Tag Archives: Syria

Nobelol Laureate Bombs Syria

MSLSD: More than 50 airstrikes launched against ISIS The U.S. with the support of several Middle East partners began a heavy bombardment of more than 50 airstrikes in Syria at 8:30 p.m. Monday night aimed at the headquarters and bases … Continue reading

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The Seven Scandals of Benghazi

This is really starting to piss me off: Pathetico: The Benghazi-Industrial Complex Will the pseudo-scandal be enough to stop Hillary from running? Perhaps if the Republicans can’t beat Hillary Clinton fairly in 2016, they can make her so disgusted by … Continue reading

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Smart Power?

Washington Examiner: Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to … Continue reading

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War is Hell and Dead is Dead

Mediaite: Amanpour Explodes at CNN Syria Panel: Stop Spewing ‘False Moral Equivalence!’ CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour flipped out on the AC360 Later Syria panel Thursday night, calling out the “false moral equivalence” of anti-interventionists. She clashed with blogger … Continue reading

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I Agree With Vladimir

The NYT’s newest columnist, Vladimir “Bad Vlad” Putin: My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this. I carefully studied his address to the nation on Tuesday. And I would rather disagree with … Continue reading

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Plausible Deniability

John Sexton: One Year Later: Why We Were in Benghazi It has been nearly a year since the attack which killed four Americans in Benghazi. During that time various minute-by-minute accounts of the attack have been published. In addition, the … Continue reading

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Thank-You Mr. President!

I just wanted to give a big shout-out to President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Thanks to Bad Vlad, I don’t have to watch Barack Obama give a speech tonight. That’s what I call doing me a solid. This is an … Continue reading

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Operation Save Face

Ben Shapiro: Peace In Our Time: Obama Caves to Putin, Assad, Iran On Monday, the Obama administration, overcome by its own frantic confusion over a situation of its own making in Syria, fainted into the arms of Russian President Vladimir … Continue reading

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It’s all about the O

  Pathetico: President Obama’s last best hope With remarkably little to show for a week of intensive lobbying, the last bit of leverage that Democrats expect the White House to use is this: Barack Obama’s presidency depends on it. This … Continue reading

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Less Than Convincing Evidence Part II

(Allegedly graphic videos) Jake Tapper: First on CNN: Videos show glimpse into evidence for Syria intervention Men sprawled on a tile floor, shirtless and convulsing. Children, too, seemingly unable to control their shaking and flailing. Panic and screams in the … Continue reading

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Smart Power?

More like felony stupid: Obama team thought Iran would not tolerate Bashar Assad’s use of WMDs Iran is enduring economic sanctions designed to slow the country’s nuclear weapons program, but President Obama’s team thought the regime might abandon dictator Bashar … Continue reading

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Never fight a land war in Asia

Retired Major General Robert H. Scales: A war the Pentagon doesn’t want The tapes tell the tale. Go back and look at images of our nation’s most senior soldier, Gen. Martin Dempsey, and his body language during Tuesday’s Senate Foreign … Continue reading

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“Weapons of Mass Destruction” is the Mother of All Squirrels

Dr Nafeez Ahmed in The Guardian: Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern On 21 August, hundreds – perhaps over a thousand – people were killed in a chemical weapon attack in Ghouta, Damascus, prompting the … Continue reading

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F**k All Those Lying, Two-Faced Democrats!

I am disgusted² with the Democratic party. They have proven once again that they have no morals or principles. They are lying, two-faced hypocrites. Fuck them all and the donkey they rode in on. Here is my pledge: I will … Continue reading

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If You’ve Lost Jon Stewart . . .

Maybe during Jon Stewart’s extended vacation he found his sense of humor? Stewart then played a few clips in which pundits argued the United States would look weak if it did not attack Syria. “We have to bomb Syria because … Continue reading

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Was the Attack on Pearl Harbor Just a Surgical Strike?

I find myself in the strange position of agreeing with John Cole: John Cole: Why, every time we come up on a significant crisis like Syria, does a significant portion of people I read online act like a military strike … Continue reading

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Secretary of Stupid

Kerry: Congress faces ‘Munich moment’ Secretary of State John Kerry told House Democrats during a Monday conference call that they face a “Munich moment” as they weigh whether to approve striking Syria to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad for using … Continue reading

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Making the Case for War

White House transcript: STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON SYRIA Rose Garden 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in Syria in the worst chemical … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Obama says he will seek Congressional authorization before attacking Syria

(Action starts at 50:25) From President Obama: “I will seek authorization for use of force from representatives in Congress.” It’s the smart move. It’s also the right move. I’m pleasantly surprised.

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The Greatest Anti-War Speech That Nobody Ever Heard

State Senator Obama, October 2, 2002: What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and … Continue reading

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