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
Well, he is happily counting ones and zeros in the Sky, so I’m not going to worry about what “could have been!” LOL!
My dad said, because he admired the original quote, “Common sense ain’t all that common.” Which is what Igor never had. “Poor Igor!”
You calls ‘em as you sees ‘em...I recognize THAT! Good ON ya! LOL!
It's after 5PM.
Hey! I know a place that makes a GREAT Bloody Mary!
A husband walks into David Jones to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife.
He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -—
the more sheer, the higher the price.
Naturally, he opts for the most sheer item, pays the $500, and takes it home.He presents it to his wife and asks her to go upstairs, put it on, and model it for him.
Upstairs the wife thinks, ‘I have an idea!
It’s so sheer thatit might as well be nothing.
I won’t put it on, but I’ll do the modeling naked, return it tomorrow,
and keep the $500 refund for myself.’
She appears naked on the balcony and strikes a pose.
The husband says,
‘Good Grief ! You’d think for $500, they’d at least iron it !’
He never heard the shot. Funeral on Thursday at Noon.
Just an FYI in regards to your post that was being reviewed, Ramirez cartoons can’t be posted due to copyright. Shame, it was pretty good.
Thanks for to reply - I didn’t know that.
Can I possibly get off probation? (post review)
You’re good to go. Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility. ;)
I’ve read that the velociraptor was as big as a turkey, which would not work for the movies. Therefore they enlarged the animal for Hollywood purposes.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!!
Thank you, thank you very much.
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