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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:11 PM Original message |
Senate passes Kyl-Lieberman 76-22 on 9/25. Condi rolls out unprecedented Iran sanctions 10/25. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. War drums... |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
128. Like Obama was beating back in April? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Who in the fuck selected Lieberman to be VP to Gore? |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. I have ALWAYS wondered that . . . |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
124. I always thought it was Tipper. She made a lousy mistake. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. I think that was the buzz at the time......I didn't buy it! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. This morning, speaking at a health care forum, Biden said his most important |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I think there is genuine concern that Bush will bomb Iran before he leaves office. Also, what does |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yeah - Condi presents an entire laundry list of reasons why military |
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ginchinchili (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. My guess is that it's mostly fear, but well-founded fear. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Thanks for your response. I feel like I'm teetering on the edge of a cliff. I don't |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Obama: "It is important to have tough sanctions on Iran..." |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. But that won't stop us from bombing the shit out of you. |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Just ask the people... |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sanctions=War? Get serious people. n/t |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. "Unilateral" sanctions from the Bush administration warmongers could well mean a first step to war. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
61. why do you keep defending warmongering crap like this? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
132. Please show me where I said that. n/t |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. There are 22 Democrats in the senate |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Statements today from Obama, Dodd and Edwards today on Bush administration Iran sanctions |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. While Hillary's vote for Kyl-Liberman defended yet again--today by Madeleine Albright in NH |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Obama: "It is important to have tough sanctions...." |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Read the entire paragraph about the danger of Kyl-Lieberman. |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Obama co-sponsors S970 which designates the IRG as a "terrorist organization" |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Obama needs to read the final K/L resolution |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Kyl-Lieberman is a green light for Bush to bomb Iran. Otherwise, why rush to co-sponsor Webb's bill? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Nonsense. n/t |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Webb was just on Tweety and said the heads of the committees who know foreign policy all voted NO |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
60. I saw that segment. Yes, the people "in the know" knew better than to allow The Unitary Executive |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #33 |
100. He said a bit more than that |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. Yes, he did. Here's a link to the transcript with pertinent paragraph quoted. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
57. Add Iraq AUMF and Kyl/Lieberman to get war |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Albright looking for job in Clinton II Administration, probably....n/t |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
59. Here's a bit of history: Condi Rice was "the favorite student" of Madeleine Albright's |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Obama: "It is important to have tough sanctions...." |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That's a false equation. |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'll explain |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. ah, got it. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thanksgiving? n/t |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
108. What? And disrupt the all-important holiday retail season? |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. "The international community's got to get a lot tougher if it's going to be resolved diplomatically" |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Obama: "It is important to have tough sanctions...." |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. If you can't understand the difference, I can't help you. Try reading it again. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. The "combat, contain, and roll back" bit he was referring to |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. It is no coincidence that Condi rolled out Iran sanctions one month to the day Senate passed K-L. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Probably not. "One month" sounds like we're being deliberate about this. |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
130. So Iran's harboring terrorists by itself isn't enough for * to start a war? |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
65. how reminiscent of 2002 and 2003 |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. All I can say is this: |
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Nutmegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. The fact that this piece of trash passed, is unforgivable. |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
34. Hillary, we will not soon forget this vote. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm new, so I might get called a freeper mole for saying this, but... |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Only if you trust the Bush administration to be a fair broker here and are not just ratcheting up |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. No, I obviously don't trust Bush to be a fair anything at all. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
