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Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
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Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
I'm going to guess US_military_bases_in_the_world_2007
But that's just a guess
I'm going to guess US_military_bases_in_the_world_2007
But that's just a guess
Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
Good guess.
I'm going to guess US_military_bases_in_the_world_2007
But that's just a guess
Good guess.
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Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
BTW, what's a squirmish?
BTW, what's a squirmish?
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I was curious, too. There's a very similar map on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_military_bases_in_the_world.svg
I was curious, too. There's a very similar map on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_military_bases_in_the_world.svg
bronconick
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Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
Over 1,000 troops for blue, 100 for light blue, and "use of national military facilities" for orange. (How you get "permission" to use anything in Somalia with their lack of government is a good question)
Over 1,000 troops for blue, 100 for light blue, and "use of national military facilities" for orange. (How you get "permission" to use anything in Somalia with their lack of government is a good question)
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
The warlords sell EULAs to the DoD.
(Same model as Afghanistan.)
The warlords sell EULAs to the DoD.
(Same model as Afghanistan.)
ScoobyDoo
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Obama XX: Maybe We'll Even Talk About Obama
It was actually the other idiot:
[video]http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/sarah-palin-wonders-aloud-if-libya-squirmis[/video]
It was actually the other idiot:
[video]http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/sarah-palin-wonders-aloud-if-libya-squirmis[/video]
ScoobyDoo
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That's right. I knew that too, darn it. You know Palin really is a whiz with Foreign Policy. She can see Russia from her house.
That's right. I knew that too, darn it. You know Palin really is a whiz with Foreign Policy. She can see Russia from her house.
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Selective or not, Clinton, like Obama, evidently thought the congress was an impediment to his nation building. And so do Democrats, when the president involved is a Democrat. When he's a Republican, not so much. I believe the technical term for that is hypocricy.
Selective or not, Clinton, like Obama, evidently thought the congress was an impediment to his nation building. And so do Democrats, when the president involved is a Democrat. When he's a Republican, not so much. I believe the technical term for that is hypocricy.
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Right, two seconds of criticism for the "smartest guy in the room," followed by hours and hours of the same old crapola. You've got plenty of losers on your side, but nobody here spends all day, every day, combing through the media to find some quote to set off yet another self love fantasy. The daily breathless reporting on "did you hear what Palin/Bachman said," followed by the customary sniggering is, at best childish and certainly boring and predictable. Smugness is not a virtue. You've got Maxine Waters and Gerry Nadler and Chuck ("we're just gonna repeat the word extremist over and over again" Schumer and the rest of the menagerie. Now occasionally these worthies demand some mention, like Sheila Jackson Lee's stirring speech on the floor of the House explaining how well North and South Vietnam are getting along these days. Poetry. But as a general rule, the folks on my side of the aisle don't spend every waking breathing minute overdosing on smug.
I'm reminded of Buckley's response when he was asked why Bobby Kennedy rejected a debate with him: "Why does balogna reject the grinder?"
Note the first line -- I have problems with the way Obama did it. That's called conditional agreement. You may not be familiar with it coming from a land where (affected western tough guy pose on) "you're either with us or against us."
Right, two seconds of criticism for the "smartest guy in the room," followed by hours and hours of the same old crapola. You've got plenty of losers on your side, but nobody here spends all day, every day, combing through the media to find some quote to set off yet another self love fantasy. The daily breathless reporting on "did you hear what Palin/Bachman said," followed by the customary sniggering is, at best childish and certainly boring and predictable. Smugness is not a virtue. You've got Maxine Waters and Gerry Nadler and Chuck ("we're just gonna repeat the word extremist over and over again" Schumer and the rest of the menagerie. Now occasionally these worthies demand some mention, like Sheila Jackson Lee's stirring speech on the floor of the House explaining how well North and South Vietnam are getting along these days. Poetry. But as a general rule, the folks on my side of the aisle don't spend every waking breathing minute overdosing on smug.
I'm reminded of Buckley's response when he was asked why Bobby Kennedy rejected a debate with him: "Why does balogna reject the grinder?"
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She never said that. But "the smartest guy in the room" DID reference the 57 states. How's your supply of lube holding out?
She never said that. But "the smartest guy in the room" DID reference the 57 states. How's your supply of lube holding out?
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Did Truman bypass Congress? I don't think we were errand boys for the Brits when U-boats were sinking American ships withing sight of our shores. And torpedoing the Reuben James. FDR, BTW, did a great job in fighting isolationism while helping the Brits as much as he could. It is isolationism, especially as espoused by Colonel McCormick and the Chicago Tribune, that was largely responsible for the notion that Roosevelt "knew" about the attack on Pearl Harbor and did nothing, because he wanted us in the war.
Did Truman bypass Congress? I don't think we were errand boys for the Brits when U-boats were sinking American ships withing sight of our shores. And torpedoing the Reuben James. FDR, BTW, did a great job in fighting isolationism while helping the Brits as much as he could. It is isolationism, especially as espoused by Colonel McCormick and the Chicago Tribune, that was largely responsible for the notion that Roosevelt "knew" about the attack on Pearl Harbor and did nothing, because he wanted us in the war.
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Kepler
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Obama Derangement Syndrome really runs deep.
I'm surprised nobody's ginned up "grounds for impeachment" yet. Something to look forward to in the election year I guess.
Obama Derangement Syndrome really runs deep.
I'm surprised nobody's ginned up "grounds for impeachment" yet. Something to look forward to in the election year I guess.
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Someone has. Just not who you'd expect.
Obama Derangement Syndrome really runs deep.
I'm surprised nobody's ginned up "grounds for impeachment" yet. Something to look forward to in the election year I guess.
Someone has. Just not who you'd expect.
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Reagan bypassed Congress at least 3 times:
1982 Lebanon
1983 Grenada
1986 Libya
GHWB bypassed Congress twice
1989 Panama
1990 Desert Shield
(though he did get authorization for the big enchilada in 1991)
Clinton was all over the map, requesting and receiving support for some operations, bypassing Congress on other operations, and requesting but not receiving Congressional approval on still others.
Only the fringe-st of the Libertarians would argue against the executive power to deploy rapidly, per War Powers. The question for Obama is: will this be a quick in-and-out? He says yes. He also says that victory cannot be achieved without Gaddafi being removed from power. These statements don't jibe. Which will it be?
Reagan bypassed Congress at least 3 times:
1982 Lebanon
1983 Grenada
1986 Libya
GHWB bypassed Congress twice
1989 Panama
1990 Desert Shield
(though he did get authorization for the big enchilada in 1991)
Clinton was all over the map, requesting and receiving support for some operations, bypassing Congress on other operations, and requesting but not receiving Congressional approval on still others.
Only the fringe-st of the Libertarians would argue against the executive power to deploy rapidly, per War Powers. The question for Obama is: will this be a quick in-and-out? He says yes. He also says that victory cannot be achieved without Gaddafi being removed from power. These statements don't jibe. Which will it be?
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_____gate is worse because the attachment of "gate" is completely unnecessary and pointless. At least "doctrine", while unoriginal, is a term that applies.
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