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Here’s why Obama is giving up the element of surprise in Syria
Washington Post ^ | 08/28/2013 | Max Fisher

Posted on 08/28/2013 1:04:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Edited on 08/28/2013 2:17:27 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Military thinkers from Sun Tzu to Napoleon Bonaparte have long emphasized the element of surprise. So it might seem strange that the Obama administration is not just clearly telegraphing that it likely plans to launch limited strikes against Syria, but also when it

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; obama; syria
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1 posted on 08/28/2013 1:04:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

If you know you’re fixing to get spanked, you put on your thickest pair of jeans.


2 posted on 08/28/2013 1:06:29 PM PDT by cincinnati65
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, well, the WaPo is once again having to explain the stupid, cretinous moves of the Obamadork for those of us who have not had the advantages of a sophisticated education in “journalism”.

Please, WaPo, move away from all things with switches, levers, gears, and software, sit down, and just enjoy the ride provided by those of us with measurable IQs.


3 posted on 08/28/2013 1:06:41 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: SeekAndFind

This is so sad.


4 posted on 08/28/2013 1:07:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Puppet Obama and his handlers have painted themselves into a false flag corner with Syria. It’s delicious to watch this unfold.


5 posted on 08/28/2013 1:11:22 PM PDT by radec
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To: SeekAndFind

It is not our business to “punish” anyone. Since we did we become a parent?

What is going to happen on the sad day when there is a conflict here, are we going to be happy when other countries land troops to “punish” us or intervene? What will be our argument telling them to butt out?


6 posted on 08/28/2013 1:11:52 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

We know it’s all about a spanking. The word came to my mind yesterday.

It is not what our military is for.

91% of the American people disapprove of this action. Even they get it.


7 posted on 08/28/2013 1:12:04 PM PDT by stanne
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oh please


8 posted on 08/28/2013 1:12:11 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh I feel much better. Obama is really just a brilliant military mind. I see.


9 posted on 08/28/2013 1:12:32 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: SeekAndFind

So basically Obama just wants to terrorize Syria.


10 posted on 08/28/2013 1:12:53 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: SeekAndFind

As Yoda said, “There is no ‘why’.” Only lies can “explain” something so utterly and blatantly foolish.


11 posted on 08/28/2013 1:13:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: SeekAndFind

All Asshat has to do is pack the sites with women and children and then wait for the missiles to hit................


12 posted on 08/28/2013 1:13:35 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SeekAndFind

I remember during Operation Iraqi Freedom, as the U.S. Army was occupying Baghdad Airport, there were calls for a march on the Airport by demonstrators from Baghdad. The assembly point was distributed and publicized. Two hours before the announced assembly time, a U.S. bomber dropped a 500 pound bomb dead center of the assembly point. The rally was canceled due to lack of interest.


13 posted on 08/28/2013 1:14:12 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
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To: Resolute Conservative
Since we did we become a parent?

Well, we are a Nanny state aren't we?

14 posted on 08/28/2013 1:14:17 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (0bama lied, Stevens died, now 0bama covers up the lies.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because it’s not a surprise. The purpose of Obama setting a red line was so that he could say it was violated and become a war time President like his predecessors. To his followers that should make them understand. To his opponents, Obama is doing the right thing like the Bushes. The red line was but a trip wire for military action. Totally unnecessary for any other purpose.


15 posted on 08/28/2013 1:14:20 PM PDT by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: SeekAndFind
Obama doesn't just want to wag the dog, he wants to wag the bitch, the fetus, the puppy, and the dog.  Quite a wagger this one...


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16 posted on 08/28/2013 1:14:34 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (This post coming to you today, from behind the Camelskin Curtain. Not the Iron or Bamboo Curtain...)
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To: SeekAndFind
Yep. He's rattling the sabres for a war he has no intention of winning. What a waste of American lives.

17 posted on 08/28/2013 1:15:13 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Two hours before the announced assembly time, a U.S. bomber dropped a 500 pound bomb dead center of the assembly point

Sounds like someone forgot to synchronize their watches.

18 posted on 08/28/2013 1:15:55 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (0bama lied, Stevens died, now 0bama covers up the lies.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Keep this up, 0bama, and you WILL get mocked.


19 posted on 08/28/2013 1:16:28 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: SeekAndFind

The community organizer in chief wants to stir up the pot in the region to get Israel involved in a regional war on different fronts, thereby weakening its ability to defend itself and thus be placed in a position of having to negotiate a comprehensive peace deal with all “aggrieved parties” in the ME.


20 posted on 08/28/2013 1:16:34 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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