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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Iranians are not MY enemy. [View all]Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)36. Just as we should oppose war-mongering ultra-right leaders in Israel.
Who pander to the fundamentalist idiots in order to retain power.
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Yes, it was a mistake that did leave her open to misinterpretation and attack.
Hortensis
Oct 2015
#85
WE also do well to show restraint and diplomacy, rather than reflexive hate-mongering, KRKaufman.
Hortensis
Oct 2015
#97
I thought she did fine up until then. Why couldn't she have said "the ayatollahs" or
eridani
Oct 2015
#89
This has everything to with our forever warring in the middle east and our constant siding
JRLeft
Oct 2015
#28
Which country is waging war on multiple continents and countries and has been fighting wars it seems
JRLeft
Oct 2015
#45
We have done some truly awful crap to Iran, but our leaders never speak of it.
Dustlawyer
Oct 2015
#13
The Iranian people certainly aren't my enemy, but the Ayatollahs certainly aren't my friends.
tritsofme
Oct 2015
#18
The government executes people for being gay. The Iranian government is the enemy of some Iranian
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2015
#31
Ignorance of history is a major impediment to progress in the United States
Martin Eden
Oct 2015
#25
And neither are the 55 million Americans who are registered Republicans, Hillary.
canoeist52
Oct 2015
#30
It was a bizarre response from the candidates who said Iran our biggest threat
d_legendary1
Oct 2015
#33
I sure hope we don't invade Iran, just cause the Saudis want us to, or just cause the Isrealis want
MasonDreams
Oct 2015
#53
What I don't get is that she says this AND claims a hefty share of the credit for the Iran deal
karynnj
Oct 2015
#82
I suppose you're going to argue that the Iraq war resolution didn't matter either?
jfern
Oct 2015
#91
No, the 2002 AUMF is a public law. The other is a sense of the Senate resolution,
tritsofme
Oct 2015
#92