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John Kerry on Syria: how a gaffe could stop a war
The Guardian ^
| September 10, 2013
| Jonathan Freedland
Posted on 09/10/2013 4:30:48 AM PDT by maggief
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WaPo: Most important 'takeaway' what Obama said to @DianeSawyer : "absolutely" back from brink IF #Syria gives up #CW wapo.st/1ez3Sz8
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:30:49 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: maggief
Look at Kerry’s face. He is on steroids or something. It is all puffed up. Must be where he got his “courage”.
To: maggief
Well a gaffe by the King set up this lovely situation, so naturally a gaffe might avoid an action. Pray that the morons who are running this Country can hit a few more slop shots!
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:35:50 AM PDT
by
JohnD9207
(Isn't freedom worth fighting for?)
To: maggief
It’s like watching F Troop again, with Kerry playing Capt. Wilton Parmenter.
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:38:36 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
To: mad_as_he$$
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:44:43 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion.)
To: maggief
Gaffe? Try “stupidity” or “incompetence” and you’ll be edging your way closer to the truth.
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:44:49 AM PDT
by
Common Sense 101
(Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
To: Common Sense 101
Well, no matter what he said or how he said it, both Kerry and odumbo will claim it was in their plans all along.
“Never let a good gaffe go to waste”.
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:55:26 AM PDT
by
DaveA37
To: Common Sense 101
Of course the real stupidity is that this gang that cannot shoot straight believes their own idiocy. This will result in Assad becoming firmly ensconced in power with the full support of the US military charged with the responsibility of caring for the WMD cache.
That these weapons are indestructible as a practical reality and can be made in a soup kitchen are irrelevancies to clown alley. They have dodged another bullet shot directly into their own foot through some fancy footwork indeed.
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posted on
09/10/2013 4:58:59 AM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
(This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
To: mad_as_he$$
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:02:47 AM PDT
by
poobear
(Socialism in the minds of the elites, is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
To: maggief
This is all kabuki BS.
You don’t think this was all planned out in Leningrad last week?
Lets all open our eyes.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:02:48 AM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will watch the watchers?)
To: Louis Foxwell
They’ve dodged nothing. There isn’t a thinking person in the world that doesn’t now know that the jug-eared moron is an incompetent, clueless, insecure, limp-wristed pansy. He is seen for what he is.... a narcissistic, ignorant, lazy blowhard, convinced of his own “brilliance” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:04:05 AM PDT
by
Common Sense 101
(Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
To: maggief
Assad will now deploy his chemical weapons as a shield, manned by UN troops (defending the weapons), so that he can focus his forces on the rebels. Best case scenario for him; he gets 30-40k Russian ground troops to do the work, while the U.S. pays the bill.
Meanwhile, Russia will be seen as the protector of the faith, an astute agent of state craft, and a trusted ally.
This is what happens when you elect a small time communist to POTUS and staff his administration with buffoons.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:04:13 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: Louis Foxwell
And this distraction gives the Rodeo Clown some much needed cover to feed his Al Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood pals some more aid under the table.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:07:38 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: maggief
Jacques Clouseau Kerry saves the world!
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:08:31 AM PDT
by
MilesVeritatis
(Devote yourself to the truth, no matter where it leads you.)
To: Fresh Wind
The issue was chemical weapons use only. Nothing about so called casualties of war. And I’m sure that Putin is going to give Assad any help that he wants to fight rebels.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:13:46 AM PDT
by
QQQQ
To: maggief
Actually I believe this is the answer to prayers sent to God from millions of people around the world.It was not a coincidence that those words came out of Kerry's mouth. God said he would put words in the mouth of people. (not that I think Kerry intended it) just God acting in his own mysterious way.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:20:40 AM PDT
by
mware
To: maggief
We keep talking about Syria’s Chemical weapons. Are they really Syria’s weapons or are they Iraq’s weapons delivered to Syria by Hussein?
Did Syria build these weapons or did Hussein and was Bush right about WMD?
No one seems to want to point that out.
How much further would we be in trouble if the Al Qaeda rebels got these weapons?
Let’s wipe out the rebels and then get rid of Assad. One way or the other. Political assassinations are not unheard of.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:24:14 AM PDT
by
Venturer
( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
To: maggief
John Kerry: The Accidental Diplomat. The man is incapable of constructing an original thought, then takes credit for Russian defusing. If this is Obama’s version of “Missiles of October” the Ruskies look like they are coming out ahead. So....where going to send in the same weapons inspectors who were being shot at a few months back? How’s THAT gonna work?
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:31:41 AM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: QQQQ
The issue was chemical weapons use only. Nothing about so called casualties of war. And Im sure that Putin is going to give Assad any help that he wants to fight rebels.The use of chemical weapons (whoever did it) was a convenient excuse for the Rodeo Clown to get involved.
"You never want a good crisis to go to waste."
And of course Putin will help Assad, Russia's been doing that for years.
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posted on
09/10/2013 5:32:42 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: JohnD9207
“Well a gaffe by the King set up this lovely situation, so naturally a gaffe might avoid an action. Pray that the morons who are running this Country can hit a few more slop shots!”
It must have been the gaffe about the “incredibly small” intervention that did it. I guess when the Syrians realized we might use our very, little, teentsy missiles on them, they caved.
Thank you, cave man Kerry.
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