0bama's Syrian Bloviating...

[blueballs]

... led me to think about his presidency thus far. Everything that man touches just turns to shit... just think about it:

Obamacare= train wreck
Dodd Frank= train wreck
Stimulus= train wreck
Arab spring= train wreck
Benghazi= train wreck
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State= train wreck
Holder as Atty General= train wreck
Egypt= train wreck
IRS targeting conservatives= train wreck
Comments about race relations and Trayvon Martin= train wreck
NSA spying= train wreck
The James Rosen affair= train wreck
Dealing with China= train wreck
Sequester= train wreck
No budget in 5 years= train wreck
Attempt at gun control= train wreck
Spying on the AP reporters= train wreck
"Red line" comments= train wreck
Dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat= train wreck
Allowing the physician who basically gave the US Bin Laden to rot in a Pakastani prison= train wreck
Fast and Furious= train wreck
Immigration policy and amnesty= train wreck
Sues Texas over voter ID laws= train wreck
Increasies welfare, disability, unemployment, and food stamps by staggering sums= train wreck
The Boston bombing= train wreck
Calling Fort Hood "workplace violence"= train wreck
Relations with Israel= train wreck
Lybia= train wreck
BP oil spill= train wreck
Keystone pipeline policy= train wreck

... and I could go on and on and on. We've learned two things about 0bama: all he is really good at is campaigning and vacationing, and Lord help us we have to deal with his shit for 3+ more years.

[slycat]

... led me to think about his presidency thus far. Everything that man touches just turns to shit... just think about it:

Obamacare= train wreck
Dodd Frank= train wreck
Stimulus= train wreck
Arab spring= train wreck
Benghazi= train wreck
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State= train wreck
Holder as Atty General= train wreck
Egypt= train wreck
IRS targeting conservatives= train wreck
Comments about race relations and Trayvon Martin= train wreck
NSA spying= train wreck
The James Rosen affair= train wreck
Dealing with China= train wreck
Sequester= train wreck
No budget in 5 years= train wreck
Attempt at gun control= train wreck
Spying on the AP reporters= train wreck
"Red line" comments= train wreck
Dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat= train wreck
Allowing the physician who basically gave the US Bin Laden to rot in a Pakastani prison= train wreck
Fast and Furious= train wreck
Immigration policy and amnesty= train wreck
Sues Texas over voter ID laws= train wreck
Increasies welfare, disability, unemployment, and food stamps by staggering sums= train wreck
The Boston bombing= train wreck
Calling Fort Hood "workplace violence"= train wreck
Relations with Israel= train wreck
Lybia= train wreck

... and I could go on and on and on. We've learned two things about 0bama: all he is really good at is campaigning and vacationing, and Lord help us we have to deal with his shit for 3+ more years.

You could do this for every President.

[houndawg]

... led me to think about his presidency thus far. Everything that man touches just turns to ****... just think about it:

Obamacare= train wreck
Dodd Frank= train wreck
Stimulus= train wreck
Arab spring= train wreck
Benghazi= train wreck
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State= train wreck
Holder as Atty General= train wreck
Egypt= train wreck
IRS targeting conservatives= train wreck
Comments about race relations and Trayvon Martin= train wreck
NSA spying= train wreck
The James Rosen affair= train wreck
Dealing with China= train wreck
Sequester= train wreck
No budget in 5 years= train wreck
Attempt at gun control= train wreck
Spying on the AP reporters= train wreck
"Red line" comments= train wreck
Dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat= train wreck
Allowing the physician who basically gave the US Bin Laden to rot in a Pakastani prison= train wreck
Fast and Furious= train wreck
Immigration policy and amnesty= train wreck
Sues Texas over voter ID laws= train wreck
Increasies welfare, disability, unemployment, and food stamps by staggering sums= train wreck
The Boston bombing= train wreck
Calling Fort Hood "workplace violence"= train wreck
Relations with Israel= train wreck
Lybia= train wreck

... and I could go on and on and on. We've learned two things about 0bama: all he is really good at is campaigning and vacationing, and Lord help us we have to deal with his **** for 3+ more years.

You could do this for every President.

Things didn't go to shit until January of 2009.

[Ibanez]

Syria 2013 equals Iraq 2003.

[Bronco]

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our president is a joke and the world is laughing

Obama Refused To Send Gas Masks To Syrian Opposition Despite Numerous Requests For Over A Year

The Obama administration has refused to send gas masks and other chemical-weapons protection gear to Syrian opposition groups, despite numerous requests dating back more than a year and until the reported chemical-weapons attack that struck the Damascus suburbs August 21.

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[houndawg]

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our president is a joke and the world is laughing

Obama Refused To Send Gas Masks To Syrian Opposition Despite Numerous Requests For Over A Year

The Obama administration has refused to send gas masks and other chemical-weapons protection gear to Syrian opposition groups, despite numerous requests dating back more than a year and until the reported chemical-weapons attack that struck the Damascus suburbs August 21.

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You're a decade late with this earth shaking revelation, Bunco...


Stupid conk fvck.

[Bronco]

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A hero of yours Houndawg?

Nancy Pelosi the hawk tells President Obama to act on Syria

The Politico ^ | August 29, 2013 | Jonathan Allen and Jake Sherman

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pressed top administration officials Thursday night to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation’s ongoing civil war.

