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2014-05-29 Government

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Posted by Fred 2014-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Obama Warns U.S. Must Not Rush to War

Coming from Obama, that's funny.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-05-29 05:58|| 2014-05-29 05:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Arsonist in a field of straw men

Posted by Frank G 2014-05-29 07:45|| 2014-05-29 07:45|| Front Page Top

#3 What about "kinetic military actions", Champ?

Posted by Bobby 2014-05-29 08:00|| 2014-05-29 08:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Just because some people fly commercial aircraft full of civies into the Twin Towers to get our attention doesn't mean we should respond, right sir? /sarc off

BTW, how's that situation in Libya you meddled in doing to discourage the spread of Islamic terrorism. We could ask come Nigerian school girls, if we could find them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-29 08:36|| 2014-05-29 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I noticed there was tepid response to his "major foreign policy speech" by the audience.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-05-29 09:38|| 2014-05-29 09:38|| Front Page Top

#6 ...well, at least they were able to fill the seats besides the usual lapdog media. Be embarrassing to issue a 'major' speech and only have the sycophant squad in attendance.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-29 09:59|| 2014-05-29 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 the only reason the seats were full is that it was graduation at West Point, no attend no diploma, no diploma no commission.

Of course I think the real reason can be found in Sun Tzu's "Art of War" the real thinkers in the military are studying Obama as one would study the Kremlin during Stalin, trying to gather intelligence on a potential enemy combatant.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-05-29 10:48|| 2014-05-29 10:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Ole Vlad has studied one of the best:

Young Vlad (?) is the one with the view finder 35MM, KGB tourist.

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-29 11:40|| 2014-05-29 11:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Thought I put in the width thing, sorry.

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-29 11:41|| 2014-05-29 11:41|| Front Page Top

#10 *spews coffee*

Didn't that guy samba a week away while tomahawking Libya until some reporter ask an uncomfortable question during his evening vacay debriefing?

"First, let me say thank you for putting your lives on hold and on the line for me. When I send you or your comrades into somewhere, Africa, rest assured that when you find trouble, if we decide to support you, and if you make it home alive, the VA will make sure to finish you job. And let me be clear, we know when and how many of my books you have purchased."

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-29 12:08|| 2014-05-29 12:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Shipman, you have to write it out: width=400

You had w=400, which apparently doesn't satisfy Fred's code. It wasn't bad enough to break the 'Burg, though, so no worries. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2014-05-29 13:45|| 2014-05-29 13:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Isn't this the guy who tried to ramrod a war with Assad based on some really flimsy evidence; a war so unwanted the UK voted it down, France threatened to bypass their laws, and wasn't even allowed debate in Congress? All to protect his image from his own words?

The guy who when campaigning for his first term, stated he would use the US Military to interdict whatever he would consider a humanitarian crises?

The guy who thought the standoff at Bundy Ranch was such a threat to the US he considered US military action?

He doesn't have a policy people can get behind. He is not able to argue his policy well enough for the people to get behind. So he hides behind his phone, using his pen to make others force his policy upon people not needing or wanting.

And he gets up in front of West Point grads, and talks about how tough he is? Guy who throws a split finger croquetball?

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-29 14:08|| 2014-05-29 14:08|| Front Page Top

#13 I don't know we rushed into Afghanistan and removed the Taliban pretty damned quick. I think the important thing is not the rush but to know what you want to do and how you want to do it.

US does war very well. It's the peacekeepng that is problematic and that's mostly because it takes longer than the nation ahs patience.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-05-29 14:45|| 2014-05-29 14:45|| Front Page Top

#14 He doesn't have a policy people can get behind

Yes he does, in fact he has many, so many he stumbles Incoherently from one to another each speech, Ummm, Teleprompter reading.

It's a trademark.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-05-29 16:06|| 2014-05-29 16:06|| Front Page Top

#15 I think there are times where is absolutely necessary to move quickly, such as time sensitive objectives or not wanting to telegraph a move. The War Powers Resolution recognizes yes, there are times the military must move more swiftly than Congress, but the unilateral Executive action must be affirmed at some point.

Guess two violators of the War Powers Resolution.
President Clinton (Kosovo) and President Obama (Libya), though each of them weasel worded their way around the yea/nay vote.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-29 16:12|| 2014-05-29 16:12|| Front Page Top

#16 Somewhat explains his policy in protecting our southwestern border with Mexico that has been violated repeatedly and daily for years; no rush to stop that.

Posted by Airandee 2014-05-29 18:53|| 2014-05-29 18:53|| Front Page Top

#17 ..it's professional courtesy. The purer Spanish blood ruling class is able to keep its hands on the reigns of power by another ruling caste allowing the first to dump millions of their mestizos y indios on the the US for future ballot box stuffing. Just like the pros in Detroit, et al, sold out the middle class for the dependency voters. It's about power, baby.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-29 19:50|| 2014-05-29 19:50|| Front Page Top

#18 new Pottery Barn Military policy: "We broke it. Don't make us break it again. I'd clean that up if I were you"

Posted by Frank G 2014-05-29 20:52|| 2014-05-29 20:52|| Front Page Top

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