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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:32 AM Original message |
Where does Obama get his advice on military matters? He has no experience in military affairs. |
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polpilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. He'll only need to ask Hillary & Company for advice... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. ROFL |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's absurd. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I think you just used 'absurd' to be snarky. It's not absurd. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Well, at least he had the good sense to hire the Clinton advisors who were RIGHT about Iraq |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. Unlike BC in '92? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You can see that I've accounted for that. How about an answer to the question? |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Actually, I do not |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. The question was mostly about who is advising Obama, |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Both Hillary Clinton |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #21 |
34. also, if I may, |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. ZBig and Co. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. thank you. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. How much did BC have ? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. It's fair to know where he gets the 'expertise' to make these judgments and decisions. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. If it's Susan Rice (I think that's her name) she's a foreign policy specialist. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I like her. She is much more rounded and grounded than her namesake . . . |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I think they're too close in age for her to be a namesake |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. no. I used 'namesake wrong. She's not related. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. When I first saw her in '04, I spoke with a friend from the South who |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. So does every president |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I would note Sen. Clinton has spent a great deal of time on the Senate Armed Services Committe |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Perfect. Maybe she can pitch in and help. |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. He can call up Zbig or Richard Clarke |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I really don't need the comparison to Bill. I'm a student of his presidency. |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. I might know a little about it too |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. Maybe it is time to move... |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I don't think anything has changed the need for a commander-in-chief who understands the military |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. Whoever wins |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. They actually are charged with making those appointments, so . . . . |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. As some have noted |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I do not believe Wes Clarke can be Sec Def until at least 2010 |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. wow. great info. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. thanks |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. My personal hope if Obama takes the nomination is that |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
31. because, of course, Obama is unable to EVER or has never talked to generals or military advisers |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Of course, WHO he relies on is open to question |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
36. Well....if he starts yelling, "I will seek out those terrorists and KILL them" then you know |
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