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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:43 PM Original message |
In 2006, Nancy Pelosi said that capturing bin Laden wouldn't make Americans safer |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Congress who funds the WARS and lets commercial and investment banks merge and |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. You nailed it. Bushco carried OBL's torch. nt |
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jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. yes, bin Laden was insignificant |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. whats your point? |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. isn't it a double standard? n/t |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. no...it is a major accomplishment and it may also not make us safer |
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Diamonique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Exactly! |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. It sounds like flipping, but she doesn't actually contradict herself. |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. There are thousands of other nut jobs wanting to kill us. |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. We didn't capture Bin Laden did we? |
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Diamonique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. These two statements are not contradictory. |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Killing him does make us safer. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. how dare she downplay Bush's nonexistent capture of bin Laden! |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't see the contradiction at all |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Technically what Pelosi said in 2006 was right. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep, mighty butthurt some folks are. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. So what? She was right then, and she is right now. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. And your point is...what, exactly? |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I didn't include Brayton's link but here's his comment: |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And that is also correct. Killing a general does not make an army disappear. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It's still a ridiculous parsing of words |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. It won't (nt) |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. If we can catch his associates I think we will be safer. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-07-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
23. In 2006 Bush was president, now a Democrat is president. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-07-11 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
24. Both statements are true. Not sure what the controversy |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-07-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
25. So? Doesn't change the fact that getting bin Laden was a huge accomplishment |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-07-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. BFD |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What's it like being you? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Go easy on him,he's had a rough week. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. THIS is what it's like: |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Good riddance. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. and i for one, am tickled pink you got your dumb ass tombstoned. sleep well sweet prince. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Snoopy dance!! |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-07-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
26. So whats your point? n/t |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
29. Aren't you glad she was able to be informed and changed her position. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. No one is claiming we're safer |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
34. Actually, both statements can be true without contradiction |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
37. No worries. Obama did not capture him, he KILLED him. n/t |
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