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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:52 PM Original message |
Obama knows he is fighting a losing battle on the photos |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I was thinking this might be for cover. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bad wars kill troops, not photos /nt |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I think you have over simplified things |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Yeah, the pictures will send them over the edge. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Every little bit helps (or in this case hurts) |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Winning hearts and minds left the station about six years ago. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
35. so you think the photos will NOT create great anger in the middle east? |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. mkultra, the people in the middle east KNOW about this type of thing from personal |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. while i agree we are ignorant |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Well, here's an idea. President Obama will more than likely be told by the Supremes that |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. And the world will demand that the photos be shown. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. And rightly so. Especially so for us Americans to see them. Otherwise, we will never |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. You wrote: |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
44. How about the 100 civilians killed in Afghanistan the other day? |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. we have another chess-game theorist here |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I think his strategic mind... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. There's so much going |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. It became pretty obvious even in the primaries that Obama was playing chess... |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. and we see that offends your checker playing mind. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. he should just drop the whole torture thing. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I voted for him because he was intelligent |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I'm glad you're not running things and |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. It also avoids the inevitable claim that he is releasing them for political purposes. |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Or the pictures will come out when the judge in the case denies the current APPEAL which |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. That's pretty much my point. Obama knows he can't win in court |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. There is no reason these photos would be considered any differently than the previous |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Agreed. |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Yep. I agree completely, Twilight. ;) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yup. |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. REMINDER: The President has a calculating, deliberate and analytical mind. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yes he does. Unfortunately that is quite disconcerting to those that fail to follow |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. It baffles me that there are some who just don't think he's very smart. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Well, there's that, plus we tend to kneejerk react to absolutely everything... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. agreed |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. its the last vestiges of bigotry in the demcratic party |
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traxster (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't believe the photos should be released. |
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traxster (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. duplicate |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yeah...its lose - lose to a degree |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
27. I fail to see the upside to releasing these photos. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
28. Uh, excuse me. Our torturing and murdering and illegally invading is NOT NEWS to Iraqis. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. I am listening to him on TiVo delay and his explanation makes sense to me |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. Part of me thinks it's a tactic...a sly one. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
38. I think he also is going to make a serious attempt at re calibrating US-Muslim relations |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. "could increase the number of troops killed" |
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