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onyourleft

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12. I disagree that...

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 10:20 AM

Sep 2013

...we are ignoring the gassing of children. Those of us who do not want a war with Syria think that killing more people is the wrong approach. Empathy for those children and those parents is ever present, but more deaths cannot right that wrong. Enough with bombs being the solution to every problem.

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The Bush Burden (tremendous article) [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2013 OP

k&r... spanone Sep 2013 #1

Kick Tippy Sep 2013 #5

Oh my. nt bemildred Sep 2013 #2

I said this last week - Bush is STILL the most powerful person in the world. blm Sep 2013 #3

And that indicates that the current President erred greatly in refusing to hold Bushco accountable Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #13

I agree. Want to bet who advised him to do that, 'for the good of the country'? blm Sep 2013 #18

Nothing has hurt our beloved country more than... Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #22

Kick! flpoljunkie Sep 2013 #4

"post-Bush presidency" has a ghastly ring to it now carolinayellowdog Sep 2013 #6

k and r niyad Sep 2013 #7

but in the case of war, I think this is a good thing Pleidianfriend723 Sep 2013 #8

George Bush damaged the presidency more than Nixon ever did. n/t ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #9

I kind of blanch when I read that someone opposing strikes might take the chemical attacks lightly bigtree Sep 2013 #10

It is unfortunate that the author chose to include the line... intersectionality Sep 2013 #11

I disagree that... onyourleft Sep 2013 #12

Thank you. I hate that accusation as well. We should discuss how Syria got that gas -- Nay Sep 2013 #14

Thank you for saying that. I do not think bombs are a solution.... prairierose Sep 2013 #27

Some of your... onyourleft Sep 2013 #28

Bombing Syria is a bad idea in its own right. JayhawkSD Sep 2013 #15

Well said. CJCRANE Sep 2013 #29

thank you heaven05 Sep 2013 #16

Sorry, I don't buy it whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #17

Yeah - those Geneva conventions were getting obsolete anyway. blm Sep 2013 #20

Not a pass to act unilaterally whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #21

You couldn't be more wrong. My history here shows consistent focus on the illegal dealings blm Sep 2013 #26

This really is a tremendous article; thoughtful and well said.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #19

we have zombie W now, to stumble w/ zombie reagan, + still here, zombie mccarthy. pansypoo53219 Sep 2013 #23

Oh, Man.... Adam-Bomb Sep 2013 #24

"Smirk" - xCommander AWOL (R) Berlum Sep 2013 #25

Amen to that. kentuck Sep 2013 #30

k&r Electric Monk Sep 2013 #31