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Cha

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 01:39 AM Sep 2013

BOG post: "Obama is Outsmarting Everyone and Winning on Syria Without Firing a Shot" [View all]

By Jason Easley at PoliticusUSA

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During interviews on CNN and Fox News, President Obama’s plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons without launching a single missile became obvious, as he is outsmarting the media and his Republican critics.

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When asked by Wolf Blitzer if the proposal for Syria to turn over their chemicals weapons to the international community for monitoring was a way to possibly avoid a military strike, the president said:

"It’s possible if it’s real, and I think it’s certainly a positive development when the Russians and the Syrians both make gestures towards dealing with these chemicals weapons. This is what we have been asking for not just over the last week, or the last month, but for the last couple of years, because these chemical weapons pose a serious threat to all nations, and to the United States in particular. That’s why 98% of humanity said we don’t use these. That protects our troops and it protects children like the ones that we saw on those videos inside of Syria, so it is a potentially positive development."

It's worth reading the whole article in sequence and the video clip..
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/09/president-obama-outsmarting-winning-syria-firing-shot.html

Nothing's for sure until Assad hands over his weapons and here's hoping he does.

For those who did not see the "BOG post" in the headliner..

[font color=blue]THIS IS POSTED IN THE BARACK OBAMA GROUP.[/font]

Key quote from Mission Statement..

"..to provide a haven for those members of Democratic Underground who support the president.."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1102416

[font color=blue]BOG[/font]

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Thanks Cha. Guess I'll drop in on the Barack Obama Group one of these days. lumpy Sep 2013 #1
You're dropping in now.. and I Welcome Cha Sep 2013 #2
No one really pays attention here. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #3
Right, she.. they don't try to analyze Cha Sep 2013 #5
Where's the drama in that? Besides... freshwest Sep 2013 #7
Mahalo for the nightcap of Cha Sep 2013 #8
And guess who's shittin' kittens over it? freshwest Sep 2013 #4
I bet fox is pissed.. as are all the media who want WARatingsWARatingsWARatingsWARatingsWAR Cha Sep 2013 #6
I love puns. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #40
'Get thee to a punnery!' then. Seattle very big on punning. freshwest Sep 2013 #46
I've been confounded by the behavior of Kerry and Obama SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #9
Just had a thought, a rethinking if you may . . . ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #10
I think this.. that PBO is willing to take the heat to help Cha Sep 2013 #11
Good thought, that's been rolling around in my mind since the war talk began... mountain grammy Sep 2013 #14
I had thought of that Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #18
I hope you are correct - ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #23
I've never seen anyone with less personal need for outside affirmation IrishAyes Sep 2013 #41
Tweet from Goldie Taylor regarding diplomatic progress.. Cha Sep 2013 #12
apparently Putin is the hero here For Too Many. Whisp Sep 2013 #13
Whisp Coolest Ranger Sep 2013 #16
She's just quoting the haters in GD. Oh, yes, they say that, and worse. freshwest Sep 2013 #21
Got you, had me worried there Coolest Ranger Sep 2013 #49
It's cool. And we're all kinda gunshy but the hosts here do a great job clearing things up. freshwest Sep 2013 #50
Of course they love Putin. He's been a hero for Alex Jones, etc. for years. If anyone wants to see freshwest Sep 2013 #20
I don't want to go there, there is enough here. Whisp Sep 2013 #22
Cosmic opera, perhaps? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #42
Wait, what? Strategy? Diplomacy? No War? mountain grammy Sep 2013 #15
Remember what Joe Biden said early on? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #43
A big kick and Rec for you, cha!!! Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #17
lol.. Cha Sep 2013 #24
Yavin has posted something similar to this, which BOGers may want to add some thoughts: freshwest Sep 2013 #19
Thanks fresh.. Cha Sep 2013 #25
This is what I said, fresh.. Cha Sep 2013 #26
Check the top two posts in my Journal for the latest on this... Breathing a sigh of relief... freshwest Sep 2013 #27
Excellent posts, freshwest. I knew Kerry would be vindicated.. Cha Sep 2013 #29
Post one in the Journal or my first in this thread? freshwest Sep 2013 #34
In your journal with Kerry and Cha Sep 2013 #36
Okaaay! Please stand by and enjoy this message while we summon the bats: freshwest Sep 2013 #38
But I've seen some here take credit for the deal... greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #28
Of course they are.. their egos are only Cha Sep 2013 #30
It's so damned pathetic that it's funny. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #31
It is funny now, great. Cha Sep 2013 #32
Same here. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #33
I tossed most of that into the event horizon of a black hole. Cleans the board up nicely. freshwest Sep 2013 #35
Dunning-Kruger Effect at work: freshwest Sep 2013 #39
Great post. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #44
Ha! And as Bertrand Russell said: freshwest Sep 2013 #45
K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #37
This is one of the things I love about the president LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #47
Thank you so much, LostOne4Ever! Cha Sep 2013 #48
This is such a feel-good OP IrishAyes Sep 2013 #51
I agree IrishAyes.. and thank you Cha Sep 2013 #52
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