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In reply to the discussion: President Obama, Secretaries of State and Defense John Kerry and Chuck Hagel [View all]TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)8. The one thing I'm certain of them is that they wouldn't trump up intelligence.
I also don't think Obama and Hagel, specifically, are eager for military intervention. Kerry, from what I've read, was more adamant about getting involved over the past year, but he seems to deeply believe it's the best course of action, and his opinion should be given some thoughtful AND RESPECTFUL consideration instead of knee-jerk attacks. Why? Because he's earned at least that much with his years of foreign policy experience and his own war experience.
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President Obama, Secretaries of State and Defense John Kerry and Chuck Hagel [View all]
David Zephyr
Sep 2013
OP
That response is getting so old, and you're thinking of a different Sec of Defense.
SaveAmerica
Sep 2013
#23
Actually I think they are trapped by Obama's red line so now their priority is to save face.
dkf
Sep 2013
#2
It's not about turning our heads; it's about working with the rest of the world...
polichick
Sep 2013
#5
The one thing I'm certain of them is that they wouldn't trump up intelligence.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2013
#8
Given these leaders are so great, why have they turned their heads to 40,000 Americans who die
avaistheone1
Sep 2013
#31
Did you see any news reports with deceased children and adults laying dead? They was evidence, not
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#52
Read post #33, this is the post I was replying to, wanted to know where was the evidence.
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#56
The boss and his war PR team. Do they have their comfortable combat boots on?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2013
#36