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Obama under fire for admitting no 'strategy yet' for ISIS in Syria [W:446]

TheNextEra said:
Well they sure as hell ain't in session which is OBVIOUSLY ok by you. Your partisan hackery comments are noted. You give a free pass to ALL Republicans in going on vacation. You hate Obama and give a free pass to Republicans in congress going on vacation.
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Partisan?? Of course I'm partisan! Do you really believe I'd want to identify with hopeless fools?
 
Re: Obama has no strategy yet for dealing with ISIS.

Today, Tomorrow and The Plannable Future
Grant said:
But the leftists didn't believe Romney, thought he was just scaring the people, and they voted for Obama. Now many thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions, might die. They are just not very bright, and a pox on every democracy.
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Grant said:
Partisan?? Of course I'm partisan! Do you really believe I'd want to identify with hopeless fools?
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The ones in the GOP House who have failed to get their caucus in order for four years?
Look for incoming Ways and Means Chair Paul Ryan to get this House in order next term .
 
TheNextEra said:
so where is congress in all of this? Oh yeah, on vacation. What better plan is the GOP offering? NOTHING. Apparently Vacation is more important for congress.

You know with such a incompetent president, you would think the GOP would be working to put plans before the president to SAVE this nation. One problem, vacation is more important for them.
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces again? Is it Congress?
 
NIMBY said:
There is no need to give our enemies information that the New York Times did--unmanned and manned flights over Syria.
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Any idea how the NYTimes, a left wing Obama supporter, got that information?
 
Anthony60 said:
I don't remember posting anything about Tom Cole, so I'm not sure why you think this one guy's opinion should be so cherished. I don't know if he's a conservative, a RINO, or somewhere in between. I don't often get up in the morning and check to see what Tom Cole said. Okay, I've never done that. You seem to think you've dropped some kind of bombshell here. At least that's pretty funny.

I complain when a President, any President, blatantly stomps on my Constitutional protections time after time. Don't know of anyone that's done it like Obama has. BTW, when he diminishes mine, he diminishes yours.
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I specifically asked you which wing of the TEA-party you're from.
The Rand Paul wing that complains when the President bombs and drones.
Or the Ted Cruz wing that makes fun of the President in world view when comparing him to Putin?

And do tell which of your constituional rights Mr. Obama is stomping on .
 
What an incredibly misguided thread.
It discusses something that the President never really indicated, that there would be no strategy.
Right after he said that there is no strategy *yet* he added that the Pentagon is currently studying what's the best strategy, and soon there will be a conclusion, then action. And he added "America will do what is necessary."

So this entire thread is just picking on the fact that the president didn't lie by pretending that a conclusion had already been reached.
 
Is Obama required by the War Powers Act to consult them on starting wars?
Wouldn't that be a violation of your constitutional rights for him not to consult congress?
Meanwhile, the warhawks of Congress run around the Nation acting like they're all the Chiefs and Obama is the Indian .
Anthony60 said:
Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces again? Is it Congress?
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GreatNews2night said:
What an incredibly misguided thread.
It discusses something that the President never really indicated, that there would be no strategy.
Right after he said that there is no strategy *yet* he added that the Pentagon is currently studying what's the best strategy, and soon there will be a conclusion, then action. And he added "America will do what is necessary."

So this entire thread is just picking on the fact that the president didn't lie by pretending that a conclusion had already been reached.
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Right. After several years as Commander In Chief he didn't even pretend to have a strategy, and leftist Obamites are trying to defend this.
 
NIMBY said:
Is Obama required by the War Powers Act to consult them on starting wars?
Wouldn't that be a violation of your constitutional rights for him not to consult congress?
Meanwhile, the warhawks of Congress run around the Nation acting like they're all the Chiefs and Obama is the Indian .
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You don't know that he's already sending in air strikes? You even mentioned the drones yourself.
 
Does the GOP actually have a plan themselves this time or is this immigration reform all over again?
 
Any idea how to deal with my statement that the NYT did this--do you support that?
How about the rest of my questions and statements?

