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nadinbrzezinski

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28. Presidents would like to believe such

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 08:07 PM

Sep 2013

and when the President visits abroad, it has been referred to as caesar visiting the outer provinces in the local press.

See Mexico with Obama's visit after his election. These were the words from the local press.

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This afternoon, we were assured that Syria is not Iraq. [View all] Atticus Sep 2013 OP

We are an Empire now nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #1

And people wonder why we hate KKKarl. nt Atticus Sep 2013 #2

But it applies nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #8

Does leader of the free world still apply ... ???? MindMover Sep 2013 #27

Presidents would like to believe such nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #28

I'm starting to wonder how old some of the people posting here were in 2003 if they can't see any uhnope Sep 2013 #38

Well. you might want to ask the General Secretary of the UN Ban Ki Mun nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #39

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #40

It is? So you are telling me the Al Qaida types are not on the ground nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #41

Libya wasn't Iraq either. ProSense Sep 2013 #3

It's doing great jakeXT Sep 2013 #6

All lies all the time malaise Sep 2013 #4

Lest we forget Kerry votes FOR attacking Iraq pettypace Sep 2013 #5

Syria is NOT like Iraq. Syria will be more like Libya but without a no-fly zone Tx4obama Sep 2013 #7

Strange, isn't it? Is proximity to the 2014 midterms the reason? FSogol Sep 2013 #9

That could be taken as implying something which I would find very offensive. Atticus Sep 2013 #11

Simple. Syria is generating a wailing and gnashing of teeth that Libya did not. Why? FSogol Sep 2013 #13

And your reference to the 2014 elections? nt Atticus Sep 2013 #14

Connect the dots. I do recognize that... FSogol Sep 2013 #16

I agree. If the president embraces the Republican desire for war in Syria rhett o rick Sep 2013 #21

They have already laid wonderful groundwork in picking up the conservative economic votes Dragonfli Sep 2013 #24

Hey, hey. Jeeze you didnt have to say it out loud. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #31

What a bunch of nonsense. FSogol Sep 2013 #25

I hope you're being sarcastic Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #43

Funny, but if I would have said the same about Pres Obama joining with the REpublicans rhett o rick Sep 2013 #44

I see--- Atticus Sep 2013 #29

That's what you got from what I wrote? FSogol Sep 2013 #30

You missed all those of us who thought Libya was a complete disaster? polly7 Sep 2013 #15

There was some n2doc Sep 2013 #17

I remember all the Libya = Iraq comparisons, but don't remember pure, unadulterated Obama-hatred FSogol Sep 2013 #19

I think because Obama wasn't seen as leading the effort n2doc Sep 2013 #20

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution urging the UN to impose the no-fly zone in March 2011 Tx4obama Sep 2013 #26

I suppose we will leave Syria in as good a shape as Libya, things are a humanitarian mecca there now Dragonfli Sep 2013 #18

I was upset about Libya. Maedhros Sep 2013 #37

There are reasons for that. morningfog Sep 2013 #42

And how soon after that to Russia or China? Hydra Sep 2013 #10

Credit of course, and if the source of borrowing is the peoples trust fund (SS) it doesn't even show Dragonfli Sep 2013 #22

another of the things it's not is Nazi Germany. MNBrewer Sep 2013 #12

I beg to differ! According to Obama and Kerry it is exactly like Nazi Germany! Dragonfli Sep 2013 #23

As soon as the American People forget that we got lied to again. Volaris Sep 2013 #32

Lies lies lies tell me more big lies blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #33

HOw soon? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #34

And of course, none are Afghanistan. DirkGently Sep 2013 #35

Iraq was less than 1/10th of Vietnam (as far as KIA goes) Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #36