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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts 
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On Sep 8, 2014, Pecan_Creek wrote: NOTHING...you did not answer the question.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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They are responses to claims that civilian militarization is desirable. They are spot on topic.
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: While I agree with Bob, I would add that staying on topic isn't something that 'anyone' at NVMS is terribly concerned with. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12587 Posts
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True. It's just kind of accepted that we go wherever the conversation happens to take us.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2904 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, RNK wrote: The current administration followed the rules set up by the PREVIOUS administration. George W. knew he'd be safely out of office by the time the troops had to be withdrawn and whoever WAS in office would get the heat for it.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2904 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, RNK wrote: The current administration followed the rules set up by the PREVIOUS administration. George W. knew he'd be safely out of office by the time the troops had to be withdrawn and whoever WAS in office would get the heat for it.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2904 Posts
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Not sure why that just happened. Sorry.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, ed rhodes wrote: This is just LOL. Troop withdrawals were major campaign promises for Obama. Now that it seems like maybe it wasn't a great idea, he has no autonomy for them and he was just following Bush's decision? What other rule of law has he felt so tied to?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 15717 Posts
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They are sending the troops back in through the back door via the new nato spearhead army. We have just put a 1000 into that pot.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21496 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, ed rhodes wrote: This is a joke right? Why does the current administration take credit for it while it happens and pass the blame when it seems to be sort of short sighted? A fine example of cheering for your team under any circumstance. At what point is the current administration responsible for what is happening? 6 years in and still nothing this administration has done they are responsible for. Well obviously the things they want to claim credit for. Why was it he was not merely the occupant of the office when Bin Laden was killed? No he planned that one huh? Consistency would be way too much to ask for I guess.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12587 Posts
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I'll be consistent. The President was not only obligated to withdraw pursuant to the status of forces agreement signed by the previous administration, but it was the right thing to do in any case. Far too many American and civilian lives were lost in that pointless and arguably illegal war, which was purely motivated by oil and greed.
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: Did I bring it in or just comment on it when it was brought in? Also did your response in any way answer my question?
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2904 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: Consistency would be nice... from his critics as well. If Obama HADN'T withdrawn the troops, he'd be accused now of abusing his power and refusing to follow the agreement that was left to him by the previous administration. But because he DID follow that agreement, he's accused of abandoning the area. Actually, I'll take my first line back, we DO get consistency from Obama's critics. It doesn't matter what he does, he'll get crap for it.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12587 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, acesover wrote: You always bring up something that's off-topic. You didn't object at all when abortion was brought into this one. In fact, you relished it and embellished it. And, yes, I did answer your question when I said that we frequently go off-topic as we follow the flow of the conversation, as you well know since you do it as well. Try to keep up.  |
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RNK Inner circle 7703 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: Exactly- current administration is constantly playing the blame game. Sad- no responsibility only blame.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12587 Posts
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Please provide documented examples of that.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 15717 Posts
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Don't they all play the blame game?
Oil Prices “The key thing that is driving higher gas prices is actually the world’s oil markets and uncertainty about what’s going on in Iran and the Middle East, and that’s adding a $20 or $30 premium to oil prices.” – March 23, 2012 Solyndra “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand, this was not our program per se. Congress–Democrats and Republicans–put together a loan guarantee program.” – March 22, 2012 Afghanistan “When I came into office there has been drift in the Afghanistan strategy, in part because we had spent a lot of time focusing on Iraq instead. Over the last three years we have refocused attention on getting Afghanistan right. Would my preference had been that we started some of that earlier? Absolutely. But that’s not the cards that were dealt. We’re now in a position where, given our starting point, we’re making progress.” – March 14, 2012 Iran “When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters. Iran had gone from zero centrifuges spinning to thousands, without facing broad pushback from the world. In the region, Iran was ascendant.” – March 4, 2012 The Economy “We’ve made sure to do everything we can to dig ourselves out of this incredible hole that I inherited.” – February 23, 2012 The Deficit: “We thought that it was entirely appropriate for our governments and our agencies to try to root out waste, large and small, in a systematic way. Obviously, this is even more important given the deficits that we’ve inherited and that have grown as a consequence of this recession.” – November 9, 2011 “When I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion, with projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. If we had taken office during ordinary times, we would have started bringing down these deficits immediately.” – February 1, 2010 The Debt: “Look, we do have a serious problem in terms of debt and deficit, and much of it I inherited when I showed up.” – August 8, 2011 “I inherited a big debt.” – March 29, 2011 Unemployment: “We inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression, a banking system on the verge of meltdown. We had lost 4 million jobs by the time I was sworn in and would then lose another 4 million in the few months right after I was sworn in before our economic policies had a chance to take root.” – May 10, 2011 The BP Gulf Oil Spill “In this instance, the oil industry’s cozy and sometimes corrupt relationship with government regulators meant little or no regulation at all. When Secretary Salazar took office, he found a Minerals and Management Service that had been plagued by corruption for years –- this was the agency charged with not only providing permits, but also enforcing laws governing oil drilling.” – May 27, 2010 Decline of the nuclear stockpile “Among the many challenges our administration inherited was the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.” (This one was offered up on Obama’s behalf by Vice President Biden). – January 29, 2010 The Election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) “The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office. People are angry, and they’re frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.” – January 20, 2010 Anti-Americanism “I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction.” – September 23, 2009 The Financial Crisis “We inherited a financial crisis unlike any that we’ve seen in our time. This crisis crippled private capital markets and forced us to take steps in our financial system — and with our auto companies — that we would not have otherwise even considered.” – June 1, 2009
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: But it's the gunpowder actually that propels them. 
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 15717 Posts
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It's not what propels them that is the problem but the people who can not dodge them that is. Bullet proof cloths might be the answer.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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Gunpowder works because of chemistry. Chemistry works because of the creator. Hey, so that's whose fault it is...
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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