Posted on 08/30/2013 5:40:13 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
In the end, no amount of American forces can solve the political differences that lie at the heart of somebody else's civil war. ~ BARACK OBAMA, speech, Jan. 19, 2007
I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. "What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne. What I am opposed to is the attempt by political hacks like Karl Rove to distract us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income, to distract us from corporate scandals and a stock market that has just gone through the worst month since the Great Depression. That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." ~ Barack Obama, 2002
I understand why war is not popular, but I also know this: The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice. ~ Barack Obama
We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth: We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations — acting individually or in concert — will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified. ~ Barack Obama
When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world. ~ Barack Obama
There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. ~ Barack Obama
But war itself is never glorious, and we must never trumpet it as such. ~ Barack Obama
War might be hell and still the right thing to do. Economies could collapse despite the best-laid plans. People could work hard all their lives and still lose everything. ~ Barack Obama
The world must remember that it was not simply international institutions — not just treaties and declarations — that brought stability to a post-World War II world. Whatever mistakes we have made, the plain fact is this: The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. ~ Barack Obama 2002
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement. ~ Barack Obama
Now let me be clear: I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power.… The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him. But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors…and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history. ~ Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq (2 October 2002)
There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the troops in the world won't be able to force Shia, Sunni, and Kurd to sit down at a table, resolve their differences, and forge a lasting peace. In fact, adding more troops will only push this political settlement further and further into the future, as it tells the Iraqis that no matter how much of a mess they make, the American military will always be there to clean it up. ~ BARACK OBAMA, podcast, Jan. 3, 2007
....this one is a keeper
I found a list of possible names for America’s new war on Syria. Sp, what would you call it?
1. Operation Jesus Walks With Me
2. Operation Syrius Shit
3. Operation Assault on Mordor
4. Operation Bash Assad
5. Operation We’ve Been Drinking
6. Operation Destroyacus
7. Operation Mediterranean Diet of Death
8. Operation Twerkstorm
9. Operation Arab Sting
10. Celebrity Death Strike
I was at the bar the other night and overheard three very hefty women talking at the bar. Their accent appeared to be Scottish, so I approached and asked, "Hello, are you three lassies from Scotland?" One of them angrily screeched, "It's Wales, Wales you bloody idiot!" So I apologized and replied, "I am so sorry. Are you three whales from Scotland?" And that's the last thing I remember.
My dog’s breath is sooo bad ... (How bad is it?)
In the dark, I can’t tell which end I’m smelling.
Operation Siding with Muslims
Top ten! (?)
It is silly but so scary at the same time.
Top Ten?
YES!!
Top 12?
A ping to the quotes at the beginning.....and the good humor
that follows.
Operation Blurred Red Lines
Yea!! It’s Finally Friday!!
My favorite words...
ADULT
A person who has stopped growing at both ends
And is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR
A place where women curl up and dye.
CHICKENS
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF
Cold Storage.
INFLATION
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO
An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN
A grape with a sunburn.
SECRET
Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE
The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN
An honest opinion openly expressed.
And MY Personal Favorite!!
WRINKLES
Something other people have,
Similar to my character lines.
Red Skelton on marriage.
I take my wife everywhere—but she keeps finding her way back.
My wife told me the car wasn’t running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was. She told me, “In the lake.”
Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.
She got a mud pack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.
She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said, “There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!” So I bought her an electric chair.
We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
Hysterical! This is a great start to Friday Silliness!
But since Syria has only 22 million people Obama can do whatever he feels like there.
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