electrolytes Mar 2016 #1

#historybyhillary Nt bunnies Mar 2016 #5

its's just like "George Bush kept us safe" tk2kewl Mar 2016 #54

That was exactly my first thought GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #91

Great username! Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #59

I swear deathrind Mar 2016 #78

That's going to leave a mark tomorrow. Kittycat Mar 2016 #79

How many Libyans? Wilms Mar 2016 #2

She is never happier than when she's with a war criminal, seemingly. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #82

that's right - kn . . . sus453 Mar 2016 #108

Their lives don't matter to the neocons. Nyan Mar 2016 #111

There's that pesky American Exceptionalism rearing its ugly head again. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #119

Omg. She didn't do that. Did she? bunnies Mar 2016 #3

Seriously. H2O Man Mar 2016 #36

OH. EM. GEE. The right will flip its collective shit. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #53

I just searched twitter, Clinton Libya Kittycat Mar 2016 #84

if she manages to eek out the nom, restorefreedom Mar 2016 #69

the Ambassador and several other U.S. embassy personnel & untold thousands of Libyans! amborin Mar 2016 #4

Oh man! farleftlib Mar 2016 #7

It is hard to believe. Even harder to believe KPN Mar 2016 #50

Unbelievable. 840high Mar 2016 #67

count the ten Libyans who died trying to protect roguevalley Mar 2016 #147

lost her chance at the Oval Office with stunts like Libya reddread Mar 2016 #6

Guess this is what you call foreign policy 'experience" EndElectoral Mar 2016 #31

I call it criminal malfeasance reddread Mar 2016 #32

This attitude sucks and is why many throughout the world don't like us. stillwaiting Mar 2016 #8

I hate to point this out nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #10

Yeah. I know. It can be so damn depressing sometimes though. stillwaiting Mar 2016 #11

I know nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #15

IS drew more recruits from Libya than anywhere else after that atrocity. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #39

Well, I hate to say this but she might have lost the GE nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #9

With the relatives of those killed in Benghazi as the stars. Punkingal Mar 2016 #13

Yup nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #16

I can only imagine the rage when the families heard Hillary NWCorona Mar 2016 #33

Imagine if they were watching this. 840high Mar 2016 #68

What makes you so sure she'll make it to the GE? Gene Debs Mar 2016 #97

I did not say what will happen nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #99

Well, she's gotta get there before she can lose it. Gene Debs Mar 2016 #101

Yes, but as a poltical observer, not a partisan nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #126

I'm afraid you're right. Nyan Mar 2016 #112

Wow. She's swerving now to step in it. Proceed, Secretary. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #12

Tone Deaf at the very least after you bomb is when the instability occurs every time RunInCircles Mar 2016 #14

Not what she meant, but feel free to keep up your outrage. brooklynite Mar 2016 #17

Again can't connect the dots between military force and what happens after RunInCircles Mar 2016 #21

Dear Civilians: your deaths are very important to us, but we can't be sure what'll happen if we help brooklynite Mar 2016 #23

Help? Fawke Em Mar 2016 #104

Ya, I just felt my jaw drop to the floor Hydra Mar 2016 #114

Actually I not surprised malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #117

I'm sure Hydra Mar 2016 #120

I look forward to being disappointed by President Sanders. morningfog Mar 2016 #43

you won't be. he doesn't bomb children to steal oil and $ roguevalley Mar 2016 #148

Thank you so much for explaining how KPN Mar 2016 #56

This is going to haunt her Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #57

You don't get it. It's not that you can't make a case for the statement being true. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #58

Which fits on a bumper sticker? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #61

👆 This. deathrind Mar 2016 #90

Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #93

FOR THE FIRST YEAR AtheistCrusader Mar 2016 #100

your statements are totally in contrast to the facts, as reported by the NY Times, the BBC, etc.... amborin Mar 2016 #60

A very impolitic thing to say ... earthside Mar 2016 #63

According to Clinton, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!" Bad Thoughts Mar 2016 #64

Five years later Depaysement Mar 2016 #70

Much better to have been killed or enslaved by Gadhaffi... brooklynite Mar 2016 #71

We're not voting for Qaddafi Depaysement Mar 2016 #74

No, we're voting to Clinton or Sanders...neither of which will be an isolationist. brooklynite Mar 2016 #83

the difference is, Bernie is PERFECT Skittles Mar 2016 #92

And Hillary can do no wrong!!! malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #105

SO ORIGINAL!! Skittles Mar 2016 #124

You started it with the sarcasm malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #128

you started it! Skittles Mar 2016 #130

There was ethnic cleansing in Libya? Depaysement Mar 2016 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 Mar 2016 #139

Well done Depaysement Mar 2016 #140

Thanks, Depaysement. Yes, the cleansing occurred AFTER the lying 'no-fly-zone' NATO polly7 Mar 2016 #141

re: "Care to explain the difference?" thesquanderer Mar 2016 #137

If she didn't specify a time frame, your post is dishonest. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #73

