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Obama rejects G20 pressure to abandon Syria air strike plan
Reuters ^ | 9-7-13 | Matt Spetalnick and Alexei Anishchuk

Posted on 09/06/2013 8:31:11 PM PDT by tcrlaf

U.S. President Barack Obama resisted pressure on Friday to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria and enlisted the support of 10 fellow leaders for a "strong" response to a chemical weapons attack.

Obama refused to blink after Russian President Vladimir Putin led a campaign to talk him out of military intervention at a two-day summit of the Group of Twenty developed and developing economies in St. Petersburg.

He persuaded nine other G20 nations plus Spain to join the United States in signing a statement calling for a strong international response, although it fell short of supporting military strikes, underscoring the deep disagreements that dominated the summit.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; g20; germany; iran; israel; lebanon; maheralassad; obama; potassiumfluoride; rael; russia; sarin; sodiumfluoride; syria; thebrotherdidit; unitedkingdom; war; waronterror
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To: tcrlaf

"If you just give it time, Operation Rodeo-Clown will begin to make sense..."

21 posted on 09/06/2013 8:50:59 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: tcrlaf
They have a lot of articles on the front page about gays. This one was on a back page, and I hardly ever read those as some are a regurgitation of what's on the front page.

No, nothing about WWIII or the danger of it, just what a tough time Obama is having. If a war is that important and worth fighting, it shouldn't have to be such a hard sell. If too many in the House cave, I am going to be furious.

Tonight it is Shelly Zimmerman says her husband is selfish, some man might have offed his 5th wife, 3 or more articles about Obama, the FL gay who seduced the underage teen re-established contact and is in bigger trouble. But that was a couple days ago and I skimmed over that one.

You do bring up a good point. You'd think these reporters and their families would be more concerned about high taxes, wars, and such. I think most are single, gay, both, weird, Marxist and a couple more things.

22 posted on 09/06/2013 8:54:05 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: tcrlaf
He persuaded nine other G20 nations plus Spain to join the United States in signing a statement calling for a strong international response, although it fell short of supporting military strikes, underscoring the deep disagreements that dominated the summit.

He persuaded no one. Those countries have probably already condemned the attacks which is what the limp-wristed international community deems a "strong response" these days. No one supports military strikes so he has nothing except his own hot air and some lapdogs in the media. yawn

23 posted on 09/06/2013 8:58:08 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Venturer

It makes sense to Obama. He is using America to remove governments in the Middle East that will oppose a new caliphate. That’s their goal and Syria is the next in line to go under sharia. Something tells me alqaeda and the Muslim brotherhood will show back up in Egypt after they get Obama to help them with Syria.

We’re so screwed.


24 posted on 09/06/2013 8:58:25 PM PDT by barmag25
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To: Caipirabob

Yup.


25 posted on 09/06/2013 9:00:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: keat
I missed that. i don't know why he has got this gay activism up his 3 letter word ever since he did an about fact on the Defense of Marriage Act. It's insulting the way he talks down to leaders of other countries about it.

What he's doing is trying to stir up more trouble, can't leave it alone. He loves to stir up trouble and cause conflict. Then he steps back and likes watching the mess he's made.

He is playing with fire and the lives of countless people, and if this goes against him, he will pout and get even with the American people and Congress. Punish us/them. That's what I'm afraid of anyway.

And while I'm at it, I think it's horrible Iran threatened his daughters. His girls could be traumatized for life as it's jihad and they are like elephants, have looooog memories, the Jihadists that is.

My daughter was talking to a military man who had deployed to Aghanistan. He told her bluntly we have to kill them because they can't be trusted. Then she met this woman who has a Muslim son named Koran. She's a Lutheran. I don't know if it is the same woman but one of the kids' fathers is a devil worshipper. I told her to stay away from any of that, the kid, the mom, all of it. I didn't know things had gotten so bad around here.

26 posted on 09/06/2013 9:07:31 PM PDT by Aliska
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27 posted on 09/06/2013 9:13:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Caipirabob

LOL, very few people would get that WOW reference. :)


28 posted on 09/06/2013 9:13:52 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: Caipirabob
Putin G20 photo OPutin-G20.jpg
29 posted on 09/06/2013 9:14:33 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: Caipirabob

"You'd do it for Randolph Scott."

*singing* "Randolph Scott!"

30 posted on 09/06/2013 9:19:24 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tcrlaf
On TNT right now...hmmmmm


31 posted on 09/06/2013 9:31:17 PM PDT by 444Flyer (How long O LORD? Habakkuk 2;Isaiah 55)
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To: Caipirabob

Now that I googled Leeeeeroooy Jenkins and then watched the video, and then laughed for 10 minutes or so I understand your reference.

Lol

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLkCNJRfSZBU


32 posted on 09/06/2013 9:42:51 PM PDT by barmag25
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To: Pox

WOW reference, perfect.


33 posted on 09/06/2013 10:23:04 PM PDT by keat
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To: Pox

#28 - true, but oh, so appropriate - lol!


34 posted on 09/07/2013 5:42:19 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: BobP

LOL!


35 posted on 09/07/2013 5:42:37 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: dfwgator

HA!


36 posted on 09/07/2013 5:42:52 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: barmag25
It never gets old...sadly, obama is for real.

"STICK TO THE PLAN! STICK TO THE PLAN!"

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

"At least I have chicken..."

37 posted on 09/07/2013 5:48:05 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: tcrlaf

This is what happens when a complete incompetent is allowed to hold the reins of power.


38 posted on 09/07/2013 9:50:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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