Republicans Are Now Vowing Total War And The Consequences Could Be Immense

[kaz]

Article from the Washington Post today. If this country goes down in flames due to Repug right-wing extremism, at least one newspaper tried to warn us:

Republicans are now vowing Total War. And the consequences could be immense.

The election is just five days away, and something truly frightening is happening, something with far-reaching implications for the immediate future of American politics. Republicans, led by Donald Trump but by no means limited to him, are engaging in kind of termite-level assault on American democracy, one that looks on the surface as though it’s just aimed at Hillary Clinton, but in fact is undermining our entire system.

...........Do not copy and paste this much from other sources. There's a reason links are required with outside sources.

Only one party is doing all of that. And we should all be very worried about what Republicans will do after November 8, whether they win or lose.

The same right-wing that promoted unchecked capitalism, corporate growth, wealth flowing up to the investor class, outsourcing to maximize profits....

It's the American way to blame others.

Yes, Karl

 

[easyt65]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

 

[Grizz]

" Clinton (D-NY), Yea"
U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote


Oh look, she voted FOR it.
Whoda thunk it.
And then there is this.....

"
I believe the facts that have brought us to this fateful vote are not in doubt,” she said on the Senate floor. “Saddam Hussein is a tyrant who has tortured and killed his own people, even his own family members, to maintain his iron grip on power. He used chemical weapons on Iraqi Kurds and on Iranians, killing over 20,000 people.”

She laid out a detailed case for why America needed to step in, singing the praises of George W. Bush’s father. “In 1991, Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait, losing the support of the United States. The first President Bush assembled a global coalition, including many Arab states, and threw Saddam out after 43 days of bombing and a hundred hours of ground operations.”

She pointed out that after that war, “the United Nations imposed a number of requirements on Iraq, among them disarmament of all weapons of mass destruction, stocks used to make such weapons, and laboratories necessary to do the work.” And she noted that everyone knew Saddam had WMDs: “The [U.N.] inspectors found and destroyed far more weapons of mass destruction capability than were destroyed in the Gulf War, including thousands of chemical weapons, large volumes of chemical and biological stocks, a number of missiles and warheads, a major lab equipped to produce anthrax and other bioweapons, as well as substantial nuclear facilities.”

She expressed support for her husband’s decision in 1998 to push for “regime change,” and ripped the U.N. for putting limits on its inspections. And she went on and on about Saddam’s WMD stockpile, saying he held so many secret sites that “were huge compounds well-suited to hold weapons labs, stocks.”

Mrs. Clinton declared that Saddam, “left unchecked … will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.”

JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton supported Iraq War — before she opposed it

Huh, nothing in there about getting "inspectors" BACK into Iraq....

 

[Faun]

Bush said that resolution did not mean we were necessarily going to war, that going to war was a "last resort."

As I proved, even HILLARY knew it potentially meant going to war. Why can't you comprehend that?

Moron conservative... no one is denying the potential was there. However, at the time Congress signed that resolution, Hussein was still not allowing the weapons inspectors back into Iraq. A week after it was signed, it was announced they were going back in. Bush said the resolution did not necessarily mean we were going to war. He said war was a "last resort." To his credit, he got the weapons inspectors back into Iraq.

No one could have foreseen he would pull them out and opt for war instead.

And here's the kicker.... had Bush left the weapons inspectors in Iraq instead of going to war, we would have learned exactly what we ultimately did... That Hussein did not have stockpiles of WMD. That there weren't ongoing WMD programs. That Hussein was not a threat, just as Colin Powell said in 2001. Only we would have learned that without sacrificing 5,000 American lives. Without killing 100,000+ Iraqis. Without spending trillions of dollars. Without flipping the Middle East into utter chaos. There would be no ISIS today.

That is all on the shoulders of the decider who opted for war over diplomacy and not a single member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, is responsible for that .

"As president I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq." - George Bush

Recently, officer Betty Shelby shot and killed Terrence Crutcher. She is being charged because it appears she may have shot him out of panic and not in defense. She is innocent until proven guilty, but if she is found guilty, does that mean the city of Tulsa is also guilty for giving her a badge and a gun to enforce the law?

Congress gave Bush a "gun" to enforce U.N. resolutions. Like Betty Shelby, he was responsible for the decisions he made on how to use that "gun."

 

[easyt65]

So Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

 

[Faun]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

 

[Faun]

" Clinton (D-NY), Yea"
U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote


Oh look, she voted FOR it.
Whoda thunk it.
And then there is this.....

"
I believe the facts that have brought us to this fateful vote are not in doubt,” she said on the Senate floor. “Saddam Hussein is a tyrant who has tortured and killed his own people, even his own family members, to maintain his iron grip on power. He used chemical weapons on Iraqi Kurds and on Iranians, killing over 20,000 people.”

She laid out a detailed case for why America needed to step in, singing the praises of George W. Bush’s father. “In 1991, Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait, losing the support of the United States. The first President Bush assembled a global coalition, including many Arab states, and threw Saddam out after 43 days of bombing and a hundred hours of ground operations.”

She pointed out that after that war, “the United Nations imposed a number of requirements on Iraq, among them disarmament of all weapons of mass destruction, stocks used to make such weapons, and laboratories necessary to do the work.” And she noted that everyone knew Saddam had WMDs: “The [U.N.] inspectors found and destroyed far more weapons of mass destruction capability than were destroyed in the Gulf War, including thousands of chemical weapons, large volumes of chemical and biological stocks, a number of missiles and warheads, a major lab equipped to produce anthrax and other bioweapons, as well as substantial nuclear facilities.”

