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Obama Should End Silence on Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Commented Dec 07, 2009 at 08:56:11 in World
“Obama should speak out for civil/human rights in America too... I love Iran but (I will speak for the president right now...) wait in line... And I mean waaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttt..........”
My Talk with Mike Mullen
Commented Dec 07, 2009 at 04:31:49 in World
“So freaking fanned!”
nomoredead replied on Dec 07, 2009 at 08:09:42
“So true !”
Arianna On The Problems Posed By Tea Party Activists In 2010 Elections (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 05, 2009 at 15:17:36 in Media
“I would love to think that you are correct but I don't see it any time soon. The resources required to take on these two parties are not easy to come by. That said, if I start seeing a glimmer of this, I will be right with you, raising my voice and opening my wallet.”
Obama's Unavoidable Cure for the Afghanistan Cancer
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 15:40:11 in World
“Nobody is a Bushphile now. That adds no credibility whatsoever.
Bush did not get the Taliban. He induced them to move. The people in Pakistan dealing with an increased Taliban and religious fanatical presence are not appreciative of this fact. I reject the notion that we should have been going after the Taliban or Saddam in the first place.
I repeat, this is not a left/right issue. Blame democrats if you want, I do.”
Bush did not get the Taliban. He induced them to move. The people in Pakistan dealing with an increased Taliban and religious fanatical presence are not appreciative of this fact. I reject the notion that we should have been going after the Taliban or Saddam in the first place.
I repeat, this is not a left/right issue. Blame democrats if you want, I do.”
America Without a Middle Class
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 15:06:47 in Business
“Great post. I am sorry that it is so true but thank you for speaking up.”
Obama's Unavoidable Cure for the Afghanistan Cancer
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 12:07:16 in World
“If you think what I was describing was a benevolent approach, rather than a reason approach then all I can do is shake my head. This is how far down the rabbit hole we have come, that so many of us don't know how to objectively assess a set of actions for its success or failure. The reason, under a framework of rational assessment, Bush got so beat up by the public is because practically all, if not all, of his decisions were pure garbage.”
FirstShirt replied on Dec 03, 2009 at 14:57:23
“I am no Bushphile but he went after the Taliban, got them, then went after Saddam...got him.
No exit strategy...that was stupid. Same here. We are leaving but first we are going to have over 100k and then we will begin bringing them out. Talk about the rabbit hole. The Queen of Hearts is a democrat.”
No exit strategy...that was stupid. Same here. We are leaving but first we are going to have over 100k and then we will begin bringing them out. Talk about the rabbit hole. The Queen of Hearts is a democrat.”
Obama's Unavoidable Cure for the Afghanistan Cancer
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 18:13:05 in World
“Seriously? Knowing that $hit is $hit doesn't make it any better to swallow.”
gdogs replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 19:07:47
“It may not be any easier to swallow, but atleast you know it's coming. Would you rather be told that it's ice cream and then still have to eat it?”
Obama's Unavoidable Cure for the Afghanistan Cancer
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 18:04:49 in World
“I am really tired of people responding to complaints about specific Obama policy decisions by saying that those that are complaining thought that Obama was going to fix everything with the wave of his hand. The people who actually did think that are crazy and few and far between. This is a classic straw man move designed to reject any disapproval of our President. I am sorry but we on the left need to be better than that. Obama is not our unquestionable supreme leader and he is also not trying to tear this country down from the inside. What he is is a man, trying his best to balance political ramifications with the best interests of this country and as such, he deserves a little criticism (as well as praise) once in a while, when earned.”
FirstShirt replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 19:13:25
“Did that same benelovent approach apply to Bush or is it only left wingers that get a pass?”
kelly1956 replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 18:28:07
“My sentiments exactly. Nicely said.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 17:02:04 in Politics
“I was very annoyed when he asked us to be as unified as we were after 911, as if, the reasons for that unity didn't come with some very scary baggage. I would like to see us unified and the world unified but not if the source is xenophobia and unreasonably heightened sense of self-preservation.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 16:56:33 in Politics
“My point was to dispel the fear mongering rhetoric used by the original poster. If you want to extract a larger point from that, go ahead but do so on your own.
