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If this happens? If Syria acquiesces? To think that The White House can't spin this into victory is naive.
What do you think international politics and policy is all about? What do you think Obama has been doing with Syria for the past two weeks? Dick waving....Why exactly is it important to win a dick waving contest with Russia?
No one's claiming the Cold War isn't over and our President could turn around the relationship with Russia any time he wants to. Question is: When's he going to start working on that?The Cold War is long over. They don't have to be our enemies.
Of course there will be those who say that this is some kind of masterwork of diplomacy attributed to Obama's amazing foreign policy planning. It isn't.
Putin sort of bailed Obama out of a mess while getting a HUGE boost to his political power in the ME and with the UN. Through this whole process Putin got what he wanted and Obama got nothing.
Of course there will be those who say that this is some kind of masterwork of diplomacy attributed to Obama's amazing foreign policy planning. It isn't.
Putin sort of bailed Obama out of a mess while getting a HUGE boost to his political power in the ME and with the UN. Through this whole process Putin got what he wanted and Obama got nothing.
What do you think international politics and policy is all about?
I think everyone knows what geopolitics is about:
1. Kill the brown people and Muslims
2. US domination
3. ?
4. Profit
So let's see. Kerry chews on his foot and has to have said foot extracted from mouth after the fact. Putin seizes on Kerry's leather lunch and places an order from Kerry's menu. President Obama realizes the frying pan is getting almost impossible to reside in, so he gladly changes his fireside chat with the nation so he can find out how Putin wants his steak cooked. And the spin is Obama is getting respect for what he could do to such a degree it's resulting in Syria being stipped of it's chemical weapons stock? Now that is Olympic level finals match delusion...
If that's what you believe.... and yet you support it by living in such a country and paying your gov't tax dollars to carry it out. How do you sleep at night?
So let's see. Cons cried and howled for weeks and now the chemical weapons are being dealt with without 'war mongering'. Obama isn't cooking a steak but calling out to Putin as he bails- "Dudrominov, I sure hope your chute opens!" Russia backs away from confrontation that just yesterday Cons was declaring as the start of WWIII. :doh
How quickly Cons forget all their blather and spin desperately anyway they can to try and make a peaceful resolution a 'fail'...
I see bait dangled and Putin leaping out of the water to bite. He damn sure didn't want a fight and found himself in a corner supporting a guy no one likes and with a carrier in operational range Putin's navy isn't in a position to do much.
Obama, unlike BushII saw a peaceful resolution and took it, where as BushII rebuffed any attempt to resolve the Iraq mess without an INVASION and a chance to show everyone just how big and bad he was... :roll:
I'd say Obama got exactly what he wanted.
I edited to make clear the reference.
[video]http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151040/the-underpants-business[/video]
I edited to make clear the reference.
[video]http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151040/the-underpants-business[/video]
Hilarious.
...and that peaceful resolution comes with the cost of taking a backseat to Russia, who is now making demands of the US. All of a sudden, this is now all our fault.
Say it with me now: We're number 2!
So let's see. Cons cried and howled for weeks and now the chemical weapons are being dealt with without 'war mongering'. Obama isn't cooking a steak but calling out to Putin as he bails- "Dudrominov, I sure hope your chute opens!" Russia backs away from confrontation that just yesterday Cons was declaring as the start of WWIII. :doh
How quickly Cons forget all their blather and spin desperately anyway they can to try and make a peaceful resolution a 'fail'...
I see bait dangled and Putin leaping out of the water to bite. He damn sure didn't want a fight and found himself in a corner supporting a guy no one likes and with a carrier in operational range Putin's navy isn't in a position to do much.
Obama, unlike BushII saw a peaceful resolution and took it, where as BushII rebuffed any attempt to resolve the Iraq mess without an INVASION and a chance to show everyone just how big and bad he was... :roll:
Cons were convinced Putin would fight to defend Syria, that WWIII was just a breath away. Now look Putin found a hatch to bail out on this mess. Assad went from bluff and buster to 'welcoming' the chance to be stripped of an effective weapon.
It's not really that funny - conspiracy theorists are underwear gnomes. They spelunk the gorges of humanity in search of validation.
Putin figured a way out and bailed, Obama is still trying to figure out what to do.
Worse are those that don't know about Journalism and referenced sources.....just saying!
What are you, a journalism major?
So let's see. Cons cried and howled for weeks and now the chemical weapons are being dealt with without 'war mongering'. Obama isn't cooking a steak but calling out to Putin as he bails- "Dudrominov, I sure hope your chute opens!" Russia backs away from confrontation that just yesterday Cons was declaring as the start of WWIII. :doh
How quickly Cons forget all their blather and spin desperately anyway they can to try and make a peaceful resolution a 'fail'...
I see bait dangled and Putin leaping out of the water to bite. He damn sure didn't want a fight and found himself in a corner supporting a guy no one likes and with a carrier in operational range Putin's navy isn't in a position to do much.
Obama, unlike BushII saw a peaceful resolution and took it, where as BushII rebuffed any attempt to resolve the Iraq mess without an INVASION and a chance to show everyone just how big and bad he was... :roll:
I also use to be one of the Midwest Media Critics.
The reason is pretty simple Bush lied put boots on the ground killed service
men and woman, lied to everyone!! Pretty easy to compare the two don't you think.
That doesn't excuse citing garbage, it explains it.
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