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Enrique

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1. what makes them "terrorists"?

Reply to riqster (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 11:57 AM

Mar 2014

the credible story in Foreign Policy, presumably what this blogger is referring to, calls the people who took the tanker "federalists". The article makes essentially the same point, that Obama did something good without getting credit, without calling the group "terrorists."

Does Blunt and Cranky have a reason to juice it up and make them "terrorists?" Or is anyone the U.S. defeats militarily by definition a terrorist?

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Obama Recently Ordered Military Action. And We Won. You Never Heard About it, Did You? [View all] riqster Mar 2014 OP

what makes them "terrorists"? Enrique Mar 2014 #1

We attacked them, ergo they are terrorists. n/t Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #13

They're middle-eastern, duh! Iggo Mar 2014 #20

Bragging about the President bombing human beings doesn't endear me to him [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #2

He didn't bomb anyone in this case. riqster Mar 2014 #4

Jingoist crap like "They kicked some Libyan Rebel butt." doesn't fly with me. [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #6

That at least is a response to something I actually wrote. riqster Mar 2014 #17

Why are you lying about what was in the story? Just flat out, make a dishonest statement? n t okaawhatever Mar 2014 #14

Translation: "I didn't read the article, but still want to blame Obama and criticize DUers for FSogol Mar 2014 #15

As I said above, tough talk about killing people doesn't do it for me. [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #30

Sorry, but sometimes rebels will get killed while stealing stuff. FSogol Mar 2014 #33

Seriously? There is a thread around here with 171 recs that says the same thing! Rex Mar 2014 #3

DU isn't the entire universe. The MSM as a whole gave it very little coverage. riqster Mar 2014 #5

Sorry, I sometimes forget about that. Really? No coverage? Rex Mar 2014 #9

I hear ya. DU is a great resource. riqster Mar 2014 #18

gonna say hfojvt Mar 2014 #16

maybe they can make a movie about it quinnox Mar 2014 #7

The movie can be called "Doubling Down on Democracy." Vattel Mar 2014 #10

I like where you are going with this... quinnox Mar 2014 #11

Pirates and parrots, yarrrrr! riqster Mar 2014 #21

Lol, this again. Now it's described as a "military strike" against "terrorists." Vattel Mar 2014 #8

give it a couple days and President Obama will be fast-lining onto the deck of the ship.. frylock Mar 2014 #22

With our Infotainment sources? Naaaah. riqster Mar 2014 #25

what a sick, sick, disgusting post from Mr. blunt cali Mar 2014 #12

Might want to actually read the story first. jeff47 Mar 2014 #19

and that military action was quite literally about oil crimeariver1225 Mar 2014 #23

S'truth. And buttressing a government we helped to create, that relies on oil revenue. riqster Mar 2014 #24

Benghazi liberal N proud Mar 2014 #26

True. Thus the OP. riqster Mar 2014 #27

Anyone remember when Congress was where war was declared? Octafish Mar 2014 #28

Being an aging cynic, I would guess this is about preserving the petro-dollar. snappyturtle Mar 2014 #29

I heard about it when it happened. It was on the news. MineralMan Mar 2014 #31

Like when he shot down the pirates EC Mar 2014 #32

Yay, BUTTandCRACKy blog! whatchamacallit Mar 2014 #34

Such cogent and persuasive logic. riqster Mar 2014 #35