Who's the Real Enemy? Kadhafi or . . .

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Thursday June 23, 2011 · 8:21 AM PDT

2011/06/23 · 08:21

I see on the news that the enemy is Khadafi. He was oppressing his people because they were revolting, and they were revolting because they wanted freedom. And the people of Egypt just wanted freedom. And the people of Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, and Tunisia just wanted freedom. But is that really the story? Or is it mabye something else?

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Wednesday July 07, 2010 · 4:17 PM PDT

2010/07/07 · 16:17

I have been having a very hard time figuring out whose side Obama is on. Here's the trouble I run into:

BP's interests are to have the cheapest oil cleanup possible.

America's interests are to have the best oil cleanup possible.

The White House has consistently underestimated the amount of resources needed for the cleanup.

What I see is that 1 and 2 are in conflict, and 3 is more consistent with 1 than with 2.

Let's work this out a little more...

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The Obama administration...

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The Obama administration...

is working for BP and is letting them have the cheapest possible oil cleanup they can get away with.

18 votes

is working for America and is making sure BP provides the best cleanup possible.

33 votes

is incompetent with regard to the oil spill, and so the under-resourcing of the cleanup is unintentional and is not for the purpose of saving BP money.

12 votes

has provided us with all the pie they could be expected to provide given what was said during the campaign.

5 votes

Iraq Is Blowing Up [with poll]

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Tuesday December 08, 2009 · 9:37 AM PST

2009/12/08 · 09:37

President Barack Obama has a plan. He is going to pull 10,000 troops a month out of Iraq from March 2010 to September 2010, resulting in a drawdown of some 70,000 troops over a 7-month period. Obama, as have many presidents in the past, believes that his plan will be executed flawlessly. The problem is that it won't be. The violence in Iraq will start to escalate next year. You can bet on that.

Here is another early instance and what we can expect to see more of over the next year.

http://www.nytimes.com/...

BAGHDAD — A series of devastating car bombings rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 121 people and wounding hundreds more, according to preliminary accounts by witnesses, the police and hospital officials.

Five bombs in all, including at least three suicide attacks, struck near a college, a court complex in western Baghdad, a mosque and a market and a neighborhood near the Interior Ministry in what appeared to be a coordinated assault on the capital.

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The withdrawal from Iraq _____.

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The withdrawal from Iraq _____.

will go exactly as planned, without a hitch

3 votes

will be a little bit messier than expected but will still be completed by next year (except for 50,000 troops who will remain in Iraq)

20 votes

will be stalled by increasing violence in Iraq next year and will not be anywhere near complete by the end of 2010

24 votes

[Poll] When Obama asks for even more troops

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Wednesday December 02, 2009 · 12:33 PM PST

2009/12/02 · 12:33

I'm just curious what we are going to do the next time Obama asks for more troops. Will we go through the same whole process we just went through, or will we do it differently next time? I think it is good to look forward and consider whether our approach this time was effective toward achieving our goals and whether we should change tactics the next time Obama asks for more troops.

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Will there be another troop surge in Afghanistan before July 2011?

74 votes Vote Now!

Will there be another troop surge in Afghanistan before July 2011?

Definitely

19 votes

Probably

20 votes

Unlikely

20 votes

Definitely not

15 votes

Who wants more troops to Afghanistan?

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Monday November 30, 2009 · 5:54 PM PST

2009/11/30 · 17:54

I'll start a list:

Rush Limbaugh
Sean Hannity
Bill O'Reilly
Glenn Beck
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Republicans
Barack Obama

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This

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This

funny

10 votes

not funny

41 votes

[Poll] Protest the Troop Buildup on an Intersection Near Your Home

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Wednesday November 25, 2009 · 7:34 AM PST

2009/11/25 · 07:34

I just got in from protesting the war during rush hour. I live by a busy intersection, so I can just walk out and get a fairly good audience with the people driving to work. I stood on the sidewalk right next to the road from 7:30 to 9:00 with a big sign that had a peace sign on one side and "The war is not worth it" on the other. I plan to do it again at quitting time today. And then I am going to do the morning and afternoon rush hours ever day until Obama makes his announcement next week. We the citizens can help set the frame for Obama's announcement. We should demonstrate resistance before he has even said anything, so the backlash will be even greater when he tells us he's sending more troops.

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Will you protest the troop buildup on an intersection near your home?

21 votes Vote Now!

Will you protest the troop buildup on an intersection near your home?

Yes.

5 votes

No, I like the war.

7 votes

No, I have more important things to do.

2 votes

No, I am physically unable to help.

3 votes

No, I have another excuse.

4 votes

Afghanistan Not Worth Fighting

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 · 4:19 PM PST

2009/11/24 · 16:19

Oh, I'm just loving this. We're not done yet. Obama says he wants to "finish the job" in Afghanistan.

Here's a clip from the NY Times:

President Obama said on Tuesday that he will announce his decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan next week, and that it is his intention to "finish the job" that began with the overthrow of the Taliban government in the fall of 2001.

http://www.nytimes.com/... &hp

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 7:04 PM PST

2009/11/20 · 19:04

I will not stand still for a surge in Afghanistan. I am going to take action against it. Americans hardly remember they are at war. I am going to be there to remind them. I invite you to do something similar in your hometown.

Over the fold for the plan.

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Wednesday November 18, 2009 · 12:20 PM PST

2009/11/18 · 12:20

We've been on pins and needles for weeks waiting to find out if Obama is going to send more troops to Afghanistan. I know I have. I hope you have too.

So now Obama has said he's about to make an announcement.

http://www.nytimes.com/...

BEIJING — President Obama said Wednesday he was "very close to a decision" on a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan and would make his case to the American people for his Afghan strategy in the next "several weeks."

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Monday August 24, 2009 · 5:53 PM PDT

2009/08/24 · 17:53

Here's a poll linked from MSNBC that needs to swing the other way.

http://www.newsvine.com/...

Currently the numbers are 41 percent for prosecuting torture and 59 percent against.

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Friday March 14, 2008 · 9:56 PM PDT

2008/03/14 · 21:56

This is actually an old diary that I am reviving, as it seems relevant. Original is here: http://www.dailykos.com/...

Say that on a particular blog, a large majority of the bloggers disagree with the founder of the site and want him/her to change his position, at least the one he/she states publicly. Would unionization of the bloggers be an effective way to bring pressure on the founder and get him/her to change his/her tune?

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Friday March 14, 2008 · 6:22 AM PDT

2008/03/14 · 06:22

Right now veterans of the Iraq War are testifying live in DC about the Iraq War.

Live streaming right here right now:

http://ivaw.org/

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