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"No way, Jose. Smirk." - George AWOL Bush (R) & Dickie 'Five Military Deferments' Cheney (R) Berlum Mar 2014 #1
Chicken Hawks enrage me. They are beyond contempt. These two are the worst. kairos12 Mar 2014 #47
I thought you were SpiralHawk 4_TN_TITANS Mar 2014 #58
........ trusty elf Mar 2014 #72
What color are unicorns? FSogol Mar 2014 #2
Nine. Orrex Mar 2014 #9
Smells like 9. FSogol Mar 2014 #10
Smells like 9 but taste like 2. zeemike Mar 2014 #41
Feels like Tuesday. FSogol Mar 2014 #44
Invisible pink Fumesucker Mar 2014 #12
Your post is offensive to Pastafarians. Jim Lane Mar 2014 #55
Rainbow and chrome, of course Scootaloo Mar 2014 #60
Pink and fluffy. Must dance on rainbows. mwooldri Mar 2014 #71
Putin wouldn't give a shit. cali Mar 2014 #3
Then why bother making any moral statments at all? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #7
Agreed ... GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #15
A far stronger moral statement would be unacceptable to most here. Igel Mar 2014 #29
WTF? Was there genocide happening in Ukraine like there was under Milosevic? KittyWampus Mar 2014 #30
I wouldn't be averse to that if you include everyone Fumesucker Mar 2014 #31
Not all Dems thought that the Kosovo business was a good idea. amandabeech Mar 2014 #43
The 1st Gulf War? freebrew Mar 2014 #79
Moral statements are not going to sway Putin. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #4
You wouldn't see such a move as in any way preventing bad behavior? n/t Fumesucker Mar 2014 #5
On whose part? geek tragedy Mar 2014 #6
On the part of war criminals.. Fumesucker Mar 2014 #8
more likely, it would embolden the next Republican who takes office geek tragedy Mar 2014 #11
It's always easier to see the mote in another's eye than the beam in your own Fumesucker Mar 2014 #13
indeed. Republicans would not view a Bush prosecution geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16
I thought Putin was the enemy? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #18
To paraphrase Tina Turner, what's morality geek tragedy Mar 2014 #24
What does morality have to do with Putin invading Crimea? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #26
No, the problem is that it undermines modern international geek tragedy Mar 2014 #27
And why is it that states are not allowed to invade, conquor or annex other states? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #28
War is to be discouraged, nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #38
Why should war be discouraged? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #68
if you need explanations as to why war should be avoided, I suggest geek tragedy Mar 2014 #70
I'm interested in your thoughts on the matter Fumesucker Mar 2014 #73
let's see, death, poverty, disease, rape, environmental degradation, geek tragedy Mar 2014 #74
And what do all those things have in common? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #75
they're caused by war. the Socratic method is tedious, got anything else?nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #76
You really can't help yourself, can you? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #77
Reality check proudretiredvet Mar 2014 #19
No, the problem is that people let *their* *own* politicians off the hook for this kind of thing Fumesucker Mar 2014 #21
(Sounds like Will Shakespeare to me) ReRe Mar 2014 #49
Putin = Take the food away from a cub in front of a Mother Bear (Russia).... Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #36
As Shakespeare said, "Discretion is the better part of valor." JEB Mar 2014 #40
If Russia is a mother bear, the US is a bull elephant. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #69
How many fight-to-the-death maulings can a bull elephant take? Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #81
On the contrary malaise Mar 2014 #66
Here's what crossed my mind yesterday... Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #14
Russia puts the US strategic weapons in check Fumesucker Mar 2014 #17
Seen these? Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #23
And all of this is based on their perception of us. proudretiredvet Mar 2014 #20
Exactly.. Fumesucker Mar 2014 #22
All things being equal, Russia, India and China are not allies ... Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #25
Indeed Fumesucker Mar 2014 #34
This chart brings us to the second tier of war criminals Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #62
Except that India is strengthening their military ties to the US to counter China hack89 Mar 2014 #45
Agreed. See post #25. But alliances in a time of war can shift... Junkdrawer Mar 2014 #48
India does not care about Russia hack89 Mar 2014 #50
I suspect they may care a bit about Pakistan Fumesucker Mar 2014 #56
China is arming Pakistan hack89 Mar 2014 #57
And don't forget the 23 nations that have backed away from the US dollar. n/t truedelphi Mar 2014 #61
Well, at least there's agreement that Putin's actions were illegal. n/t ProSense Mar 2014 #32
Have I ever even implied otherwise? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #33
+1, and totally pulling out of Afghanistan immediately would help as well. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #35
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #37
Love to see the W, Dick and crew perp walk, but JEB Mar 2014 #39
That would require an attorney genreral and a president with high moral standards. Hoppy Mar 2014 #42
Putin should have focused on preparing a Russian port to the east of amandabeech Mar 2014 #46
You are singing my song. n/t Mira Mar 2014 #51
Earning. Moral. Authority. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #52
Ukraine crisis: 'Russian soldiers' seize Crimea hospital ProSense Mar 2014 #53
i don't think anyone is calling for Putin to be charged with war crimes JI7 Mar 2014 #54
Obama would never do that. joshcryer Mar 2014 #59
Personally speaking. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #63
Yeah right! as if western nations ever put their leaders on trial? mazzarro Mar 2014 #64
How about daybranch Mar 2014 #65
I encourage you to post an OP with that as the premise Fumesucker Mar 2014 #67
There's nothing the USA can do to redeem itself ...no more than Nazi Germany could have. L0oniX Mar 2014 #78
Bars & Stripes (clothing) for the Bushies! tea and oranges Mar 2014 #80
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