ishmael

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I think you can make the case that she was using the vehicle as a weapon. Shooting tires won't immobilize…
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I think both uses of rhetoric are legitimate but it really depends on the context. When speaking to society at…
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I follow a couple of evangelical blogs. The majority of evangelicals are either ideologically opposed or think the whole package…
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In other words... "fuck you, I got mine". I'm sure Mitt Romney's 47% comments didn't offend your conscience one bit.…
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He also wanted to use his network of fighters to defend the Land of the Two Holy Mosques. No doubt…
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Why not ask Israel to give up its nuclear weapons too? Just as likely.
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You're ignoring that recent success and increased influence of Libertarianism is happening almost entirely in the Republican party. You won't…
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Like who? Kerry voted for the Iraq War. He's been the same guy all along.
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Well we won't have long to wait to see if this unscripted moment from Kerry was sincere. The President is…
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You're ignoring the repercussions of an Obama "success" which could result in some of the same things. I think many…
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Well, I hope AIPAC fails. I now hope Obama fails with this war resolution and in embarrassing fashion at that.…
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/03/obama-strategy-assad-republicans-syria?CMP=twt_gu I think McCain's hard-lining today is based in some part on assurances that Obama has made to him about…
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You are a US citizen are you not? The point is sound but I don't think any of us here…
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That sounds more like a tactical maneuver to influence the vote. Obama made it harder for himself by consulting Congress.…
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I doubt very much that anyone's political future will be threatened by voting no to any kind of attack that…
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http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/CandidateQA/ObamaQA/ I've seen this link pop up in a few blog posts here and there. It's striking to see the…
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I think you know fairly well how our collateral damage logic goes.
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Cameron probably feels like he needs to sell this and get as much cover as possible to be viable for…
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I doubt it. The government line for the last ~2 years is that Al-Asad must go. They have taken sides…
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Let's recap here. I believe that you are not advocating for a no-fly zone. "Military airfields, fuel tank farms, air…
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