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nomorenomore08

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44. Sadly, atrocities happen every day, all around the globe.

Reply to treestar (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 10:21 PM

Aug 2013

What makes this such an exceptional case that we should start yet another war, spending billions of dollars, sending God knows how many of our troops to die or be wounded?

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Unconstitutional warmaking to punish violating laws of war is like lynching for justice. [View all] Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 OP

Agreed !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #1

DURec leftstreet Aug 2013 #2

Either way, the price of oil goes up and lots of people get real rich! Coyotl Aug 2013 #3

And lots of people get poorer too bhikkhu Aug 2013 #8

Ouch.... oldhippie Aug 2013 #4

Read War Powers, by which I mean the War Powers Act of 1973 Agnosticsherbet Aug 2013 #5

How many Cryptoad Aug 2013 #6

It would be none if Obama said treestar Aug 2013 #10

That's called "Situational Ethics." FSogol Aug 2013 #14

I am sure Cryptoad Aug 2013 #18

Selective poutcry MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #21

Our President NEEDS us. . . Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 #20

Thank you, great post! nt proverbialwisdom Aug 2013 #26

If this isn't sarcasm..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #11

YOu think we knowingly killed them? nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #17

Yes. MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #22

No. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #24

Of course we knowlingly killed them. morningfog Aug 2013 #36

If you think that you need help! Cryptoad Aug 2013 #40

It is fact. We have targeted kids. morningfog Aug 2013 #41

Sure,,,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #42

Here: morningfog Aug 2013 #45

I don't believe the president has any intention of bypassing congress bhikkhu Aug 2013 #7

There's no imminent threat to our nation treestar Aug 2013 #9

germany declared war and opening of hostilities on us first. history is a pesky thing nt msongs Aug 2013 #15

Syria could declare war on us now treestar Aug 2013 #28

Wrong again MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #23

Declaring war on us doesn't make it an imminent threat treestar Aug 2013 #29

Wow you bent that one to your needs MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #32

That incident would certainly be as well known as Pearl Harbor treestar Aug 2013 #35

Sadly, atrocities happen every day, all around the globe. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #44

The war is already started there treestar Aug 2013 #49

Where is that man? obxhead Aug 2013 #12

Yeah...... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #13

K & R malaise Aug 2013 #16

Killing for any reason is not Bullshit.......nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #19

Huh? What does that even mean? morningfog Aug 2013 #38

Sorry you are beyond my help...nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #39

Are you trying to say "killing for any reason is valid"? morningfog Aug 2013 #46

What happened to that Constitutional Scholar? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #25

He got bought and sold by the MIC... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #27

He is the constitutional scholar, and you are not treestar Aug 2013 #30

LOL! That was satire, right? reformist2 Aug 2013 #33

Is it your belief that you know more about the Constitution treestar Aug 2013 #34

If Obama does this, I will consider him to be a complete fraud. reformist2 Aug 2013 #31

+1 nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #47

K&R 99Forever Aug 2013 #37

k&R avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #43

K&R nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #48