Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency
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Wayte
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So thus far we have Obama trying for some political magic, something all politicians do. And one guy who says Obama should ignore the constitution.
Ya caught me, I want the document shredded and the O man on infinite terms. I don't know how I ever thought I'd hide the truth from you ;D
And just because I legitimately think you won't catch it, that was sarcasm. I suspect you'd hold anything not obviously labelled as such as a legitimate confession.
Ya caught me, I want the document shredded and the O man on infinite terms. I don't know how I ever thought I'd hide the truth from you ;D
And just because I legitimately think you won't catch it, that was sarcasm. I suspect you'd hold anything not obviously labelled as such as a legitimate confession.
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So again, we have the same political games everybody on capitol hill play, and 1 or 2 people calling for Obama to do things he very blatantly should not. Seriously, if that's what you decide your vote with, I may have to make an exception to my belief in the right to vote.
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You could make a case for sending American troops there, or any number of places around the globe, for that matter. For some reason, Obama did not do so. All the guy does is give speeches and grant interviews. Why would he never bring this up? Doesnt the president have at least some obligation to inform the public before sending US troops into a new conflict? Is that so much to ask?
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Even Vietnam started out with nothing more than a small cadre of advisors. Kennedy seemed to be paying attention to General Westmoreland, who came back from a fact-finding tour and flatly told him, "There is no military solution to the situation in South Vietnam."
Brother Lyndon, however, was worried about his legacy, and decided to escalate, start bombing, and send in combat troops. Well, he got his legacy, didn't he?
This is what happens when you permit a chief executive to do what he wants without the permission of Congress.
You mean little guys in black pajamas and shoes made out of old rubber tires who fought by digging pits and filling them with sharpened bamboo stakes coated with buffalo dung, and at times used bows and arrows for weapons? Those guys?
Man. You don't get much weaker than that. What are the Lords' Resistance Army fighting with, Ramen noodles?
We have no damned business being there at all.
The most famous of all last words in warfare.
There are no positives with Obama.
None at all.
I couldn't have said it better myself. Absolutely correct.
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And a few pictures to help reinforce that message ...
R. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries / Apocalypse now - YouTube
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And (keeping in mind that Apocalypse Now was just a motion picture), what you just saw represented about $950 million dollars, not adjusted for inflation. The UH-1B's, F-5's, M-16's, M-60's, the training and equipping of the number of people in the clip, transport, logistics, and the amount of ordnance expended----the money we poured into that dunghole was unbelievable.
What we should have done was put Brother Lyndon and Ho Chi Minh into a pigpen and let them duke it out among themselves, with the message to let the rest of us know who won when it was all over and done with.
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I'm inclined to be opposed to this if it isn't being carried out under the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (which unanimously passed through the House and Senate and was signed by President Obama). The LRA is a dangerous group that has terrorized the region and committed various human rights violations and atrocities under the guise of "following God's orders to liberate Uganda". It seems noble, until you discover they do things like abduct Catholic children and sell them into slavery and murder women and want to execute gay people.
So far as I know, the LRA Disarmament Act gave the president three years to provide aid and security to Uganda in the process of trying to remove LRA leader, Joseph Kony, from power. As I said, sending 100 troops to Uganda could fall under that piece of legislation.
So far as I know, the LRA Disarmament Act gave the president three years to provide aid and security to Uganda in the process of trying to remove LRA leader, Joseph Kony, from power. As I said, sending 100 troops to Uganda could fall under that piece of legislation.
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The ones being supported by North Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union, yes. Who exactly is going to play that role here?
A lot of children, actually.
Not arguing that one way or another. Not yet, anyway.
Indeed, which is why I said directly after this "It probably won't go as planned".
Cool, but also not what I said.
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no then we got back then thats not qute evidece that its a law of the universe that things will happen exaclty the same way again reson to be werry sure proof that its nalm all over gain not quite
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um didnt bush use drone atacks to? obama is not soly repsonble for afgsntan and iraq. libya could prve ot eb a veryy populer move wiht a lot of muslims
i dont thinck he orderd wepons to go to mexican drug cartells
prbalby not a marxist im pretty sure he is as pro americna as any other politition evne if hes bad at it
i thinck your exageitng whats worng wiht him becase you hate and fear him just a tad
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So we are horrible if we help and horrible if we don't. Clinton got into trouble for not coming to their aide. Its all AOK for Bush to send troops for a major war in Iraq that we will never be able back back. How quickly all that mess is forgotten, we are having to live with it now and its repercussions. These people are being slaughtered over there and need our help badly, just as much as the ones in Iraq only Obama isn't starting a huge war over it.
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