It's too bad it took Obama almost six years to realize he can't trust anybody in D.C.
And he's still the only one on the job right now. :lamo
Grant said:
Any idea how the NYTimes, a left wing Obama supporter, got that information?
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Except when they criticize the President and righties use those links to slam Obama . :peace
 
TeleKat said:
Does the GOP actually have a plan themselves this time or is this immigration reform all over again?
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This is why McConnell is threatening to shut down the government over a myriad of issues, as he said on secret tape at the latest Koch conference.
They have no plans except to bomb from one end of their caucus and complain about bombing from the other .
 
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Then contact your congressman and Impeach him.
Grant said:
You don't know that he's already sending in air strikes? You even mentioned the drones yourself.
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Even though every last Republican on Sunday shows today wants to remilitarize Iraq as well as go into Syria.
Against the vast majority of GOP and Dem voters.

Is that why the GOP wants to play war games again?
They're in continual 24/7 election mode/bash Obama .
 
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NIMBY said:
Any idea how to deal with my statement that the NYT did this--do you support that?
How about the rest of my questions and statements?

It's too bad it took Obama almost six years to realize he can't trust anybody in D.C.
And he's still the only one on the job right now. :lamo

Except when they criticize the President and righties use those links to slam Obama . :peace
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It was you who has repeated several times what the NYTimes said and you blame 'righties'?

And I did deal with the NYTimes. There is no doubt that it was leaked by someone in the Obama Administration in order to pretend that Obama has a strategy and is actually doing something.

Obama has been sending in drones for years and you think this is such a big deal?
 
Grant said:
Right. After several years as Commander In Chief he didn't even pretend to have a strategy, and leftist Obamites are trying to defend this.
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Stop taking things out of context. He was specifically referring to the recent events of the journalist's beheading, and said "if you come after Americans we'll come after you." Then he was asked what exactly will be the strategy to respond to this and he said "at this moment there is no strategy *yet* but it's being studied and soon we'll act and will do what is necessary."

The problem with anti-Obamites is that whatever he says you'll find fault so it doesn't really matters to you what exactly he said. You'll just be against it.

By the way, I don't approve in general terms of this administration's foreign policies. In this specific instance, however, what is being discussed is out of context. I listened to the entire exchange and in no point he appeared like we won't do anything or won't have a strategy. He simply wasn't advancing things before more studies and conclusions are done about the best way to counter this threat.

I expect that ISIS will be destroyed.

Obama is a lot less weak on terrorism than you guys imagine or try to portray him to be. Remember, he's the guy who gets the drones going and who got Bin Laden.
 
Grant said:
It was you who has repeated several times what the NYTimes said and you blame 'righties'?
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Please quote where I blamed righties for what the NYT did--you can't.

There is no doubt that it was leaked by someone in the Obama Administration in order to pretend that Obama has a strategy and is actually doing something.
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Link or just another baseless claim.
Obama has been sending in drones for years and you think this is such a big deal?
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Do Republican "warhawks" agree with this startegy?
How about Americans who don't think he's tough enough but don't want war either ?
 
Fix your posting so I can "like" this post!!!
GreatNews2night said:
Stop taking things out of context. He was specifically referring to the recent events of the journalist's beheading, and said "if you come after Americans we'll come after you." Then he was asked what exactly will be the strategy to respond to this and he said "at this moment there is no strategy *yet* but it's being studied and soon we'll act and will do what is necessary."

The problem with anti-Obamites is that whatever he says you'll find fault so it doesn't really matters to you what exactly he said. You'll just be against it.

By the way, I don't approve in general terms of this administration's foreign policies. In this specific instance, however, what is being discussed is out of context. I listened to the entire exchange and in no point he appeared like we won't do anything or won't have a strategy. He simply wasn't advancing things before more studies and conclusions are done about the best way to counter this threat.

I expect that ISIS will be destroyed.

Obama is a lot less weak on terrorism than you guys imagine or try to portray him to be. Remember, he's the guy who gets the drones going and who got Bin Laden.
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Thank You!!!
 
NIMBY said:
Fix your posting so I can "like" this post!!!
Thank You!!!
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What? I don't know what you mean by "fix your posting." What exactly needs to be fixed?
 
