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Octafish

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28. Anyone remember when Congress was where war was declared?

Reply to riqster (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 02:35 PM

Mar 2014

It's too profitable for one person to decide.

http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4152174

Heh heh heh.

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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