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In reply to the discussion: Diego Garcia is a small island in the Indian Ocean [View all]truth2power
(8,219 posts)I have to say that I've been a little cranky, myself, lately, because anyone who even suggests that Valdimir Putin can walk and chew gum at the same time is accused of having some sort of Putin love-fest.
And yet, if Obama does something heinous, like for instance murdering a 16 year old boy and then letting his very own spokesperson come out and say something utterly despicable, like, the boy, Abdulrahman, "should have had a more responsible father", he gets a pass, because, well...Lily Ledbetter.
One can't have it both ways. If the US Govt. must be supported at all costs here, then that would make DU nothing more than a lobby for the Democratic Party, and how could it be seen as a source for any objective truth?
But, I digress, and I don't want to derail this thread.
P.S. PintoBean says you were stationed on Diego Garcia. When I saw that picture, upthread, I thought, "Oh, wow!" After the winter we've had, I really crave being on a nice, sunny, beach. I was going to ask if tourists were allowed there, but I see from another post that the only way to get there is by military transport. Ah, well...