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Boehner: 'Not a time for excuses' for drone strike that killed two hostages
Washington Examiner ^
| April 24, 2015
| Susan Ferrechio
Posted on 04/24/2015 3:35:59 AM PDT by Jim Noble
House Speaker John Boehner called for the Obama administration to provide "all the facts" in the U.S. drone strike that accidentally killed an American and Italian hostage held at an al Qaeda compound.
Boehner, R-Ohio, said he also expects House committees to look into the incident.
"As President Obama indicated, this is not a time for excuses," Boehner said after offering condolences to the families of American Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian citizen.
"The president announced an independent review is under way and that is entirely proper," Boehner said. "We need all the facts for the families, and to make sure nothing like this ever happens again in our efforts to keep America safe."...
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: johnboehner; ohio; speakerboehner; speakerjohnboehner; stupidity; war; weeper
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How stupid is Boehner really? "Never happens again"? What does he imagine is going on over there? Killed by an airstrike, tortured to death, or beheaded, any American in the custody of these jihadis should be understood to be dead already. If they get rescued, great. I'm all for it. But is it really Boehner's notion that kidnapping and holding Americans hostage should provide perfect safety for the enemy? That "nothing like this" (i.e., turning jihadis into crispy critters) should "ever happen again"?
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:36:00 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
To: Jim Noble
This is Boehner “conservative theatre”.
Posturing and saber-rattling to hide the fact that, in his actual job, he’ll do nothing to oppose the Kenyan monkey.
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:39:00 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
To: Nervous Tick
He’s just pandering to his base with the “White lives matter” mantra...
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:44:04 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: kearnyirish2
I don’t buy the ‘accidental’
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:46:13 AM PDT
by
knarf
To: Jim Noble
Oooohhh. they're "lookin into it".
I feel so much better about this already. **eyeroll** /s
That "Looking Into It" committee has been mighty busy doing nothing for a good while already now. d;^)
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:47:21 AM PDT
by
CopperTop
To: Jim Noble
This is one that I’m not blaming Obama for.
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:47:57 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Jim Noble
Boehner is as stupid as they come.
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:50:41 AM PDT
by
samtheman
( BushClinton. The Yesterday Candidate.)
To: cripplecreek
If you kill enough hostages while you are taking out terrorists, it makes kidnapping less appealing. It’s part of a “we won’t negotiate” strategy.
I think the soviet strategy was a bit more appealing. They kidnap one of yours, you kidnap one of theirs and start sending them body parts.
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:51:49 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(two if by van, one if by broom)
To: Jim Noble
Instead of rightly placing blame on Obama, Boehner seems to be backing him up. Pathetic.
To: Jim Noble
Boehner is part of the vast right wing NCLA.
No Controlling Legal Authority.
How many divisions does Boehner command?
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:57:50 AM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: EQAndyBuzz
The overreliance on drones is a problem but the only alternative is troops in the line of fire.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:05:30 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Jim Noble
Not a time for excuses, huh? Thenput someone in charge who will follow the Constitution rather than the president...oh....wait....
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:09:40 AM PDT
by
TalBlack
(Evil doesn't have a day job...)
To: knarf
Who knows; nobody expects any honesty out of the current regime.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:11:20 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: cripplecreek
The overreliance on drones is a problem but the only alternative is troops in the line of fireIf war had been declared on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in September 2001, as it should have been, it would be ten years or more in the past already.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:14:39 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(If you can't discriminate, you are not free)
To: Jim Noble
The two Americaqn Al Qaeda members got what was coming to them, and as far as Weinstein goes, he killed himself by being stupid.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:23:19 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: Timber Rattler
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:25:35 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
To: Jim Noble
Much as I despise Obama, he doesn’t own the blame on this one. People who go and work in those hellholes already know or should know the risk they’re taking. This is a collateral-damage situation.... it happens sometimes.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:29:30 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Hillary is nothing more than a white, wrinkled form of Obama in pants.)
To: Jim Noble
this is not a time for excuses," Boehner said The same could be said when Boehner and McConnell try to explain why the "Republican" Congress has to approve with Obama's legislation.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:29:50 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Jim Noble
Trying to change the subject from the Clinton crime wave. Way to go, Cheeto head.
To: Timber Rattler
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:30:07 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Hillary is nothing more than a white, wrinkled form of Obama in pants.)
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