74. Your Comments In No. 35 Above, Sir, Are A Pretty Sensible Analysis |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #74 |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Forget arguing with them, they are just looking for a way to attack Hillary |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Hillary made a mistake voting for K-L. That's why she so quickly pivoted to co-sponsor Webb's bill. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. That isn't a pivot. At all. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Bwah! K/L was simply another brick in the war path. Declare the army |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. And we did just act upon them, in exactly the way K-L allows. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Unilateral sanctions can be a step TOWARDS war, because by definition they're |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Yeah, a decade before we invaded. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. CATO Institute (I think they're Libertarian) sez: |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I agree; sanctions are rarely useful. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. a bit warhawkish for my tastes, actually |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. The Iranian regime certainly uses fear and distrust of America as a tool. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. as a tool to stave off US hegemony? |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. As a tool to keep in power, despite being extremely unpopular on its own. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. sorry, in this there ARE bad guys. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. PNAC is a detrimental force, yes. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. as I said, we fundamentally disagree: I believe desiring world dominion IS evil |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. Their agenda is naive, yes. But that is not because of a lack of intelligence on their part. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. we continue to fundamentally disagree |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. I will agree with half of that statement. The other will likely not be settled between us. nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #76 |
86. No, they ARE "bad guys"--they cynically used the fig leaf of wanting to "spread democracy" |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. Spreading democracy is not a fig leaf. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. sorry, I have to call bullshit on that |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. The nations you have listed |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #93 |
99. No--there are many places where we could have "spread democracy"-- |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. It's interesting you bring up China. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #93 |
102. And Of Course The Problem, Mr. Basileon |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. I certainly agree with that. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #105 |
112. A Pleasantly Exact Phrasing, Sir, That Last Is |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #112 |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #93 |
119. No--democracy is NOT necessarily a fundamental aspect of American hegemony-- |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Ms. Naomi Klein, Ma'am |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Thank you--I googled her and noticed "Shock Doctrine"-- |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. It Is A Great Article, Ma'am |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. The Problem With This Analysis, Ma'am |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Last I checked, I still have the plumbing to be a man |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Conquest Is Conquest, Sir |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. I would consider it better to not presume that hegemony is a valid policy |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. Hegemonic Aspiraton Is A Fact Of Politcal Life, Sir |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. well, so is serial murder, pedophilia and genocide |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #97 |
104. But As You Observe, Sir, They Continue |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #104 |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Sockpuppetry? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #111 |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. I was not born the day I registered, |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #114 |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. Or, rather, it is proof that calling DUers trolls, sockpuppets, and the like is against the rules. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #117 |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #94 |
138. and this is why we adopted the UN Charter, to provide "collective security" against hegemons |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. Well, it hasn't been working--Iranians have been pretty pro-American-- |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. The CATO Institute's Opposition, Ma'am |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Right about CATO's motives--but, what do we expect out of these new |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. no |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Yup--you said it. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #83 |
92. You May well Be Right About the Purpose, Ma'am |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. How about "CYA" then? |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I have no doubts that was part of it. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Webb and Hagel (and Lugar) aren't "frustrated"--they're WARNING us about what is |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. "sanctions delay a miliatry strike," |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Depends. nt |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. if it depends on the goodwill of the current administration, there is no 'depends" |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. The administration is not monolithic. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #69 |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. What makes you think I'm defending the administration? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #73 |
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Texas_Kat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Welcome to DU! |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. In other words, it is about controlling the Middle East. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Pretty much, yeah. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. deleted |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
78. You need to study history |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
101. I am certainly aware |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #35 |
136. Interesting |
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jmp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
58. k/r |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
123. Hillary, great move on your part---NOT! |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
126. She didn't learn the first time the dog bit her. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. Even Paul Begala admitted today that politically Obama had the upper hand on this issue |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
127. Obama co-sponsored Iran bill almost exactly like Lieberman-Kyl in April. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. so, do you approve of both bills? |
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DemFemme (315 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #129 |
134. I can't believe there are people here defending anything titled "KYL-LIEBERMAN" |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. This is what Senator Jim Webb said right before the vote on Kyl-Lieberman... |
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DemFemme (315 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #127 |
133. That was before the final IAEA report. The Kyl-Lieberman report was unecessary on 9/25. |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
135. the hypocrisy has become so blatant that they can't even see it . . . |
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