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zipplewrath

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21. I'll give him this much

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:03 PM

May 2013

During the '08 campaign he was fairly open about the fact that he thought that the primary trouble was in Pakistan and that we would have to confront folks who were operating from there. The Bush admin actually criticized him for suggesting that he might decide to act unilaterally.

There are significant rumblings here. We've got Syria fighting itself, Iran and Hezbola getting involved, Lybia with its own problems, and Israel (as always) sitting smack in the middle of it all. And Obama seems to have little if any clout in the region (who ever has any?). It could all go to hell in a minute (and suck in Egypt to boot) and Obama tends to lead with his chin here. I'm very concerned.

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This is an honest question with no agenda behind it. [View all] Brewinblue May 2013 OP

Taking a stab at it Yo_Mama May 2013 #1

Defense Brewinblue May 2013 #2

One of the things I really respect about Obama Yo_Mama May 2013 #4

I dunno zipplewrath May 2013 #12

And also greatly expanded Yo_Mama May 2013 #13

I'll give him this much zipplewrath May 2013 #21

No. Obama ran into special circumstances. Saving Hawaii May 2013 #24

Can you expand on your social issues #s? Agschmid May 2013 #9

That would be a book Yo_Mama May 2013 #15

Thank you! Agschmid May 2013 #23

Mine - HughBeaumont May 2013 #3

asdf geek tragedy May 2013 #5

I went 6-5 on social issues. NCTraveler May 2013 #11

3 - 4 - 1 JaneyVee May 2013 #6

I must have been a real sucker, because I believed he was a 2 or 3 across the board. Brewinblue May 2013 #7

Below. NCTraveler May 2013 #8

Well, economically on a scale of 10 being furthest right . . . . HughBeaumont May 2013 #18

So clever inb4tehlulz May 2013 #33

I like that not-so-veiled snark. It's endearing, really. HughBeaumont May 2013 #34

Then and now zipplewrath May 2013 #10

Something like this ... Scuba May 2013 #14

two out of three ananda May 2013 #16

Haven't changed too much. el_bryanto May 2013 #17

ok ... Myrina May 2013 #19

I'll give it a shot Marrah_G May 2013 #20

I believed he was center Skittles May 2013 #22

7, 5, 3 then. 8, 6 and 2 today. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #25

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Obama has always been way too centrist/moderate right for me.... mike_c May 2013 #28

3 7 1 rwheeler31 May 2013 #29

My take Demo_Chris May 2013 #30

I'd say 5, 6, and 4 to begin with bhikkhu May 2013 #31

Middle on all, probably around 5 Warren DeMontague May 2013 #32

6,6,5 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2013 #35

In 2008, LWolf May 2013 #36