Robert Redford: Why are they behaving so horribly that it's crippling our whole country?

[Playinghardball]

http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/robert_redford_to_cnn_on_the_government_shutdown_the_future_should_belong_more_to_women-2013-10

[Sheelanagig]

1. k&r

[niyad]

2. k and r

[SoapBox]

3. Bingo!

[fadedrose]

4. It's now accepted that the Iraq War was a mistake

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committed by Republican Vice President Cheney, and President Bush too, if he at all understood what was going on. So they have to make the Democrats look as though they cause and caused all the trouble. Racism may be a part of it with a few of them, but it's more like sharing some and all blame on Democrats.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. I'm pretty sure the President understands ...

that the Iraq war was a mistake.

Now, how does the US disentangle itself, without the mayhem, and humanitarian crisis, that will follow upon total withdrawal?

[fadedrose]

11. Oh Dear, I knew what I was saying, but didn't make it clear

Your damned right OUR President understood and still understands, I should have said V Pres Cheney and Pres Bush, mostly because in my mind, Cheney was the ringleader.

He's the one who approached Bush to be President and then told him who should be Vice President - him - because he knew he could wrap him around his poisonous finger....

As to how my beloved President gets us out of it, I do not know. I think he does know, but his hands are tied by the Republicans at every turn....He always tries negotiations and peace proposals first, and they want to bomb first and ask questions later.

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. Okay; but, I've seen too many posts on DU saying ...

"We just need to get out of Iraq. Now!" Seemingly, without any thought about how it can be done ... and not lead to MORE death and destruction.

[Brigid]

29. I don't think it's possible to get out without more death and destruction . . .

No matter how we do it. So we need to just do it. If not now, when?

[1StrongBlackMan]

30. As Colin Powell advised Bush the 1st ...

"If you break it, you own it."

I would argue that the answer to the "when" question is: "when Iraq has a functioning, non-US led, government."

[Brigid]

31. Which will be never, at this rate.

Maybe we need to just get out of their way. Anything we ever do in the ME only seems to make things worse. That's why I'm in the "get out now" camp.

[1StrongBlackMan]

32. I think that if President Obama (and the rest of the world) ...

could ever get a moment of breathing room, there world be a concerted effort at promoting/pushing the Iraqis to form a coalition government with representation of all Iraqi factions and the U.S. and the UN standing by to make share people play fairly.

But quite frankly ... Iraq is a really small spot on the map and is not Nuclear capable and (as it stands) not the home to terrorist training camps. So, it doesn't rate high on the "urgent to address" list.

[hopemountain]

12. yes.

this is why wars are more than a business.

[AlbertCat]

16. Racism may be a part of it with a few of them,

I think more than a few will use racism if they think it will work in their favor.

The contempt some GOP reps have for their constituents is amazing.

[Beartracks]

36. They only work for themselves, and only PRETEND to work for conservatives. And...

... they make it pretty clear they don't have ANY interest, real or feigned, in Democrats.

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[lark]

5. Love Redford

[samsingh]

6. kick

[gregcrawford]

7. That's what I've been bellowing myself hoarse about!

Thanks, Bob, for saying what has to be said.

[stuffmatters]

8. There's simply no problem that the Republicans don't make worse

[erronis]

27. They've refined it to an art form.

If something's working, figure out how to bollocks it up.

If something's not working, figure out how to blame it on someone else.

Sounds like a stressful day at the office. Guess we need to get down to the club and cheer one another on - oh, and make a few phone calls to the money-bags.

[rhett o rick]

10. K&R. Thanks for posting. nm

[El Shaman]

14. Thank you Mr.

Redford , oh , you too Mr. PHB.

[fingrin]

15. Republicans

Racist
Elitist
Pricks
Using
Bibles (And)
Lies
Ironically
Controlling
Americans (And)
Negros
Successfully

[SummerSnow]

33. Hey, that was very clever

[spanone]

17. thank you mr. redford.

[onecent]

18. Thank you Mr. Redford!!!!!!

[Revanchist]

19. I often wonder what the Obama Presidency would have been like

If he didn't have to fight Congress every step of the way. Now that the Republicans control both houses the next two years will be even worse than the previous six. If he had the majorities of FDR I think the country would look every different right now.

[valerief]

20. Why, Robert? Because they can. nt

[Skittles]

21. they hate Obama more than they love America

[Quasimodem]

23. They hate Obama about as much as they love money.

Love of America, for them, is merely a rhetorical device.

[Skittles]

24. CORRECT

[erronis]

28. Right.

[madamvlb]

22. Very well said Robert!

[bluesbassman]

25. One small quibble with his quote...

I think he meant to say "most cases" when he said "some cases". Other than that he nailed it.

[rock]

26. Just ask yourself, "What are the requirements for the job?"

As in how much do the Senators and Congressmen have to know about how to do their job? Answer: absolutely nothing.

[Omaha Steve]

34. Perfect!

K&R!

[Dont call me Shirley]

35. I have loved Robert Redford since I was a little girl, I love him even more now.

[Raster]

37. Republicans love their country like rapists love their victims.

[father founding]

38. nothing like them

Your giving Rapists a bad name

[myrna minx]

39. K&R nt