Comments on: Video: Obama Praises Bush Sr.’s Gulf War Strategy http://donklephant.com/2008/05/15/video-obama-praises-bush-srs-gulf-war-strategy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/05/15/video-obama-praises-bush-srs-gulf-war-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-407252 Jimmy the Dhimmi Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5665#comment-407252 Hit 'em hard, then go home, and leave behind a dilapidated failed state where 50,000 children each year died of starvation, mass pogroms against political dissidents occurred like never before, the dictator and other war criminals in his cabinet were able to consolidate their power due to their domestic enemies being weakened by American withdrawal of support, the regime turned to supporting islamic terrorist groups as an alternative to its defeated conventional military, Saddam successfully bribed members of the UN security council to erode sanctions and set up entire departments of his government to distribute false evidence of maintaining a stockpile of WMD. Success!! And another thing, John Kennedy was the first president to send infantry into Vietnam in order to fight combat missions. Prior to that, only special forces were present in an exclusively supporting role to the South Vietnamese. FDR initiated American involvement against the Nazis in WWII, and Truman initiated American involvement against the Communists in the Korean War. Is Obama actually stating that if he gets elected, expect a war with Iran? Hit ‘em hard, then go home, and leave behind a dilapidated failed state where 50,000 children each year died of starvation, mass pogroms against political dissidents occurred like never before, the dictator and other war criminals in his cabinet were able to consolidate their power due to their domestic enemies being weakened by American withdrawal of support, the regime turned to supporting islamic terrorist groups as an alternative to its defeated conventional military, Saddam successfully bribed members of the UN security council to erode sanctions and set up entire departments of his government to distribute false evidence of maintaining a stockpile of WMD. Success!!

And another thing, John Kennedy was the first president to send infantry into Vietnam in order to fight combat missions. Prior to that, only special forces were present in an exclusively supporting role to the South Vietnamese. FDR initiated American involvement against the Nazis in WWII, and Truman initiated American involvement against the Communists in the Korean War. Is Obama actually stating that if he gets elected, expect a war with Iran?

]]> By: mike mcEachran http://donklephant.com/2008/05/15/video-obama-praises-bush-srs-gulf-war-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-407250 mike mcEachran Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:04 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5665#comment-407250 One could argue that Bush 41 lost his reelction bid precicely because he contained the Gulf War and got out, and Bush 43 won his reelection bid precicely because he escalated and perpetuated the Iraq war. The HBO "Adams" mini-series makes the case that Adams lost his reelction bid becuase he avoided war with France. Avoiding confrontation just isnt' sexy, I guess. The question this time around is does the electorate see this shell game for what it is, and recognize how we've manipulated. Bush 43 was so brazen about it, and so incompetent, that it seems like the electorate has finally gotten a clue. We're sick of it, and we're ready to elect someone to take us down the sane course. Let's hope we remember it the next time we get all freaked out with fear. One could argue that Bush 41 lost his reelction bid precicely because he contained the Gulf War and got out, and Bush 43 won his reelection bid precicely because he escalated and perpetuated the Iraq war. The HBO “Adams” mini-series makes the case that Adams lost his reelction bid becuase he avoided war with France. Avoiding confrontation just isnt’ sexy, I guess. The question this time around is does the electorate see this shell game for what it is, and recognize how we’ve manipulated. Bush 43 was so brazen about it, and so incompetent, that it seems like the electorate has finally gotten a clue. We’re sick of it, and we’re ready to elect someone to take us down the sane course. Let’s hope we remember it the next time we get all freaked out with fear.

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