QUOTE=GreatNews2night;1063705853]Stop taking things out of context. He was specifically referring to the recent events of the journalist's beheading, and said "if you come after Americans we'll come after you." [/QUOTE] You're not talking to one of your gullible leftist friends here, mate. Obama did not say that.,
Then he was asked what exactly will be the strategy to respond to this and he said "at this moment there is no strategy *yet* but it's being studied and soon we'll act and will do what is necessary."
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Maybe this will help. Barack Obama Says No Strategy Yet for ISIS Fight in Iraq and Syria - TIME You should be aware that because of their history a link must be provided with every leftist quote in order to substantiate their authenticity..

The problem with anti-Obamites is that whatever he says you'll find fault so it doesn't really matters to you what exactly he said. You'll just be against it.
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In fact it is you and other leftists who have been trying to 'adjust' what he said.
By the way, I don't approve in general terms of this administration's foreign policies. In this specific instance, however, what is being discussed is out of context. I listened to the entire exchange and in no point he appeared like we won't do anything or won't have a strategy. He simply wasn't advancing things before more studies and conclusions are done about the best way to counter this threat.
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Obama said he doesn't have a strategy.

I expect that ISIS will be destroyed.
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How so and by whom?
Obama is a lot less weak on terrorism than you guys imagine or try to portray him to be. Remember, he's the guy who gets the drones going and who got Bin Laden.
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Terrorism has grown since Obama became president and Osama bin Laden had become useless.
 
GreatNews2night said:
What? I don't know what you mean by "fix your posting." What exactly needs to be fixed?
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It must have been my computer.
At first the like/share buttons weren't showing on two of your posts.

GreatPosting2Night btw--it's getting late for me and I need to work on a written project .
 
BringIt said:
No, I'm not. In fact, I'm unable to find any reference to any unanimous decisions against W Bush policies. :comp:

Before I throw the B.S. flag :bs, would you care to back up your claim?
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here it is and for future reference, try googling "bush 15 supreme court unanimous decisions."

It's a National Review article slamming Obama, but it mentions that Bush had more defeats at the hands of the Supreme Court than Obama. The relevant text:

Bush lost 15 cases unanimously, while Clinton lost 23 — but those defeats came over an eight-year period.
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Anthony60 said:
Whether the guy has a strategy or not, how stupid is it to just announce that to the world? There is no need to give our enemies information that the would literally kill for.
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I have no qualms with your opinion. I don't completely agree with it because basically Obama is saying that they haven't decided whether or not they're going to brutally destroy a regional faction of Islamic extremists, or simply give weapons to others in order to brutally destroy a regional faction of Islamic extremists. The whole subject seems a little overblown to me, but I understand where you're coming from.
 
Grant said:
QUOTE=GreatNews2night;1063705853]You're not talking to one of your gullible leftist friends here, mate. Obama did not say that., Maybe this will help. Barack Obama Says No Strategy Yet for ISIS Fight in Iraq and Syria - TIME You should be aware that because of their history a link must be provided with every leftist quote in order to substantiate their authenticity..
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You obviously haven't listened to the whole thing, since your video gets it from the middle on (and its 48-second duration recovers only a fraction of what was said - the "you come after Americans, we'll come after you" was said before this fragment), and your article doesn't contradict in any way what I said.
And I repeat, I'm not an apologist for the president. I disagree with most of his foreign policy. And I'm not really a leftist.
So, you fail in all accounts. Thanks for playing.
 
GreatNews2night said:
You obviously haven't listened to the whole thing, since your video gets it from the middle on (and its 48-second duration recovers only a fraction of what was said - the "you come after Americans, we'll come after you" was said before this fragment), and your article doesn't contradict in any way what I said.
And I repeat, I'm not an apologist for the president. I disagree with most of his foreign policy. And I'm not really a leftist.
So, you fail in all accounts. Thanks for playing.
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I was going by the written word, which is also on the OP.. It was not Obama who said "you come after Americans, we'll come after you". Obama Admin. Weighing Airstrikes in Syria: It does sound a very similar to what George Bush said though.

And there is nothing whatsoever about his foreign policy to like.
 
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