2016 Postmortem

leveymg

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9. HRC was also replaced, as was Petraeus with emphasis.

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 09:41 AM

Jun 2016

I'm not entirely convinced that Obama's 2011 findings encompassed the full spectrum of covert activities actually carried out, particularly the pipeline of sophisticated weapons and Jihadists that was coordinated through the Qataris from Libya to Syria. The death of Amb. Stevens brought those operations into stark and unwanted relief.

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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