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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt seems we have our own "Mission Accomplished" contingent at DU
We all hope this situation ends peacefully and to the satisfaction of the United States and its allies but none of us can say with certainty this is the case.
As the old saw goes " Don't count your chickens before they are hatched."
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)... is really ridiculous.
I mean why the affinity for one of the worst presidents <Reagan> to ever happen to the United States?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)But he certainly likes to channel Ronald Reagan, doesn't he?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)Don't you keep the receipt when you make a large purchase?
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)Does that answer your question satisfactorily?
That's why I am confident this crisis isn't close to being resolved and the victory dances are premature.
In matters of war and peace prudence is the safest and sanest option.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)What does Putin and Russia gain, though, by trotting this out and then reneging?
Plus, he could have used another phrase. Right now, there's a large contingent of the Left who is not happy with Obama's decision making regarding this and other situations. Trotting out Reaganesque quips just seems like he's showing his contempt.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)I wouldn't be dancing. There are some very powerful people that want this war, so the future will be very interesting.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)All that matters is Obama looking good.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Not very cool to start threads equating DUers with George Bush in a flightsuit.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)I would think Édouard Daladier's and Neville Chamberlain's claim "to have preserved peace in our time" would have been equally or more odious.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)but obviously somewhat naive. He was a far superior person to GWB.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)I think "Peace in our time" was followed by a war that took tens and tens of million of lives.
TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)Don't you know he saw this outcome all along?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)If this works he's going to look like a genius with the operative word being if.