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jazzimov

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17. WTF?

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:27 PM

Apr 2014

Last summer, the American people prevented Washington from becoming more directly involved in the war in Syria.

So, the american people are the ones who talked Russia into talking Assad into negotiating destruction of their gas? The threat of cruise missles (no "boots on the ground&quot

had nothing to do with it?

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Will the American public buy the New Cold War with Russia? [View all] yurbud Apr 2014 OP

I'm pretty sure almost no one in DC gives a shit what the American people want. Scuba Apr 2014 #1

they definitely don't, but public opinion does have the ability to bite them on the ass occasionally yurbud Apr 2014 #6

Plenty of DUers have ... 1000words Apr 2014 #2

there is a small, hardcore of "centrist Democrats" here who know how to make their numbers and yurbud Apr 2014 #13

They shouldn't - but you know they will. nt TBF Apr 2014 #3

Take out the trash often nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #4

Seems to be the one thing Repubs and Dems have in common right now is a hatred for Commies. dilby Apr 2014 #5

Is anything in Russia commie anymore? I thought they went straight to Somali capitalism yurbud Apr 2014 #7

There is no cold war frazzled Apr 2014 #8

Interesting this: "Global ideology" RobertEarl Apr 2014 #14

that was a month ago yurbud Apr 2014 #24

Other. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #9

So the American people stopped a war in Syria, but they are too stupid to JoePhilly Apr 2014 #10

Russia is not the Soviet Union, and this isn't a Cold War. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #11

Pretty much all republican voters RobertEarl Apr 2014 #12

Erect bogeyman, wave flag, give more money to the MIC to "protect" us. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #15

How long will The World lend us the money to shake them down? Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #16

"Oh. And I won't be able to make the interest payments, either." Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #18

WTF? jazzimov Apr 2014 #17

I'm sorry, but after the Iraq Invasion - generations growing up know now that war Rex Apr 2014 #19

If you think that what is going on now is like the Cold War... icymist Apr 2014 #20

I'm old enough to remember the Cold War, and the black and white rhetoric yurbud Apr 2014 #22

Not *this* American people, WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2014 #21

If whoever has the Snowden docs has a bigger bombshell to drop, this would be a good time to do so yurbud Apr 2014 #23