Sort of like: "In Vermont, everybody knows that I am a socialist" brooklynite Mar 2016 #75

Bernie has been winning elections as a Democratic Socialist for 30 years. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #81

I'm also taking a hell of a chance on a candidate who hasn't been vetted by the Republicans at all. brooklynite Mar 2016 #85

Hillary's crew has been looking for dirt and you know it. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #86

I'm talking about by the Republicans... brooklynite Mar 2016 #88

Clinton and Trump are within the Margin of Error for most polls. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #94

Bernie will be well-funded for the general. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #138

Hillary hasn't been vetted by Democrats noiretextatique Mar 2016 #143

Oh, so your involvement is over when you're done destabilizing a nation? It's just over, like that? AtheistCrusader Mar 2016 #98

Well then, "Mission Accomplished", right? eom. Kittycat Mar 2016 #103

+1 Firebrand Gary Mar 2016 #107

The subject Chris Matthews was asking her about was regime change Jarqui Mar 2016 #136

Rated: True Dem2 Mar 2016 #18

so it's justified by prefacing it with the word "military". That is dismissive and disrespectful to liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #28

Don't put words in my mouth Dem2 Mar 2016 #30

"This is how conflicts are measured"? Wow. I'm speechless and deeply saddened by what you just said. liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #35

Yeah. H2O Man Mar 2016 #40

Toss a few more logical fallacies at me designed to tear at the heart strings Dem2 Mar 2016 #42

I have a marine brother in Nashville who carries a gun and talks trash about Obama and liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #45

I agree Dem2 Mar 2016 #48

Libya is another Iraq noiretextatique Mar 2016 #144

Not buying it Dem2 Mar 2016 #145

She's playing to know-nothings? Duppers Mar 2016 #19

Hayes is another sellout, like Rachel. Very sad what happened at MSNBC. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #110

If Hillary isn't elected president... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #20

RCP was impressed, but for the wrong reasons MisterP Mar 2016 #22

I really hate neocons. TM99 Mar 2016 #27

IOW, she's not responsible for the mess she helped to create in the Middle East. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #77

Do you have a link (or video?) Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #24

See post #22 H2O Man Mar 2016 #41

Thank you Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #47

she prevaricated during the hearings, over and over amborin Mar 2016 #62

I guess she misspoke EndElectoral Mar 2016 #25

They say things happen in threes (not that I'm superstitious) Jarqui Mar 2016 #26

Nice Try. FAIL: See post #17 for the correct answer. nt pkdu Mar 2016 #29

but Wikipedia says... Mudcat Mar 2016 #34

That won't play well during campaign season. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #37

Hell, she's not even going to make it to the Final Four. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #80

To be fair, Ambassador Stevens was killed after our war effort in Libya. Vattel Mar 2016 #38

That is true... DAMANgoldberg Mar 2016 #46

Most Americans couldn't find Libya on a map Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #51

indeed. Merryland Mar 2016 #87

Is she saying she kept Libya safe?? n/t winter is coming Mar 2016 #44

With her recent (last 30 days roughly) gaffes, I getting concerned she has suffered one or more Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #49

The whole Nancy Reagan thing made me thing somethings wrong Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #115

She's had several memorable memory lapses, so, with her M.H., it is worrisome. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #116

That speculation lets her off the hook loyalsister Mar 2016 #122

yes but I think you make my point to at least be concerned at this point. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #123

I suspect she was just talking about the invasion, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Gore1FL Mar 2016 #52

Does she believe the words coming out of her own mouth ? CentralMass Mar 2016 #55

She really can't help it. BeanMusical Mar 2016 #65

Say what? elehhhhna Mar 2016 #66

The implosion continues. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #72

I wonder if Republicans would use this against her in campaign ads. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #76

I'm thinking "Dukakis in a tank" level ads ibegurpard Mar 2016 #129

Sometimes I wonder about Hillary's memory. She seems to forget or 'misspeak' a lot. jalan48 Mar 2016 #89

Another day, another fail. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #95

No way I want to see those ads in the GE Kalidurga Mar 2016 #96

The ads practically write themselves GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #102

Alzheimer's HassleCat Mar 2016 #106

NONE of you get the real outrageous point . . FairWinds Mar 2016 #109

Factually, you are correct Hydra Mar 2016 #118

for sure, Ms./Mr. Hydra . . FairWinds Mar 2016 #121

I'm thinking climate change has us already Hydra Mar 2016 #125

Um, you're talking to the wrong people. ladyVet Mar 2016 #133

Dear Lady Vet - FairWinds Mar 2016 #146

That's what I thought. cpwm17 Mar 2016 #135

Oooof. TwilightGardener Mar 2016 #113

Wow. I'm convinced: NowSam Mar 2016 #127

I wonder what tomorrow's Hillary Hashtag will be n/t Bassomar Mar 2016 #131

#NOBODYDIED Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #134

Well after the bloody coup against Qaddafi. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #142