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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:23 AM Original message |
While Libya War Grows, Obama Team Denies It’s a War |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is it a war? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes, of course it is. Armed, open conflict between nations and |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don't think that Obama would deny that we are engaged in an armed conflict. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. A war by any other name kills with weaponry just the same. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Again, by your definition, Obama is being asinine. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. I disagree with that definition. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Boy they're really trying to do a "regime change." |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. Apparently there was no EXIT STRATEGY - again! |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That was my fear from the beginning. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. If we are not there, we don't need an exit. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. But, no one has figured out how to relieve us of our command and leadership roles. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I disagree. We quit firing when we are done. It's simple. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. How do we know when we are done? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. We're done in Iraq and heading for the exits. Three years ago we thought it would last forever. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That happened after years of war and an exit plan. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Exit plan? Bush had no exit plan at all. Zero. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I know he didn't. The status of forces agreement became the exit |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. If we're done, why do we have over 50,000 people there? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Are we done fighting WWII? Korea? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Actually, I believe we should close at least half of our 800+ foreign bases... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Agreed, but the wars are over. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The "wars" against American taxpayers are certainly not over... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Ok. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. gish galloping |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Huh? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. What constitutes being "done?" |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. We aren't done yet. You'll recognize it when you see it. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You said "it's simple" - it doesn't seem so. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think all people want is the truth - whatever it is. Just tell us what is going on. |
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WiffenPoof (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Yep...You Hit The Nail On THe Head... |
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mcollins (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. War? What is war? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. And what is it good for?... |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. You know, we are talking about Ghadafi here. |
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