pull the string and listened to feeble republicans spew the same crap. when will the media catch on and ignore
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But the GOP isnât responsible for the uprising in Iraq, of course âŚ
âUnfortunately, this development was predictable, given the lack of direction and leadership from this Administration since it ousted Muammar Gaddafi,â Royce said in a statement.
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Thereâs a book by Jacob Heilbrunn about neocons with a title that pretty much sums up who they are: âThey Knew They Were Rightâ
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I think most people are mainly interested in the intricacies of their lives.
It wonât get better until it gets a lot worse, sad to say.
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In March 2011, President Obama said, âToday I authorized the Armed Forces of the United States to begin a limited military action in Libya in support of an international effort to protect Libyan civilians.â
Further stating, âIn this effort, the United States is acting with a broad coalition that is committed to enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which calls for the protection of the Libyan people."
President Obama decided own his own to deploy our military to enforce UNSCR 1973 in conjunction with our NATO Allies. And, UNSCR 1973 never called for the removal of Gaddafi. I guess we did that pro bono, a gift to the people of Libya.
But, Obamaâs use of the military conflicts (Surprise!) with what he said in a 2007 interview with Charlie Savage. In which Obama said, âThe president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.â
Obama added, âAs commander-in-chief, the president does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the president would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the legislative branch. It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action.â
Decide for yourself if President Obama acted illegally, he certainly acted opposite of what Senator Obama promised to do.
And what has happened since Gaddafi was overthrown?
Last March, Reuters reported that âWeapons are spreading from Libya at an âalarming rate,â fueling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the region, according to a U.N. report published on Tuesday.â
Militias control most of Libya, not the central government.
The evacuation of our embassy in Tripoli should be seen as an embarrassment to this administration.
Libya is collapsing into utter chaos, Obama ought to put the coalition back together and try to set things right this time.
How does this perpetual bullshit machine not violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics?
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You donât give a shit about that country anymore than your comrades in the GOP-buro does. Stop pretending otherwise.
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House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-MI) said the escalating violence "is what happens when the United States is not engaged and lacks a clear foreign policy that includes strong U.S. leadership," according to The Hill.
TRANSLATION: âWhy the fuck arenât we BOMBING these towel heads?! I need oil for my three SUVs!â
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OK, how much are you willing to spend to âstabilizeâ Libya? Willing to raise the money now, or are you going to make it an emergency appropriation like all Dubyaâs war and antiterrorism spending was?
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Which coalition would that be, you whiny little bitch? The âCoalition of the Willingâ? (âDonât forget Poland!â) The Brits wonât go for it, even if Obama isnât lying through his teeth like Bush/Cheney did. Neither will any of the other European governments, particularly the ones spied on by a rogue NSA thatâs barricaded itself into its bunker and is hoping Carnival Cruz pulls off a miracle in '16!
And how would Obama âset things right this timeâ? Puppet governments? Democracy at the barrel of a gun while ExxonMobil loads barrels of oil on their supertankers? Yeah, that worked so damn well in the last decade, didnât it? And whatâs the endgame: âPeace in the Middle Eastâ? Yeah, you sell that to the wives and mothers of the soldiers who were killed or maimed for one big story!
Tell the truth: When you dress yourself, do you have to follow a diagram so you wonât walk out of the house with your pants on backwards and your underwear over your face? Because if you were any dumber, youâd qualify for EPA protection as a redwood tree!
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Well, ya see, the GOTP never really studied lawâŚ
(h/t Bugs Bunny)
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McKeonâs full statement continues to say that the president ââŚmade the right call by not crashing the Earth into the Sun, yet has made no progress cooling it down. I mean, Iâm no scientist, but the Sun is really, really hot and Obama leads from behind on the Sun-temperature crisis.â
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I respectfully disagree, they do it because they can get away with it. They have the media repeating every talking point or most outrageous statements, allegations as if fact. The media is their mega phone.
We the people sit back and donât demand better from journalists. Question: How many people know what in PBO $3.7B supplement bill? How many people know that the Transportation Trust Fund will run out of funds or what it for or how many workers it will effect?
How many people know that congress denied funding for the VA?
How many people know how many infrastructure projects are on hold due for lack of funding? And finally how many people know that congress is the stewart of the country finances?
But they can tell you all the crazy sh#$ repubs. say or said. And the media tell you that its not their job to inform or educated the public.
That why you get polls that agree with Pres. policies put his name next to it they disagree or didnât know its his bills/policies (Obamacare, Ukraine, alternative energy projects, Iran, etc.)
And finally, how many people know of Pres. Obama accomplishments or can name them? So no, Pres. Obama isnât letting them do it, itâs we that letting them do it. Heâs doing his job.
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It couldnât be that the invasion of Iraq and the rest of Bushâs disastrous foreign policy had anything to do with the general destabilization of the middle east, could it? Nah.
Why would promoting democracy in an area full of theocratic fanatics who believe that it is their responsibility to impose their will on any minority they rule destabilize anything? It turns out that there are actually worse things than secular tyrants like Saddam. Religious tyrants.
Because of the Darth and W show, we are about to see every form and flavor of that form of government. And they arenât interested in living in peace with us.
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Republicans want to help themselves, nothing more. What made you think otherwise?
Top Republicans Blame Obama For âââââââââââââââââââââ
This is more than a template headline. It is a philosophical baseline â a Weltanschauung. Not only will it accept any current event or topic with an even mildly unfavorable outcome, such as Hurricanes in Florida, Drought in Texas, or Tornadoes in Missouri, but it will also accommodate any unfortunate historical event from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Sinking of the Lusitania or anything between or beyond. I am sure that âtop Republicansâ also hold Obama responsible for the ebola outbreak in west Africa. At this point, one suspects that they just canât help themselves.
With one breath they announce that all the worldâs ills are Obamaâs fault because of his weak and ineffective leadership and with the next they announce their intention to sue him for âexceeding his authorityâ by delaying the implementation of a law that they voted over 50 times to repeal. And they think no one will notice the massive hypocrisy involved.
In any case, the lede shouldnât be âTop Republicansâ, but âRepublican Topsâ. These people are spinning so fast and frantically that they could be used for gyroscopes.
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Obama was on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963 and assassinated President Kennedy too.
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And whatâs the approval rating for Congress again?
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That is what I was thinking. News would be if Repubs DIDNâT blame him. The headline should be the ONE Repub who didnât.
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Isnât there a website or Twitter feed called #fuckinâobama where you can go, to blame him if you stub your toe or your girlfriend dumps you or itâs cloudy outside orâŚ
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