2016 Postmortem

La Lioness Priyanka

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7. Incredibly dumb post

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 09:38 AM

Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton does not own the state department, this is a direct attack on Obama, who also couldn't have randomly ditched a supposed ally. That is not how international relations work. This is just a stupid attack on democrats and a fundamental lack of international relations.

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Hillary Clinton’s State Department Armed Saudi Arabia to the Teeth [View all] Triana Jun 2016 OP

Get one thing straight - Hillary Clinton did not own the State Dept. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Who ran the State Dept? Who gave the decision to Obama? Was Hillary just a figure head? think Jun 2016 #2

Hate to tell you, but that's part of State's job. all american girl Jun 2016 #42

SoS job, hate to tell you, is to advise and inform the President. Exilednight Jun 2016 #67

Sorry, I know someone who that was their job...they are in the miliatry and worked all american girl Jun 2016 #68

I've actually worked at State, along with my father who reported Exilednight Jun 2016 #69

This is news? Try every other State Department before Clinton's brush Jun 2016 #51

"The Secretary of State does exactly what the President tells them to do" tk2kewl Jun 2016 #3

X1000 peace13 Jun 2016 #56

Then why did SA 'donate' to Clinton Foundation? HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #4

Because its a Charity,,,,Oh, and Cluster Bombs. bahrbearian Jun 2016 #6

a charity swhisper1 Jun 2016 #30

Did Saudis only access weapons after their donation? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #8

The US has been selling weapons okasha Jun 2016 #18

That was my point. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #20

Understood. okasha Jun 2016 #22

I appreciate that. I was too lazy to do it! La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #24

Yep, see my #43 and #44 below. Nt stevenleser Jun 2016 #45

before the Foundation, we had a base there, no need to sell them anything, we were fighting their swhisper1 Jun 2016 #31

Lol. Yeah let's pretend that our relationship with Saudi Arabia only starts with the Clinton La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #37

I did not say that. The US sells arms to both sides in every war swhisper1 Jun 2016 #38

Yep, see my #43 and #44 below. Nt stevenleser Jun 2016 #46

not at a discount, and limited, then they got all they want cheap (for Saudis) swhisper1 Jun 2016 #33

HRC was also replaced, as was Petraeus with emphasis. leveymg Jun 2016 #9

HRC was allowed to quit after blowing up the mid east swhisper1 Jun 2016 #32

She may still pay a steep price for exceeding her mandate. leveymg Jun 2016 #40

It won't matter by then. Major Hogwash Jun 2016 #41

Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! brush Jun 2016 #52

Dogma! Dogma! Dogma! leveymg Jun 2016 #59

Original thought not needed when the best reponse to you bringing up Benghazi again is . . . brush Jun 2016 #61

You can try to screen your thoughts through simplistic slogans if you want, but I'm not joining you leveymg Jun 2016 #63

I see you didn't research how many embassy attack there were under Bush . . . brush Jun 2016 #64

What you call Benghazi!!! isn't my obsession. It's yours. leveymg Jun 2016 #65

The State Department reviews foreign military sales tammywammy Jun 2016 #23

Then her Secretary of State gig was meaningless? Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #27

yes, she did nothing worthwhile swhisper1 Jun 2016 #39

OH... So, NOW, she wasn't in charge of this important post in line of the presidency? MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #48

I have zero issues selling arms to the Saudis jzodda Jun 2016 #5

"They have been buying arms from us since she was a young woman" Triana Jun 2016 #12

Did you miss the part about the Clinton Foundation? nt 2cannan Jun 2016 #13

I hope they give lots more to the Clinton foundation jzodda Jun 2016 #15

Thank you for standing up to their bitter slurs. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #17

Thanks jzodda Jun 2016 #19

They have several programs in East Africs okasha Jun 2016 #21

yeah, a whole 10% actually goes to charity swhisper1 Jun 2016 #34

You might want to do more research and not listen to RW crap, all american girl Jun 2016 #47

and where did you read that? Breitbart? jzodda Jun 2016 #58

False TwilightZone Jun 2016 #70

If I don't sell this young child cocaine... Herman4747 Jun 2016 #28

Incredibly dumb post La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #7

strong emphasis on that word "supposed" n/t Herman4747 Jun 2016 #29

Any and every administration that supports Saudi Arabia deserves to be criticized Kentonio Jun 2016 #53

tick, tick, tick... brooklynite Jun 2016 #10

Example of vitriol MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #49

medea benjamin, lol, tick tock tick tock nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #11

Medea Benjamin needs to get her head out of the sand. ISIS oasis Jun 2016 #14

Yes.... Let's hope that people who stand up to military imperialism go away... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #50

What??? Dem2 Jun 2016 #16

We've been selling them most anything they want for at least 50 years bhikkhu Jun 2016 #25

Funny how we now write off countries fighting for their freedom as 'failed states' Kentonio Jun 2016 #54

Kissing Saudi ass is an American tradition Clinton will be happy to continue arcane1 Jun 2016 #26

Well....they ARE our "allies"...more like frenemies UMTerp01 Jun 2016 #35

You wildly overestimate the power of the Saudis. Kentonio Jun 2016 #55

Medea Benjamin oberliner Jun 2016 #36

As did Carter who sold them, among other things, sixty F-15s back in the 1970s stevenleser Jun 2016 #43

And it was Lyndon Johnson who came up with the idea of the Saudis being allies stevenleser Jun 2016 #44

You wouldn't complain if a MAN sold weapons to a terrorist government Doctor_J Jun 2016 #57

Troll bait from last March. Hillary is our nominee. Time to stop the bash and trash OPs. Sancho Jun 2016 #60

It is the 16th, I don't think you should be campaigning against the Democratic candidate Florencenj2point0 Jun 2016 #62

Triana, I understand the point, but it's really every single Administration since forever 2banon Jun 2016 #66