Remember the Iraq war?

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Tuesday August 27, 2013 · 5:46 PM PDT

2013/08/27 · 17:46

It looks like the U.S. and its allies are about to enter yet another war in the middle east.
According to the NBC News:

The U.S. could hit Syria with three days of missile strikes, perhaps beginning Thursday, in an attack meant more to send a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad than to topple him or cripple his military, senior U.S. officials told NBC News on Tuesday.
The State Department fed the growing drumbeat around the world for a military response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against rebels Aug. 21 near Damascus, saying that while the U.S. intelligence community would release a formal assessment within the week, it was already "crystal clear" that Assad's government was responsible.

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Friday August 16, 2013 · 8:19 AM PDT

2013/08/16 · 08:19

President Obama took a few minutes on Thursday from his vacation in Martha's Vineyard to give his first remarks on the violence in Egypt:

The United States strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by Egypt's interim government and security forces. We deplore violence against civilians. We support universal rights essential to human dignity, including the right to peaceful protest. We oppose the pursuit of martial law, which denies those rights to citizens under the principle that security trumps individual freedom or that might makes right. And today the United States extends its condolences to the families or those who were killed and those who were wounded.

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Wednesday August 14, 2013 · 7:02 PM PDT

2013/08/14 · 19:02

The Obama administration has refused to call the oust of Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically and fairly elected President of Egypt, by the head of military General Abdel Fatah Al-Sissi a coup. The U.S. government continues to supply the Egyptian military with billions of dollars in aid. President Obama, who four years ago gave a soaring speech in Cairo encouraging Egyptians to embrace freedom and democracy, was on vacation on Martha's Vineyard when the Egyptian forces conducted a bloody crackdown on supporters of Morsi on sit-in camps in Cairo.

According to the New York Times:

On Wednesday morning, Mr. Obama was briefed on the situation by his national security adviser, Susan E. Rice. But he appeared determined not to allow events in Egypt to interrupt a day that, in addition to golf, included cocktails at the home of a major political donor, Brian Roberts.

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Saturday March 09, 2013 · 10:34 AM PST

2013/03/09 · 10:34

According to today's New York Times:

A ceremony in which the American military had planned to hand over full control of the Bagram Prison to Afghanistan was canceled Saturday, throwing into doubt an agreement between the two countries on custody of the remaining Afghan prisoners still being held by American forces.

What was the reason for the cancellation? Read More

Chuck and John

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Monday January 07, 2013 · 8:17 AM PST

2013/01/07 · 08:17

In mid-December, after the White House put out a trial balloon indicating that Chuck Hagel, the former Republican Senator from Nebraska, is President Obama's top choice to lead the Department of Defense, Senator McCain was asked about Hagel's potential nomination as SOD. According to Politico:

McCain scoffed at claims that Hagel would be a Republican voice in a mostly Democratic Cabinet, saying to “allege that Hagel is somehow a Republican — that is a hard one to swallow.”

In 1996, Senator McCain campaigned for Hagel in his first Senate race. In 2000, Hagel co-chaired McCain's first presidential campaign. How things have changed in this country after September 11 and the Iraq war! Read More

Top ten reasons to support President Obama

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 7:00 AM PST

2012/01/03 · 07:00

Daily Kos is a progressive liberal blog dedicated to elect Democrats. It is to be expected that this community is passionate about President Obama. Below the fold are top ten reasons why everyone in this community should work tiredlessly to reelect President Obama.

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Sunday September 11, 2011 · 1:29 PM PDT

2011/09/11 · 13:29

As we remember 9/11, we are reminded by our political leaders that our nation has become stronger and more secure. We are constantly reminded that there has been no major terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11/2001.

Meanwhile, surveys after surveys show that Americans believe their country is headed in the wrong direction. After a decade of "war against terror", we are trillions in debt and tens of millions without jobs. People are scared; they are afraid of losing their homes and jobs; they are concerned about their children's future.

Is America really safer and stronger? How did America do during the last decade in comparison with China?

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Tuesday October 19, 2010 · 7:46 PM PDT

2010/10/19 · 19:46

Foreign money and China have become potent campaign issues in Election 2010. The Democrats have been accusing the Chamber of Commerce for trying to subvert the American democracy with hideous foreign money.

A US-China trade bill, fought for and signed by Bill Clinton with overwhelming bipartisan support(even Senator Barbara Boxer voted Yea), is now a lethal campaign weapon for the Democrats. The Democrats run an ad in Pennsylvania questions Republican Pat Toomey's loyalty to America because he supported the trade bill and worked for a Chinese-American boss in the then British colony Hong Kong in 1991. The ad--with China's red flag waving in the background--proclaims: "Job killer Pat Toomey. Maybe he ought to run for Senate–in China." Meanwhile, the Republicans run ads across the country as if the sole purpose of the stimulus package were to create jobs in China. An ad attacking Democratic Congressman Baron Hill asks: "Is Baron Hill running for Congress in Indiana or China?"

Anti-Chinese xenophobia has a long history in this country. It has been used by both parties for their own political expediences. Below the fold is the story of the 1998 California Senate campaign--Barbara Boxer vs. Matt Fong. It was all about foreign money and China. Sounds familiar?

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Sunday October 17, 2010 · 9:34 PM PDT

2010/10/17 · 21:34

With the economy tattered and the unemployment rate near record high, Americans are fearful about their future. Polls have predicted that the Democrats, the ruling party, will lose a large number of seats in both the House and the Senate.

According to a New York Times report on October 10, 2010:

With many Americans seized by anxiety about the country’s economic decline, candidates from both political parties have suddenly found a new villain to run against: China.

mikeE

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Friday June 04, 2010 · 9:53 PM PDT

2010/06/04 · 21:53

Furkan Dogan, 19, an American born in New York, was shot dead with multiple bullets in the head and chest early Monday morning on a Turkey flagged ship in international water near Gaza by elite Israeli commandos.

From the MSM--especially the New York Times--coverage of this tragedy, you may get the impression that Mr. Dogan was a religious fanatic, ready to be a martyr for an Islamic course. One of saddest things after 9/11 has been the MSM and politicians' relentless dehumanizing of the Muslim religion.

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Tuesday March 23, 2010 · 11:42 AM PDT

2010/03/23 · 11:42

The first warning short has been fired. The Anti-Defamation League's Abraham Foxman released a statement last week:

Gen. Petraeus has simply erred in linking the challenges faced by the U.S. and coalition forces in the region to a solution of the Israeli-Arab conflict, and blaming extremist activities on the absence of peace and the perceived U.S. favoritism for Israel. This linkage is dangerous and counterproductive.

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Wednesday March 17, 2010 · 8:20 PM PDT

2010/03/17 · 20:20

It doesn't take long, does it? According to the Jerusalem Post:

US President Barack Obama harbors anti-Semitism and the American Jews who voted for him are not pro-Israel, Dr. Hagi Ben-Artzi, the outspoken brother-in-law of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday.

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