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Drunken Irishman
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Mon May-02-11 06:20 PM Original message |
Pres. Obama DOES deserve a great deal of credit... |
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babylonsister
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Mon May-02-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. The decision was made a long time ago by the President; he had |
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SlimJimmy
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Mon May-02-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Grateful for what? That he acted unilateralyy to kill an enemy in a foreign land without the |
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TTUBatfan2008
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Mon May-02-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Pakistan got exactly what they deserved... |
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Drunken Irishman
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Mon May-02-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Maybe, but Obama has said this since 2007... |
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SlimJimmy
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Mon May-02-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I never said it didn't need to be done. But I think we |
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TTUBatfan2008
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Mon May-02-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Wait, what? |
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SlimJimmy
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Mon May-02-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So, like I said - because it was a special ops team that acted on the President's orders, that |
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TTUBatfan2008
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Mon May-02-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Speak for yourself. |
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SlimJimmy
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Mon May-02-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No.it.is.not. (nt) |
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damonm
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Wed May-04-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
58. Yes. It. Is. |
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stevenleser
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Mon May-02-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Is anyone else in the international community complaining about our 'unilateral' decision? That is |
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SlimJimmy
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Tue May-03-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
48. So, if we go into Venezuela and kill Chavez and no one complains, it's okay? |
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stevenleser
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Tue May-03-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. That would be one indication, yes. But you and I both know that there would be complaints so your |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Complaints? |
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stevenleser
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Wed May-04-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Link? Because when you provide one, I will provide one that says they were on board with it. n/t |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Listen at the link - complaints will continue. |
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stevenleser
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Wed May-04-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Musharraf does not represent Pakistan anymore. Your link is a FAIL. n/t |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Pakistan did not know and did not give their permission for the raid |
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stevenleser
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Wed May-04-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani termed the killing of Osama bin Laden "a Great Victory" |
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SlimJimmy
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Thu May-05-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. So, the Director if the CIA is not a good source? Laughable. |
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stevenleser
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Thu May-05-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. For what the government of Pakistan thinks? No. It is not a good source. Certainly not better than |
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SlimJimmy
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Thu May-05-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Okay then, how about the Pakistani Army Chief? He's none too |
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damonm
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Wed May-04-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. And how many people died on US soil because of Chavez? |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 09:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. What is stupid is the massive change in position by the majority of DU when we |
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stevenleser
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Wed May-04-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I agree about the weapons grade stuff and now that person moves the goalposts & changes the subject |
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alcibiades_mystery
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Tue May-03-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Obama stated multiple times during the campaign he would do just this |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
53. So, because President Obama said he would do something as a campaign promise makes it just |
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babylonsister
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Mon May-02-11 07:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Do you actually think, when the opportunity presented itself, |
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Mon May-02-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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babylonsister
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Mon May-02-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Pardon me? WHO should we have gotten permission from? |
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SlimJimmy
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Tue May-03-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. You're right. We should just go into any country we want to when we want to |
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msanthrope
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Tue May-03-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
47. Well, we tried coordination and cooperation. When that didn't work--- |
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SlimJimmy
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Tue May-03-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Wow, we sure have a lot of hawks at DU all of a sudden. (nt) |
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stevenleser
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Tue May-03-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. LOL, so wanting to get bin Laden makes someone a hawk in your eyes? LMAO n/t |
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SlimJimmy
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Wed May-04-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Actually, I was referring the "Yemen next" comment. Did you happen to read that? |
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fujiyama
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Mon May-02-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Waaaaaahhhhh! |
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JoePhilly
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Tue May-03-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Obama said he'd do EXACTLY this as a candidate. |
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Ikonoklast
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Tue May-03-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Ohhh, the poor, treacherous ISI and corrupt to the core Pakistani military |
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DFab420
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Mon May-02-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. But .. but.. but.. |
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pacalo
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Mon May-02-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I was particularly proud of Obama's adult, classy demeanor in announcing it. |
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tekisui
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Mon May-02-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Contrast the Class that President Obama Showed to this Crass: |
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pacalo
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Mon May-02-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That *should* be an OP! |
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RandomThoughts
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Mon May-02-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. That would comment on the data. |
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vi5
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Mon May-02-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Agreed. |
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uponit7771
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Mon May-02-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Bush "....I just don't spend that much time on him, to be honest with you." |
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CakeGrrl
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Mon May-02-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. In today's WH presser, John Brennan called this decision |
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Stuart G
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Mon May-02-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I remember another decision, exactly the same type.. that failed.. |
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TheKentuckian
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Mon May-02-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. He certainly deserves credit but I don't see the Presidency on the line angle. |
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JoePhilly
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Tue May-03-11 07:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. ... give Jimmy Carter a call. See what he thinks. |
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TuxedoKat
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Tue May-03-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Exactly |
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TheKentuckian
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Tue May-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. This would not be a botched rescue. I don't see the risk and neither do you. |
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JoePhilly
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Tue May-03-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. It would be a botched military decision made DIRECTLY by Obama. |
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bhikkhu
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Thu May-05-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
64. The worst was very possible - |
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Drunken Irishman
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Thu May-05-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #35 |
65. It's quite simple, really... |
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Tue May-03-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
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bigwillq
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Mon May-02-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Indeed. |
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ailsagirl
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Mon May-02-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. Oh yeah-- wasn't W supposed to do that? "dead or alive?" |
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Union Scribe
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Mon May-02-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yes. Yes he does. |
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TTUBatfan2008
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Tue May-03-11 06:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Indeed. |
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Tue May-03-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
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Raffi Ella
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Tue May-03-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. He did just that, and came out victorious- |
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TTUBatfan2008
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Tue May-03-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. That's exactly the point... |
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SkyDaddy7
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Tue May-03-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
32. This President said if it meant he would only serve 4 years... |
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Peacetrain
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Tue May-03-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
36. Yes He Does! |
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Raffi Ella
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Tue May-03-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
37. He deserves all the credit. |
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Tue May-03-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
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Raffi Ella
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Tue May-03-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. rofl |
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EstimatedProphet
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Tue May-03-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. But only a REAL idiot would doubt that leadership plays any kind of role |
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JaneQPublic
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Thu May-05-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
69. NPR: Obama insisted on the backup helicopters |
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