In terms of the personal attacks, I really don't understand why you were so upset by my comment. Since you can't see otherwise...enjoy your posting. I have nothing more to say.”
In terms of the personal attacks, I really don't understand why you were so upset by my comment. Since you can't see otherwise...enjoy your posting. I have nothing more to say.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 16:11:14 in Politics
“That is why I put our behalf in quotes and referred you to the comment to which I was replying. In that comment, the author was stating the NY would be nuked if Obama hadn't decided what he announced last night. I reject that premise. Thus all that silly talk about NY.
Do you know what context is?”
Do you know what context is?”
PhineasGage730 replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 16:29:54
“I see now comment you are replying to but getting back to yours...even if you were you are wrong. In your comment you really feel it is really for New York why we go to war. That is why I asked DO YOU KNOW WHAT PROPAGANDA IS???
There is no need for you to bring up NYC or how you people really feel. That is besides the point! Did we asks the Iraqi's how they felt in operation Iraqi freedom? No! BEcause in the end, it's not about them...just like war isn't about New York.
Go read a book.”
There is no need for you to bring up NYC or how you people really feel. That is besides the point! Did we asks the Iraqi's how they felt in operation Iraqi freedom? No! BEcause in the end, it's not about them...just like war isn't about New York.
Go read a book.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 15:32:33 in Politics
“Friended”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 15:29:31 in Politics
“This was meant for Jeanrenoir's post below.
My posts have been jumping around lately.”
My posts have been jumping around lately.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 15:16:44 in Politics
“Sounds like an eternal holy war argued for with fearmongering hyperbole.
As someone who was born and raised in NYC, I have to say to the rest of you that we do not all feel this way and many of us were shocked at how war hungry the rest of the country was on "our behalf" after Sep 2001. The beauty of NYC is that, with so many people from all over the world living in one spot, it is really hard to grow up there understanding this exaggerated us vs. them rhetoric. I care about the well-being of NYers but I would sooner tell them to buckle up than to get out their war drums. It is NY, as a symbol of global unity, that does more to protect our safety than any training of fleeting foreign forces ever will.”
As someone who was born and raised in NYC, I have to say to the rest of you that we do not all feel this way and many of us were shocked at how war hungry the rest of the country was on "our behalf" after Sep 2001. The beauty of NYC is that, with so many people from all over the world living in one spot, it is really hard to grow up there understanding this exaggerated us vs. them rhetoric. I care about the well-being of NYers but I would sooner tell them to buckle up than to get out their war drums. It is NY, as a symbol of global unity, that does more to protect our safety than any training of fleeting foreign forces ever will.”
mixmaster g replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 16:46:03
“yup”
PhineasGage730 replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 16:02:15
“Wait...so you thought we went to war on behalf of NYC? REALLLY...? The towers were a symbol. They could have blown up ten different buildings in America...and the one that held the most people would be the "reason" for going to war. To think the country was going to war because we thought the people of New York wanted us to or deserved it is pretty silly.
Don't you know what fear a propaganda is?”
Don't you know what fear a propaganda is?”
MorgaineChya replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 15:55:37
“When Obama pulled a Guilliani in the first few minutes of his speech, it told me more about his own belief in his reasons for escalating Afghanistan to a full-blown war. than anything else he's said so far.
Obama wouldn't have had to use the 911 fear tactic Bush/Cheney cudgeled us over the head with for 8 years to try to convince us what they were doing was justified if Obama's reasons for his Afghanistan war were justified and credible.”
Obama wouldn't have had to use the 911 fear tactic Bush/Cheney cudgeled us over the head with for 8 years to try to convince us what they were doing was justified if Obama's reasons for his Afghanistan war were justified and credible.”
nolabels replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 15:29:31
“This was meant for Jeanrenoir's post below.
My posts have been jumping around lately.”
My posts have been jumping around lately.”
skialethia replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 15:29:14
“Fanned.”
