Wow, you promoted me to the spokesman for the left? Thanks. Seriously though, I speak for myself; nobody else.Translation: I can't do my job and get re-elected at the same time.
Ollie, c'mon dude.
Bush invaded Panama after the mid-terms back in 1989. Do you honestly believe that he couldn't have gone in anytime during that Fall and had largely the same result? Of course he could have. One of the reasons he waited until after the midterms because it was thought to be politically advantageous to do so.
Presidents do this all the time; most do not do it with a live microphone in their proximity.
Wow... Really??? So the left believes that:
I think politics played a role in President Bush's decision to invade Panama when he did, yes. President Obama is simply stating that for the time being, politics is a concern of his. As a politician, you certainly aren't shocked are you?1. Barry didn't do anything that Bush 41 didn't do in regards to Operation Just Cause in December of 1989. The only difference is that Barry's mike was on.
I don't care much about Russia's intent. A country that can barely feed itself isn't much of a threat though. As for the right wing; I don't see them as evil, just bitter to the point of becoming a carnival act. It's as if Archie Bunker (sp?) has 1,000 voices now. Whether it's calling women whom they don't know sluts, or black teenagers getting gunned down and the gunman not even being detained, or the President of the United States's birth being called into question, the right wing's sour grape parade knows no boundaries. One dumbass here called the assassination of OBL a "mistake". It's comical how much personal hatred you have for this man. Look at your own words. Did you call George Bush Sr. or Jr. "Georgie" or "Bushy" or something similar?2. That Russia openly wants to be our friend and ally. But of course, those evil right wingers just won't let the cold war go.
Depends on the missile.3. That missle defense really doesn't work.
Don't know enough about it to say so either way.4. That missle defensive batteries in Poland and the Czech Republic are actually 'first strike' capable.
Okay, I hope that in the past two posts that I've made on this thread, I have sufficiently addressed #3 and #4. So let's look at #1 and #2 now.
Operation Just Cause happened in December of 1989 AFTER several incidents occurred, giving President Bush no alternative but to go into Panama.
I realize that for the left, the death of a Marine is not a big thing [author edit, fuck you], but in December of 1989, a gentleman by the name of Lt. Paz was stopped, assaulted and when he tried to flee, was shot to death by the PDF. Also in December of 1989, a Navy officer and his wfie were stopped, the officer assaulted and his wife threatened with sexual assault by the PDF. Two other incidents of harrassment and assault of six US military personnel occurred in December of 1989. And of course, let's not forget that General Noriega had stated in a speech that Panama was "at war" with the United States. It was only AFTER these incidents that President Bush was forced to go into Panama. To have begun the operation before the mid terms would have placed it BEFORE these incidents occurred. So I'm afraid your analogy is false.
So just so I'm clear, the tragic death of a marine, harrassment of personnel, and sexual assaults are justification for war. If the same thing happens in Beijing tomorrow, should Obama send in the troops? China basically shot down one of our planes a few years back. Remember that? Sounds a lot more serious than what happened in Panama. But to each their own I suppose.