Flashback

DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.

Pelosi’s visit to Syria was the latest challenge to the White House by congressional Democrats, who are taking a more assertive role in influencing policy in the Middle East and the Iraq war.

Bush voices criticism

Bush has said Pelosi’s trip signals that the Assad government is part of the international mainstream when it is not. The United States says Syria allows Iraqi Sunni insurgents to operate from its territory, backs the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups and is trying to destabilize the Lebanese government. Syria denies the allegations.

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[expandspanos]

Obama cannot wage war against Syria for 2 very obvious reasons:

1. War cannot be waged by a president- Only Congress can wage a war.

2. The United Nations voted against intervention in Syria, and he would be violating the UN Charter if he did so.

Not a legal reason, but a practical one: Why is Obama so hellbent on this action, when a vast majority of the American People are largely against any intervention in Syria? Polls say as little as 9% of Americans support an attack- We're broke, attacks are expensive, and nobody wants it, what's going on here?

If Obama goes ahead with these strikes his a a CRIMINAL- the definition of a criminal is someone who does something they know is illegal but they do it anyway. Obama has no authority to wage a war, and the UN says no go- He is breaking not only US law, but the UN Charter if he does so (I don't care about the UN as much as our laws), and should be removed from power if he attempts it. The man is a bellicose treasonous piece of shit.

[houndawg]

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A hero of yours Houndawg?

Nancy Pelosi the hawk tells President Obama to act on Syria

The Politico ^ | August 29, 2013 | Jonathan Allen and Jake Sherman

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pressed top administration officials Thursday night to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation’s ongoing civil war.

Flashback

DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.

Pelosi’s visit to Syria was the latest challenge to the White House by congressional Democrats, who are taking a more assertive role in influencing policy in the Middle East and the Iraq war.

Bush voices criticism

Bush has said Pelosi’s trip signals that the Assad government is part of the international mainstream when it is not. The United States says Syria allows Iraqi Sunni insurgents to operate from its territory, backs the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups and is trying to destabilize the Lebanese government. Syria denies the allegations.

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Stupid conk fvckj.

[Skjellyfetti]

Obama to ask for Congressional authorization.



Smart move. Puts the honus on Congress. And, a bunch of congressmen that have been clamping for Obama to put it to a vote are shitting themselves about having to actually vote on it now. Haha.

[Ivytalk]

Obama to ask for Congressional authorization.



Smart move. Puts the honus on Congress. And, a bunch of congressmen that have been clamping for Obama to put it to a vote are shitting themselves about having to actually vote on it now. Haha.

Actually, it's an easy "no" vote for Congress. The polls are going the other way. Obama gets political cover because you know damn well he won't lobby hard for a "yes" vote.

[Skjellyfetti]

Obama to ask for Congressional authorization.



Smart move. Puts the honus on Congress. And, a bunch of congressmen that have been clamping for Obama to put it to a vote are shitting themselves about having to actually vote on it now. Haha.

Actually, it's an easy "no" vote for Congress. The polls are going the other way. Obama gets political cover because you know damn well he won't lobby hard for a "yes" vote.

But, they're going to have to actually vote on it now (and I agree that it is probably a no). But, this way it isn't Obama by himself - Congress will also be responsible.

[Ivytalk]

Actually, it's an easy "no" vote for Congress. The polls are going the other way. Obama gets political cover because you know damn well he won't lobby hard for a "yes" vote.

But, they're going to have to actually vote on it now (and I agree that it is probably a no). But, this
way it isn't Obama by himself - Congress will also be responsible.

That's exactly the point. Obama basically punted, for political reasons, before lobbing a few Tomahawks across the border. All of a sudden, he's discovered that the Executive branch has to defer to Congress on war powers. He must be kicking himself in the ass for his "red line" comment. But you know he'll keep dodging Congress in favor of his beloved "regulatory state" on Obamacare, etc.

[Skjellyfetti]

Haha.

So, last week Obama was being a cowboy and going alone by not getting Congressional authorization.

This week it looks like it will be that he is shirking his duties and 'punting' decisions to Congress.

And you call ME Herr Spindoktor. Rich.

[Ivytalk]

Haha.

So, last week Obama was being a cowboy and going alone by not getting Congressional authorization.

This week it looks like it will be that he is shirking his duties and 'punting' decisions to Congress.

And you call ME Herr Spindoktor. Rich.

He's a cowboy on everything, Graphmeister. Why don't you chart it on a nice x-axis?

[CID1990]

Obama forced himself into this corner to begin with. Now Congress will bail him out one way or the other. That's as it should be.

But what is this blame you are talking about SK? Blame for what exactly?

[Skjellyfetti]

But what is this blame you are talking about SK? Blame for what exactly?

The judgement for the decision - whether it's a yes or no.

If it's a no - criticism with hindsight that we should have done more. Not saying this is guaranteed by any means - will depend how ME shakes out over next decade+

If it's a yes - criticism with casualties, expense, getting bogged down, dealing with incompetent leaders we put in power, etc.

It's the safest, smartest, and most
Constitutional move for him.

[DSUrocks07]