The mess in Syria

Hey, new information has come to light/the situation has evolved

can't change your mind

that is bad

brilliant
 
jpx7 said:
He can do all the waffling he wants, as far as I'm concerned, as long as he ends up landing at the right place ultimately.

I'm not sure where this idea arose that obstinacy should be praised and that changing one's mind is the worst sin imaginable.
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I'll hold you to that standard for every politician then.
 
bravesnumberone said:
I'll hold you to that standard for every politician then.
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I don't mind the waffling (and I'm admittedly an Obama supporter). I've been in politics/government a long time and I respect a deliberative approach. I wish Bush had waffled more before going into Iraq. Obama has dithered with Mideast policy. That cannot be denied. It's a complex issue and the leadership vacuum hasn't helped. That said, I don't how the US should proceed in the Mideast and I don't think anyone (from the neocons to the neoisolationists) has a solid plan on how to proceed. And yeah, Obama got lucky.
 
There isn't anything Obama could have done to avoid criticism. Can you guys really tell me that there is one magic thing he could have done with Syria that Fox/Rush/etc... conservatives wouldn't have found some way to spin against Obama in a negative light?

I'm glad it looks like the situation will hopefully resolve itself. Going there would be a disaster. It's not our war.
 
Bright side - war averted for now. Don't care how it happened but just glad another pointless war has been avoided.
 
mossy said:
There isn't anything Obama could have done to avoid criticism. Can you guys really tell me that there is one magic thing he could have done with Syria that Fox/Rush/etc... conservatives wouldn't have found some way to spin against Obama in a negative light?

I'm glad it looks like the situation will hopefully resolve itself. Going there would be a disaster. It's not our war.
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He could have offered to sell one of his dragons to Assad in exchange for all of his weapons, and then after making the exchange ordered his dragon to burn Assad into ash. I think everyone would have been impressed with that.
 
weso1 said:
He could have offered to sell one of his dragons to Assad in exchange for all of his weapons, and then after making the exchange ordered his dragon to burn Assad into ash. I think everyone would have been impressed with that.
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Show me where in the Constitution the federal government has the authority to buy and sell dragons.
 
weso1 said:
I really want to eat waffles right now.
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I'm with you. I don't get why waffling is considered a bad thing. Gimme a nice waffle with some maple syrup and a side of sausage and I'd be in heaven. Same thing with flip flopping. Gimme that waffle out on the patio while wearing flip flops. Hot dayum you've got yourself a stew.
 
Julio3000 said:
Sound money now! Return our currency to the dragon standard! Audit the Iron Bank of Braavos!
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Sadly the safety of the dragon hoard is gone with the invention of modern warfare. Retuning to the dragon standard would just result in losing our money and our dragons. Double whammy.
 
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