Posted on 04/30/2011 4:08:36 PM PDT by The Chief
Saddam was our “friend indeed” when we needed to pressure Iran; in fact, we armed Saddam to the teeth. We seriously destabilized the area by killing him, which is what the Arabs have accused us of doing all along.
“Yeah right. How we and the Iraqis long for the safe days of Saddam. Who are you kidding?”
The Iraqi Christians certainly miss him; they’re fleeing now because one of the few leaders in the region that permitted them to worship openly has been killed by the Americans. The Iraqis that were happiest to see Saddam go are now killing American troops there with boring regularity.
“Iran is surrounded. Yeah, it was a good strategy. It is at checkmate.”
Has the US declared war on Iran (or Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya)? Americans used to care about trivialities like this; the rationale used by North Vietnam for abusing captured Americans was that our bomber pilots, etc. were from a country with which they weren’t even at war (so therefore the Geneva Conventions didn’t apply).
Also, as long as these Muslims from different countries are living freely here in the US, I think it is more likely that WE are surrounded. In any case, we don’t have enough troops to fight four Muslim countries simultaneously.
Code Pink??? Hello???
Oh, never mind.... he’s YOUR guy.
“Heard him today speak of the astronauts as “MY Astronauts”....it’s always his...never the peoples...never uses “our” as if one of us. It’s always his.”
Good grief! That man is a sociopathic narcissist. He does stuff like this all the time, yet we are always surprised because never in our lives have we had to witness such a pathological thug sitting in the people’s house!
Obama also just bombed a school for the disabled.
Killing children and the disabled is too Nazi.
I guess Obama believes Europe needs it oil too. What happened to that green agenda?
Obama seems to have opted for a red agenda.
It's obvious Qadfaffi traded down out of the first couple of rounds...
Regardless of how people see BO...he sees himself as a dictator and all that there is of “our” nationa is his to do with as he sees fit...and he is doing just that for I do not see much of a push against him...it’s mostly talk and in the courts which he’ll be all done destroying us before the courts make any determinations. Then he’ll be off to some country, with his load of cash, and be protected there. We as a nation have no “win” in this....it’ll take years to pick up after this administration has completed it’s destruction.
“We as a nation have no “win” in this....it’ll take years to pick up after this administration has completed it’s destruction.”
I’m afraid you are right. Everytime I look at my son, I feel a pang of guilt that his generation will probably never have the standard of living that we have enjoyed....they will be too busy paying for our generation’s horrible mistake in electing Obama and the socialist dems. It truly keeps me up some nights. I wonder if our country will even survive.
I think this country will survive no doubt...but what it will be is not what we have known. And on the International Scene we will become even less significant...already headed that way as we become less and less of influence in the world. I do think we will become more isolated from the politocs etc. overseas...and I have no problem with that except in regards to Israel...we are doing ourselves great dis-service by abandoning them.
Obama lied and grandkids died!
Yep...there is a bad moon rising over the Middle East. I fear for Israel as much as I fear for our own country.
You've got that right.
However, it is concerning for us just the same...and rightfully so. That concern compels us then to act where we have the resources and power to act...and leave the rest with the hands of the Almighty.
They don't need a reason, nor do they care children were killed...they strap their own with bombs...so if they are angered by anything it's that's one less kid they can strap up! Of course we do note that the Muslim leadership rarely strap their own children with bombs. Never the less they will definately use this killing as a means to seek sympathy and the outrage they will show for it.....maybe even attack somewhere in retaliation in order to show their own people they object...but they truly do not...they understand war...it's we who do not.
Seriously? Your joking right ...
Saddam was a threat, unstable, and not an ally of the west ...
Not to mention the wonderful job he did in holding Iran in check /s
I can’t stand him as well but in one sentence you say they are evil SOB’s and then the next you ask if anyone knows anything about them. Doesn’t this open him to do the same thing to other countries and their civilians? He has in the past and now most of the world is attacking him. Why wouldn’t he try to take out some of their leaders?
Ridiculous post ...
I disdain Obama but I refuse to pick up on MoveOn.org talking points ...
The Geneva conventions are an absolute disgrace to people with common sense ...
All the goofs who support Ghadafi and are rooting for his victory are no better than the idiot anti-war protesters in Vietnam, or Code Pink in the latest conflicts.
Bringing up supposed violations of a garbage treaty just cause are idiotic.
If your going to bash Obama, bring up the obvious: Obama supports Muslims, and the only reason he is engaged in Libya is because he was out-flanked by H. Clinton’s political maneuvering to drag us into this mess.
If the good Col is killed, good - he should have been taken out the first day of the conflict. He has the blood of Americans on his hands and if he could and had a superpower ally, he would be up to his old tricks exporting the Rev. all over the world.
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