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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:36 AM Original message |
"I’ve seen war up close, & I detest it. But there are things I’ve seen that are even worse - such as |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. What about Sudan? |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Same for cote d'ivorie |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. You know Sudan has tons and tons of oil, right? |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Lack of UN support did not stop Clinton in Bosnia and Kosovo. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That was then. We have a President now who wants to change the narrative. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Which weren't preceeded by a decade of American international overreaching. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. If we can't save everyone, we shouldn't save who we can? Is that really the standard we should |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Interesting excerpt that you bolded..... |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The world is unfair and unjust. We all know that. You seem to be arguing that because of that fact |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. There is definitely a lot of suspicion about US government motives |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Kick to that |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. There should have been such a push ages ago. That doesn't negate anything in regard to Libya. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That is the stupidest argument. Nt |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It's not an argument |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. The administration has time travel capabilities? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. China's veto on the Security Council |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. If you can't fix the entire world all at once, don't try to fix any of the parts? |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Two things.... |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. You said "What about Sudan?" ... |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. WHAT???? |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Nicholas Kristof pushed so hard for Bush to do something about Darfur it was |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. If there was one ounce of altruism in our actions |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. +1 |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. Excellent piece. I was against any military intervention, but I've come around. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. What a piece of pro war propagana, |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Well, you know Nicolas Kristof - quite the big "war propagandist". |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. In this case yes. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. In your opinion. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Deleted message |
The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. What do you want? In a rebellion you either win or you get your ass kicked |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. So you condone dictators brutally repressing armed rebellions? |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. It's their choice, but they had better plan for the worse once the bullets |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Utter nonsense n/t |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. No checks, no balances. Wonderful. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. Can we once, in fact, be greeted as liberators? Let us enjoy it while it lasts. nt |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. We were once greeted as liberators |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. K/R |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
35. It most assuredly IS happening. Just not in Libya n/t |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. Well said n/t |
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Ramsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
39. What about Rawanda? Why is it only oil rich coutries that we invade? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. Well, let's hope the rebels don't start systematically slaughtering people... |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. the article doesn't imply that... |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
41. kick |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
43. K&R |
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