They Will Say ANYTHING!

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September 6, 2013

Snapshot Series : Obama’s War Crisis – Bronco Bama Galloping Alone In A Syriously Eastern Direction

Obama’s War Crisis – Bronco Bama galloping alone in a syriously eastern direction. Where’ his posse?

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September 1, 2013

Syrian Crisis : ‘Texas Ted’ Cruz Criticism Of Obama For Not Calling An Emergency Session Of Congress Is Hypocrisy On Stilts

Cruz misrepresents Congress’s culpability vis-à-vis not re-convening in Washington, D.C., before the end of its adjournment on September 9, 2013. He does so for inexcusable political reasons given the national security context. Here’s why . . .

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August 31, 2013

U.S. v. Syria : Russian President Valery Putin Puttin’ A Foot Forward & Offering Obama A Good Reason To Wait

“The G20 is a good forum for discussing the Syria problem, so why not take advantage of this?” -Russian President Vladimir Putin, August 31, 2013. The foolish common wisdom making the rounds everywhere one looks or reads asserts that any U.S. military action against Syria must – absolutely must – occur before . . .

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August 30, 2013

Congress, Call YOURSELF Back Into Session! You Can, And You Know It!

Congress may indeed, and by its own bicameral agreement, call itself back into session at any time during its recess under the terms of section two of the conditional adjournment. This is nothing new either. The conditional adjournment language in various forms has a long history.

Dr. Obama's surgical instruments for Syrian airstrikes

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August 30, 2013

Proposed Syrian Airstrikes – Dr. Obama, Chain Saw Surgeon, Prognosis Deadly

Michael Matthew Bloomer, August 30, 2013 Military analysts and Syrian intervention cheerleaders maintain that limited air strikes will suffice to “degrade” Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities. Senator John McCain, as always, is among those cheerleaders....

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August 29, 2013

Snapshot Series : Military Strike On Syria – Short, Limited, Surgical – It’s Easy Peasy

Proposed military strikes on Syria may not turn out to be as limited as planned

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