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Text of Obama’s statement on Syria
WHEC-TV ^ | 8/31/2013 | President Barack Obama

Posted on 08/31/2013 1:50:26 PM PDT by mdittmar

Edited on 08/31/2013 3:13:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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41 posted on 08/31/2013 3:27:42 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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What message will WE send? Indeed, Pres__sent Obama.

If we don ‘t toss this bum and his cohorts to the curb,, can we blame the world for ‘hating’ us. It was and is all about him, y’know.


42 posted on 08/31/2013 3:31:17 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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He must have felt so pressured by his ‘peers’ in his early years. His formative Islamic years.


43 posted on 08/31/2013 3:32:54 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: mdittmar; P-Marlowe; jazusamo; Lancey Howard; Girlene

Obama is wrong. This is not about who we are as a country. This is about whether we can strike a real national security threat to the USA and take it out. It is then in our national security interest. Otherwise, it is not. We’ll leave sending messages to Western Union.

Regardless, I’m totally behind any of our forces placed in harms way, whether on air, sea, or land in proximity to Syria.

Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!


44 posted on 08/31/2013 3:36:52 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: mdittmar

I was under the impression our littler tin horn dictator Obdinga did not need Congress anymore and would bypass them on all decisions?

Come on lil Dicktator, make a decision instead of voting “Present”.

You do not have the nads to even make a decision against a land mass the size of Utah.

A bus load of rednecks would just kick the living crap out of your gay muslim goat humping rear and your brown shirts.

The noose is getting tighter for dictator in chief. He is standing on a very slippery slope and all real Americans are waiting for that one mistep. Pray that he takes that one step into the abyss.


45 posted on 08/31/2013 3:54:54 PM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: mdittmar

Translation — the fix is in. He must know he has the votes. There are very few in Congress with a clue.


46 posted on 08/31/2013 4:07:03 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: mdittmar
At the end of the day, when the dust settles, and all is said and done...

Just say NO.

47 posted on 08/31/2013 4:19:19 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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>> and why it has such profound implications for America’s national security.

Shut up.


48 posted on 08/31/2013 4:47:21 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks mdittmar.
This would not be an open-ended intervention. We would not put boots on the ground. Instead, our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. But I’m confident we can hold the Assad regime accountable for their use of chemical weapons, deter this kind of behavior, and degrade their capacity to carry it out. Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose. Moreover, the chairman has indicated to me that our capacity to execute this mission is not time-sensitive; it will be effective tomorrow, or next week, or one month from now. And I’m prepared to give that order.
Wait for Pooty's next state visit and snuff him and his second-favorite dictator.


49 posted on 08/31/2013 4:58:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: xzins

Of course we support our troops, xzins. I just hate to see us get involved here. I don’t trust the administration and their information as to who/how/etc. on the chemical weapons.

I think Obama is stirring another hornets’ nest here in the ME.

I will always pray for victory when our troops are committed to an action, though.


50 posted on 08/31/2013 4:59:43 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: mdittmar
"And that’s why I’ve made a second decision: I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people’s representatives in Congress."

Ummm...hey dumbass... it's not your decision, you HAVE TO do that. or didn't you learn that as a 'constitutional scholar'

51 posted on 08/31/2013 5:01:29 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: mdittmar

And they called Bush a stupid cowboy? This guy brings stupid to an entirely new level.


52 posted on 08/31/2013 5:04:08 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: TheRhinelander; jacob allen; umgud; Oshkalaboomboom; runfree; Hotlanta Mike; kjam22; DannyTN; ...

/bingo


53 posted on 08/31/2013 5:08:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: jwalsh07

If he wasn’t such a dumbass he would have said “I have called this meeting to announce that I intend to ask the congress to authorize use of force”

Not-

“I can do this if I want to but I wont because I’m gonna ask for permission first. Not because I have to, but because I decided to. I can really do this myself if I wanna. But I wont. So nyahhhh btptpttthpth”


54 posted on 08/31/2013 5:09:51 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: mdittmar
We cannot raise our children in a world where we will not follow through on the things we say, the accords we sign, the values that define us.

It's for the children!

55 posted on 08/31/2013 5:17:53 PM PDT by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: mdittmar

I hate to say it, but this move of throwing it into Congress’ lap was the smartest thing Obama could do, after a bunch of really stupid steps to get here. He never should have made his statement about a “red line”, never considered the consequences beyond immediate politics, and regrets having painted himself into a corner. Now if he gets a yes vote he can say it was a bipartisan policy. If it doesn’t he can blame the Republicans for being callous and undermining the credibility of the US. Either way, he’s off the hook, and that’s the most important thing for the narcissist in chief.


56 posted on 08/31/2013 5:24:03 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: Doogle
...he called the military “my military” yesterday

I heard that, and was amazed nobody on FOX commented on it. I started wondering if I really did hear that right.

57 posted on 08/31/2013 5:26:23 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: Mr. K

His intro made me angry right off the bat. “Everybody?” How about ladies and gentlemen. Everybody? Sounds like a teenager making his first speech in class.


58 posted on 08/31/2013 5:26:40 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: Hugin

Whaddya expect from The Emperor?


59 posted on 08/31/2013 5:26:52 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: Hugin

“my military”


Remember when Reagan thanked us for letting him live in our white house?


60 posted on 08/31/2013 5:28:48 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple
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