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Obama's options: They're all bad
- Thread starter Grandluxe
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He was criticized for a slow response to the Bosnian war. Nevertheless, exercising caution by first forming an international consensus and getting the U.N. behind the effort was exactly the right thing to do. His handling of that situation was masterful.Quote from Ricter:
Iirc, Clinton said not intervening in Rwanda was his biggest foreign policy regret.
The question of how to intervene should be just as important as whether to intervene at all in Syria's civil war. Not enough consideration has been given to either question.
It was an absurd bit of cockiness for the U.S. to assign culpability for the Syrian Gas attack before the U.N. inspectors were even out of the country, let alone before their report was received. The same kind of cockiness got young George Bush and the country into much trouble over Iraq, when Bush and Cheney completely dismissed the Hans Blitz inspection team, who turned out to be right. Had Bush and Cheney taken the advice of the U.N. inspectors they would have saved between 3 and 4 Trillion dollars, and thousands of lives, and prevented untold destruction of property, including priceless and irreplaceable historical artifacts. The actions of Bush and Cheney in misleading the Congress against both the CIA and U.N. intelligence was truly criminal. Let us not forget the lessons of the past.
I was dismayed to find Sec. of State Kerry discussing this matter before the U.N, Report had been received. This was a diplomatic faux pas on his part. He should have kept quiet until the report is in, even if he believes the U.S. already has the proof it needs.
Without Congressional approval, the President has no authority to use military force against another nation, except in the rare circumstance of an emergency response to an attack. The constitutionally prescribed remedy for a disobedient President is impeachment. The proper outcome in this instance would be conviction, because the President has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution. Congress must jealously guard its authority.
shrouded in vague ignorance?
He's lived off the public system his entire life. He has never held a real job or accomplished anything that would prepare him to be a cashier at Mcdonald's never mind the president.
Bill clinton said it best, "Two years ago this guy would have been carrying my bags".
So very true.
He's lived off the public system his entire life. He has never held a real job or accomplished anything that would prepare him to be a cashier at Mcdonald's never mind the president.
Bill clinton said it best, "Two years ago this guy would have been carrying my bags".
So very true.
Quote from Hoofhearted:
Your statement is shrouded in vague ignorance, making it impossible to decipher your meaning.
What system?
Quote from John_Wensink:
He's lived off the public system his entire life. He has never held a real job or accomplished anything that would prepare him to be a cashier at Mcdonald's never mind the president.
What skinhead rebel rousing websites are you getting your information from?
It's well known that he had many different jobs throughout his life, including an ice cream shop server, construction worker, and deli maker.
Is a position at McDonald's really the only criteria which qualifies one as a having a "real job"?
He has also published books, which is no small task.
Could it be that your ignorant slander stems from jealousy of the man's entrepreneurship and his ability to quickly rise out of the private lower middle class job sector?
Quote from John_Wensink:
Bill clinton said it best, "Two years ago this guy would have been carrying my bags".
If Clinton said this, Wouldn't that insinuate that Obama is certainly capable of performing low wage labor?
LOL
The closest to a private sector paycheck Barry has gotten to has been selling dime bags for the choom gang.
The closest to a private sector paycheck Barry has gotten to has been selling dime bags for the choom gang.