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2016 Postmortem

SunSeeker

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21. I am sure they were looking out for snipers.

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #18)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:49 PM

Oct 2015

The place was infested with snipers. It was a war zone. As I note above, US forces had to be sent there one month after Hillary's visit to finally calm the place down. When you are in a dangerous place, you tend to remember it with more drama than actually occurred.

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If Biden Decides To Run - He's Not Getting Off To A Good Start..... [View all] global1 Oct 2015 OP

Now you understand why he lost twice before he's a gaffe machine bigdarryl Oct 2015 #1

Well apparently switching positions is the norm these days. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #2

This is changing stories BootinUp Oct 2015 #3

Well Clinton survived sniper fire TM99 Oct 2015 #6

AFAIK that is an example of a story BootinUp Oct 2015 #8

Don't kid yourself. TM99 Oct 2015 #9

The soldiers who were there know it was a war zone. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #12

Mispoke? TM99 Oct 2015 #14

It was a dangerous place. I imagine she was warned and decided to go anyway. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #15

You are a loyal supporter artislife Oct 2015 #17

She was in no immediate danger which TM99 Oct 2015 #19

The place was indisputably infested with snipers. It was indisputably a war zone. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #20

Your character is in question TM99 Oct 2015 #24

At worse it was an inconsequential exaggeration. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #25

Dig it deeper! TM99 Oct 2015 #27

No, your harping on this right wing meme speaks to your character, not hers. nt SunSeeker Oct 2015 #28

BTW, I hope you don't really "counsel" combat survivors. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #30

dude she flat out lied LOL snooper2 Oct 2015 #18

I am sure they were looking out for snipers. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #21

Hi little girl, you see any snipers around here! Keep your eyes on the lookout! snooper2 Oct 2015 #22

Little girls like that died in that war. She had nowhere else to go. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #23

Fucking ridiculous. TM99 Oct 2015 #26

It is your argument that is "fucking ridiculous." SunSeeker Oct 2015 #29

A lot of the time it ends up being the same thing. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #7

Well, there's certainly one person who can let everyone know who is honest and who is 'mistaken'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #4

Obama already said Biden opposed it, in a debate with Romney IIRC. SunSeeker Oct 2015 #16

Peter Bergen , who is regarded as an expert across the board, interviewed everybody in the room... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #5

I lost respect for him when he fed that Beau story to Dowd. nt SunSeeker Oct 2015 #10

Same here. Creepy, just creepy, DURHAM D Oct 2015 #11

I like Joe but I dont think it makes sense for him to run.. DCBob Oct 2015 #13