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Old 09-18-2009, 02:40 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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It's even worse than that. In addition to dropping the eastern European version of Star Wars, at the suggestion of Bush's SecDef, we have otherwise totally neglected our national defense:

==>Our fleet of barrage balloons is woefully outdated.
==>The officer class, even in the cavalry, is no longer adequately schooled in swordsmanship, rendering them utterly unfit for close-combat saber attacks.
==>The government has shared vital military intelligence with such longstanding enemies as perfidious Albion, the Hun, and the subjects of the Japanese empire.

How long will Americans stand still for such decisions by the Obama administration?

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Until those decisions allow us to be attacked again.

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You see, it wasn't the US allies that were targeted for "improved" relations. It is our enemies he is looking to bend over for.

The allies, Israel, Honduras, Columbia, Poland he is throwing under the bus.

Given your (non)sense of foreboding expressed over Obama's 'decisions' about such things as barrage balloons and cavalry it's obvious your only agenda is to whine about Obama without even bothering to read/understand what you're whining about.

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Old 09-18-2009, 02:42 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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You see, it wasn't the US allies that were targeted for "improved" relations. It is our enemies he is looking to bend over for.

The allies, Israel, Honduras, Columbia, Poland he is throwing under the bus.
Your enemies are not "our" enemies, and your allies are not "our" allies.
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Keonsha, Wisconsin
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You can attract a heck of alot more bees with honey, than you can with salt.

Looks like the hard liner dubya years are gone for awhile. No more bbq's at the ranch, no more tough texas steer meat. Maybe putin would get into soul food for a change?Please pass me another fried pork chop, Mmmmm good!
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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A system that doesn't work to protect us from a threat that doesn't exist, and for only half a trillion dollars. What a bargain
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Your enemies are not "our" enemies, and your allies are not "our" allies.
Of course not. I've always said the far-left liberals are firmly entrenched on the side of communists, dictators, oppressors and petty despots.

Chavez, Noriega, Castro, Zelyala, Ortega, Ahmadinejad, etc, etc, etc are heros to the Left.
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:58 PM
 
Location: southern california
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greatest display of positive diplomacy and foreign policy in 8 years.
now he has to fight the dragon, DOD.
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Keonsha, Wisconsin
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Of course not. I've always said the far-left liberals are firmly entrenched on the side of communists, dictators, oppressors and petty despots.

Chavez, Noriega, Castro, Zelyala, Ortega, Ahmadinejad, etc, etc, etc are heros to the Left.
The shah of iran.
History of Iran: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
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Old 09-18-2009, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Washington DC
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This was the mentality before 9/11, not so much now. The oceans are not a sure defense anymore.
Pretty silly to suggest that someone is going to fly a missile into US airspace without us noticing it, but even sillier to suggest that the Iranians could build a missile to reach the US. Are you a scardy-pants? Do you hide under the bed at night?
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Old 09-18-2009, 03:02 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Of course not. I've always said the far-left liberals are firmly entrenched on the side of communists, dictators, oppressors and petty despots.

Chavez, Noriega, Castro, Zelyala, Ortega, Ahmadinejad, etc, etc, etc are heros to the Left.


Shouldn't you be busy organizing a protest over the sorry state Obama has put our barrage balloon inventory in, not to mention the cavalry?
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Old 09-18-2009, 03:02 PM
 
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Of course not. I've always said the far-left liberals are firmly entrenched on the side of communists, dictators, oppressors and petty despots.

Chavez, Noriega, Castro, Zelyala, Ortega, Ahmadinejad, etc, etc, etc are heros to the Left.
Whereas the far right preferred the likes of Batista, Somoza and Marcos to name but a few.
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