Arianna On "Morning Joe": War Is Not A Right-Left Issue (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 15:03:19 in Politics
“Good man”
SecondBase replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 15:08:37
“Yes, both good, and a man.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 15:59:58 in World
“I wish your cousin safety and wellbeing.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 14:15:54 in World
“Ok, let's see what the "and then" part of the speech sounds like.
As far as the rest of your comment, I agree that they should be managing their own destiny. I am not sure what about my comment contradicts that. I would just rather not lose more of our soldiers' lives and spend $300 billion over the next three years to let them be where they would be had we not bothered in the first place. And yes, leaving will always be a messy proposition. I am all about empowering people to control their own future. Giving them more police to do the controlling the way we see fit does not fit in that mold.”
As far as the rest of your comment, I agree that they should be managing their own destiny. I am not sure what about my comment contradicts that. I would just rather not lose more of our soldiers' lives and spend $300 billion over the next three years to let them be where they would be had we not bothered in the first place. And yes, leaving will always be a messy proposition. I am all about empowering people to control their own future. Giving them more police to do the controlling the way we see fit does not fit in that mold.”
WB3 replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 15:37:56
“Good then both you and I will be listening intently for a viable way forward. And I'm also in agreement with you about not wasting our soldiers lives. My cousin is currently in Afghanistan fighting. He is a braver man than I. I don't want that kind of character lost. Happy Listening ... I hope.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 13:18:08 in World
“We know what the plan is. Train Afghan security forces to "control" their destabilized, massively corrupt, grotesque conglomeration of tribes that some insist on calling a country. We train them and then what? We head out of their only to leave the people we trained with no ongoing resources, just to go back to the way things were? Unless you think Obama should suggest that we pay for their salaries in perpetuity? There is no plan. This occupation was never meant to be won and never will be, no matter how much capitulation to the fans of war (the right) Obama does.”
WB3 replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 14:03:03
“Thank you for proving my point. "training the Afghan military" is a means not an end. As for the "then what" part of your response, I believe you're supposed to actually listen to the address tonight for that answer along with the purposed "ends" we'll now be trying to reach. Long story short, if you are looking for some neat and clean way out of an eight year war, you're deluding yourself. Will Afghanistan be some bastion of governmental and moral excellence ? No. But whatever it becomes, it should be Afghanies (Pashtuns, Tajiks, ..etc) to determine that. Not us. Even if that means groups we don't like (this decade) have a part in it.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 13:12:55 in World
“You must be new around here. Hit the books and try again later. Your efforts, thus far, are not appreciated.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 13:12:27 in World
“Sorry about the below error. I was not calling you a noob. HP jumped my comment here.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 13:09:36 in World
“She is a cutie, isn't she.
I am sorry you typed all of that out because you responded to my post which HP jumped up here. It wasn't meant for this guy. It was meant for a tro/l down below that was reveling in how democrats are turning on Obama, because they don't understand that we voted for the policies and his mind, not the man. I could care less who is in the white house, as long as they are doing what is right.
I totally agree. Al Gore was the first person I ever voted for and was deeply saddened by his [effective] loss.”
I am sorry you typed all of that out because you responded to my post which HP jumped up here. It wasn't meant for this guy. It was meant for a tro/l down below that was reveling in how democrats are turning on Obama, because they don't understand that we voted for the policies and his mind, not the man. I could care less who is in the white house, as long as they are doing what is right.
I totally agree. Al Gore was the first person I ever voted for and was deeply saddened by his [effective] loss.”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 11:39:06 in World
“You must be new around here. Hit the books and try again later. Your efforts, thus far, are not appreciated.”
Halsey replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:25:29
“nolable...love the JACK RUSSELL :-) ..but...bile rises in my throat toward every last American who voted for #43 twice...my gawd.."if" Gore had won (well..he did..but that's another story)...I can't say with total certainty things would be great..BUT...and this is huge..GORE served in the military...SAW death (yes...even from a jet fighter)...REMEMBERS (was IN) Viet Nam...oh that we could go back to 2004...have Gore (bleck...lieberman...showing Gore.far from perfect!)..but..I do not believe we would have invaded Iraq..and the quagmire would not have begun...”
An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 11:34:56 in World
“I doubt it.”
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