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Trump approve raid without sufficient intel or support

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Amiga, Feb 2, 2017.

  1. Bobbythegreat

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    That's factually inaccurate. The raid on OBL was many times more risky given that the country wasn't even informed that they'd be making the raid so it was technically an invasion of their country.....and there was a nearby military installation that would have killed all of them if they found out that they were there. In fact, they came pretty close to being killed by an airstrike. I would suggest that you don't get your opinions from movies, next you'll be telling me that William Wallace impregnated an English royal and that Marcus Aurelius was murdered by his son and his death was avenged by a random Spanish gladiator.
     
  2. robbie380

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    For me it's just funny how some groups of people are now deciding to become vocal about US attacks gone awry. That same groups seemed to stay quiet before Trump took the presidency. It's good they are being vocal, but still disappointing that weren't before and many are still dismissive about the poor foreign policy decisions over the prior 8 years.

     
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    I haven't seen this kind of stuff since the Tea Party. Btw, has anyone figured out yet what they were mad about?
     
  4. robbie380

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    What do you mean
     
  5. fchowd0311

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    I have this question also. Apparently they were mad about government spending but we know that was bullshit with their support for Trump. I think it had to do something with Obama's skin color. Correct me if I'm wrong because other than that I have no ****ing clue what the Tea Party movement was about.
     
  6. Bobbythegreat

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    The issue was out of control government spending. The Democrats recently took over congress and the result was the nation's first trillion dollar annual deficit, Obama wanted to continue trillion dollar deficits into the future (he did until Republicans took back congress) and there were people that got upset about the ridiculously irresponsible spending and wanted a return to "normal" levels of irresponsible spending. That's what it was about.
     
  7. fchowd0311

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    Nah... It has to be something else. Men with principles such as Rand Paul care because apparently he's upset that the current GOP budget plan includes an increase in 7 trillion in the next few years but where are the Tea Party protests? Shouldn't they be rationally angry and in protest?


    Oh wait... It wasn't about government spending lol. Anyone who thought this is a fool.
     
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  8. Mr.Scarface

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    You are just wrong about everything. The Tea Party people hated the Stimulus and the Bailouts (Auto and Banks) because Obama was pushing them. It was a Race thing. Many of the TeaParty people were also "Birthers". Obama had to spend to save the economy. I laughed at the Tea Party people (I used to worked for some...they sent tea bags to Washington). They complained about the spending while taking the money the Stimulus provided for some of their customers (hence...it made money for their businesses). These businesses ACTIVELY bid on projects that were related to Stimulus money (Especially in the Utility and Construction Markets).
     
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  9. Mr.Scarface

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    BTW...when Trump goes on a spending spree (Obama has reduced the Deficit.....dramatically in the last 4 years), You won't hear a PEEP from those Tea Party people (sans a few).
     
  10. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    We can expect many more of these botched operations.
     
  11. Bobbythegreat

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    Did you get that from a movie?
     
  12. fchowd0311

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    Psst Bobby.... https://www.google.com/amp/www.forb...-are-already-increasing-the-deficit-big-time/



    Where the tea party protests at? I'm trying to find these Tea Party protesters who are so concerned with our deficit spending. Can you point me in the right direction Bobby? We all know they didn't protest Barack 'HUSSEIN' Obama(they loved to empahzie his middle name for some reason also???) because he was a Ni-gger Muslim sympthizer. That certainly wasn't the case. How dare us race baiters assume such a horrible assumption.
     
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  13. Bobbythegreat

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    This part clearly has to be from a movie because it's factually inaccurate. Sure when the Republicans took back control of the congress they managed to get the deficit back to where it was before the Democrats took control.....but you can't give credit for that to Obama because he was kicking and screaming the whole time about how wrong the Republicans were for scaling back spending ever so slightly.

    Also, IF Trump goes on a spending spree, you'll see the same people speaking out against it.....there has always been people speaking out against the big spending Republicans just like they speak out against the ridiculously big spending Democrats. Unfortunately those people usually get ignored.
     
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    https://www.google.com/amp/www.forb...-are-already-increasing-the-deficit-big-time/



    Where the tea party protests at? I'm trying to find them but they seem pretty quiet. Can you help me out Bobby?
     
  15. fchowd0311

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    https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/the-federal-deficit-is-shrinkingfor-now/amp/

    http://crfb.org/document/report-deficit-falls-486-billion-debt-continues-rise

    Bobby, learn some nuance before you parade your alternative narrative. The deficit shirnking has more to do with increased tax revenue due to a recovering economy.

    But that doesn't fit Bobby's 'Obama is the worst president in history' narrative.
     
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  16. sammy

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    There's considerable amount of proof that Trump can't read. Video proof actually from June 2016 where he was unable to read during a disposition.

    This is the guy making big decisions for our country. He can't freakin read FFS
     
  17. Ubiquitin

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    If he can't read it's because he has bad vision, not that he is illiterate, IMO.
     
  18. fchowd0311

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    He's literate. But he probably never read a full book front to back cover his entire life according to his ghost writer.
     
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    Yemen Raid: Spicer Says McCain, Other Critics Owe Apology to Dead SEAL

    http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...mccain-other-critics-owe-apology-dead-n718446

    My gosh, Trump and his people really should respect John McCain, at the very least.

    Meanwhile, the parents of two British tourists stabbed in Australia have criticized Trump after he placed their deaths on a list of terrorist attacks and for politicizing their deaths "to further this insane persecution of innocent people,”

    “My daughter's death will not be used to further this insane persecution of innocent people,” Ayliffe-Chung’s mother Rosie Ayliffe wrote in a letter to Trump published on Facebook.

    “This vilification of whole nation states and their people based on religion is a terrifying reminder of the horror that can ensue when we allow ourselves to be led by ignorant people into darkness and hatred,” she wrote

    Les Jackson, Tom Jackson’s father, wrote on Facebook: “I’m pretty sure he (Trump) and his advisors know full well — or could very easily verify — that Tom and Mia died not as the result of an act of terror but rather through the actions of a disturbed individual. Of course, that doesn’t suit his agenda."

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...cluding-daughters-death-terror-list/97633054/
     
  20. Amiga

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    Sometime I wonder what kind of pressure Spicer is under. Poor guy.
     

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