airdvr 210 #1 August 26, 2014 QuoteThe current confusions are just the latest twists in a tale that has seen considerable shifts in the White House’s rhetoric. In an interview with The New Yorker back in January, Obama played down the threat posed by ISIS by way of a colorful comparison: “If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn’t make them Kobe Bryant,” he said. Last week, however, after ISIS beheaded American journalist James Foley, Obama characterized the group as “a cancer” that several nations should come together to “extract.” The same day, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that “ISIS and the wickedness that it represents must be destroyed.” Brett McGurk, a deputy assistant secretary of state said in late July that ISIS was “no longer simply a terrorist organization. It is now a full-blown army.” The same rhetorical imagery was used by Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) earlier this month. Feinstein, approving of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS, asserted that it needs “an army to defeat an army.” http://thehill.com/ Wake me when we figure out how much of a threat ISIS really is.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,599 #2 August 26, 2014 So what you're saying is that over the course of time, situations change? This is truly a ground breaking discovery!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #3 August 26, 2014 Friday Aug 22nd Chuck Hagel: ISIS "beyond anything we've seen" http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-hagel-defends-failed-james-foley-rescue-attempt/ Sorry. It might also mean this administration is clueless about foreign policy matters. When you have no policy the message is hard to come by. We're guessing. What we'll get instead is the over-used Democrat play of doing nothing and hoping things get better. It won't be any more effective now than it was 16 years ago when Bill Clinton tried it with OBL. Let me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #4 August 26, 2014 QuoteLet me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them. You don't know what a better policy would be, but you're sure Obama's is the wrong one? Sounds like ODS to me. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 August 26, 2014 Apparently, we've started drone surveillance of ISIS over Syria."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #6 August 26, 2014 DanGQuoteLet me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them. You don't know what a better policy would be, but you're sure Obama's is the wrong one? Sounds like ODS to me. Could be ODS...could be bad policy. I understand you hate it when someone questions your Messiah. Wondering who is really suffering from a syndrome.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,156 #7 August 26, 2014 It really doesn't matter what Obama does, you will say it's wrong. I don't see any good options at all. Just bad ones, and worse ones.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #8 August 26, 2014 QuoteI understand you hate it when someone questions your Messiah. The recourse of the right wing partisan: anyone who doesn't hate everything Obama does must think he's the Messiah. The rest of us are capable of standing on the middle ground. QuoteCould be ODS...could be bad policy. But in another thread you admitted you have no idea what the policy should be. How can you know the current policy is bad? - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,121 #9 August 26, 2014 >Let me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's >weak ass policy towards them. Agreed. We need to to get GWB back ASAP so we can take strong action. Like invading Turkey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,599 #10 August 26, 2014 QuoteWhen you have no policy the message is hard to come by. We're guessing. All of the recent quotes you've provided display a consistent message. The only one that's different is from january, and in january things were different, no? QuoteWhat we'll get instead is the over-used Democrat play of doing nothing and hoping things get better. The state of affairs in the Middle east which has provided such a fertile breeding ground for ISIS can hardly be blamed on the democrats doing nothing.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,156 #11 August 26, 2014 airdvr What we'll get instead is the over-used Democrat play of doing nothing and hoping things get better. Actually US policy for generations has been to intervene in the Middle East. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #12 August 26, 2014 Quote Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly? A lot of people would say it's the definition of "insanity," but I've yet to find a dictionary that agrees with them. Drives me crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #13 August 26, 2014 Shotgun Quote Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly? A lot of people would say it's the definition of "insanity," but I've yet to find a dictionary that agrees with them. Drives me crazy. That's because you keep looking in the same dictionary. Actually, I think the quote is attributed to Einstein.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,593 #14 August 27, 2014 Quote That's because you keep looking in the same dictionary Actually it's attributed to Rita Mae Brown, but that's debated. It's commonly attributed to Einstein, but they haven't been able to find it. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #15 August 27, 2014 DanGQuoteLet me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them. You don't know what a better policy would be, but you're sure Obama's is the wrong one? Sounds like ODS to me. Over Developed Sensibilities?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #16 August 27, 2014 Shotgun Quote Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly? A lot of people would say it's the definition of "insanity," but I've yet to find a dictionary that agrees with them. Drives me crazy. It is vernacular from the mental health/substance use disorder counseling field.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #17 August 27, 2014 Shotgun Quote Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly? A lot of people would say it's the definition of "insanity," but I've yet to find a dictionary that agrees with them. Drives me crazy. You seem to be saying that you keep looking it up... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #18 August 27, 2014 turtlespeed***QuoteLet me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them. You don't know what a better policy would be, but you're sure Obama's is the wrong one? Sounds like ODS to me. Over Developed Sensibilities? BREAKING NEWS The President defacated in the White House this morning. Tea Baggers are appalled at such a disrespectful action in such an iconic building in our nations capitol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #19 August 27, 2014 Andy9o8 *** Quote Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of what, exactly? A lot of people would say it's the definition of "insanity," but I've yet to find a dictionary that agrees with them. Drives me crazy. You seem to be saying that you keep looking it up... Well, I might be insane by the actual definition. And if I keep looking in the same dictionary expecting to see a different definition for insanity, that might be an example of my insanity. And getting into a semantics argument about it on the internet might be another example. But neither of those examples would be the definition of insanity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #20 August 27, 2014 Amazon******QuoteLet me be clear; ISIS doesn't scare me as much as does this administration's weak ass policy towards them. You don't know what a better policy would be, but you're sure Obama's is the wrong one? Sounds like ODS to me. Over Developed Sensibilities? BREAKING NEWS The President defacated in the White House this morning. Tea Baggers are appalled at such a disrespectful action in such an iconic building in our nations capitol. In a later story . . . No ACTUAL evidence was found of such a defecation, apparently there were too many Ass Lickers on hand and the evidence didn't stand a chance!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #21 September 3, 2014 One option would be for the President to ask Congress for a declaration of war against ISIL. At least then, the lame-ass, spineless congressmen could put their money where their mouth is.You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #22 September 3, 2014 BillyVance Apparently, we've started drone surveillance of ISIS over Syria. Obama approved air strikes so a drone took-out 1 low level terrorist. That'll really show 'em! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