She expressed support for her husband’s decision in 1998 to push for “regime change,” and ripped the U.N. for putting limits on its inspections. And she went on and on about Saddam’s WMD stockpile, saying he held so many secret sites that “were huge compounds well-suited to hold weapons labs, stocks.”

Mrs. Clinton declared that Saddam, “left unchecked … will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.”

JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton supported Iraq War — before she opposed it

Huh, nothing in there about getting "inspectors" BACK into Iraq....

LOLOL

Read her quote that I responded to where she said specifically how it got the inspectors back in.

 

[Grizz]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

"
U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State"

U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State

Liar.

 

[Grizz]

" Clinton (D-NY), Yea"
U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote


Oh look, she voted FOR it.
Whoda thunk it.
And then there is this.....

"
I believe the facts that have brought us to this fateful vote are not in doubt,” she said on the Senate floor. “Saddam Hussein is a tyrant who has tortured and killed his own people, even his own family members, to maintain his iron grip on power. He used chemical weapons on Iraqi Kurds and on Iranians, killing over 20,000 people.”

She laid out a detailed case for why America needed to step in, singing the praises of George W. Bush’s father. “In 1991, Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait, losing the support of the United States. The first President Bush assembled a global coalition, including many Arab states, and threw Saddam out after 43 days of bombing and a hundred hours of ground operations.”

She pointed out that after that war, “the United Nations imposed a number of requirements on Iraq, among them disarmament of all weapons of mass destruction, stocks used to make such weapons, and laboratories necessary to do the work.” And she noted that everyone knew Saddam had WMDs: “The [U.N.] inspectors found and destroyed far more weapons of mass destruction capability than were destroyed in the Gulf War, including thousands of chemical weapons, large volumes of chemical and biological stocks, a number of missiles and warheads, a major lab equipped to produce anthrax and other bioweapons, as well as substantial nuclear facilities.”

She expressed support for her husband’s decision in 1998 to push for “regime change,” and ripped the U.N. for putting limits on its inspections. And she went on and on about Saddam’s WMD stockpile, saying he held so many secret sites that “were huge compounds well-suited to hold weapons labs, stocks.”

Mrs. Clinton declared that Saddam, “left unchecked … will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.”

JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton supported Iraq War — before she opposed it

Huh, nothing in there about getting "inspectors" BACK into Iraq....

LOLOL

Read her quote that I responded to where she said specifically how it got the inspectors back in.

LOLOL, read her original quote instead of where she had to back pedal. You Lefty's are an imbecilic bunch.

 

[Dubya Da Last Repug Prez]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

Blah, blah, blah...when you Repug goobers finally express outrage for Bush getting over 4,000 American soldiers killed based on a lie about WMB, maybe libs will console you idiots and your fake outrage about this. Maybe.

 

[Dubya Da Last Repug Prez]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

I would say that is a definite NO. There is no difference in their feeble minds.

 

[easyt65]

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone.

The United States Military was ordered into combat, flying war-time missions in support of Al Qaeida's attempt to overthrow a dictator who was HELPING us fight terrorists.

I love the 'free-flowing' Liberal definitions, how they so fluidly change the names and refer to things in different ways to suit their needs....such as The White Bill Cosby's 'Definition of IS' Defense, Barry's defense that illegals are 'citizens' 'if they contribute', and using the US military in a war-time capacity is NOT 'going to war' if a Liberals needs it to not be so.



Obama's Illegal War in Libya

 

[easyt65]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

I would say that is a definite NO. There is no difference in their feeble minds.

US forces providing air cover for 1 'army' during a war is NOT 'going to war but invading a country is. As I said, gotta love those 'fluid' Liberal definitions.

 

[Grizz]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

I would say that is a definite NO. There is no difference in their feeble minds.

US forces providing air cover for 1 'army' during a war is NOT 'going to war but invading a country is. As I said, gotta love those 'fluid' Liberal definitions.

We have boots on the ground in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Clearly Back the Angry Magic Negro is a man of "peace".

 

[Moonglow]

And if no troops were there, you'd bitch about that...

 

[Eloy]

I hope they show the Republican total war on TV.

 

[Moonglow]

I hope they show the Republican total war on TV.

It'll get panned...

 

[Faun]

Hey Faun, why do YOU think Barry didn't have the 'cajonies' to man up and go before Congress to ask for the Authorization to go to war in Libya to help the perpetrators of 9/11/01 and murderers of 3,000 Americans overthrow a dictator who was helping us fight terrorists and take over their own country?

Probably knew there was no way in hell he would convince anyone and just decided to violate the Constitution and do it himself....

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone. Shirley even someone with your limited brain activity can discern the difference between maintaining a no-fly zone (as we had done in Iraq before invading) from a full scale, 9 year long, invasion into a country??

"
U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State"

U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State

Liar.

Oh, noooos.... being called a "liar" by a deplorable. How ever can I survive that?

Oh... wait... here's how...

Moronic deplorable conservative....

Our involvement in Libya where we maintained a no-fly zone against Gaddafi and his militia ended 5 years ago. You're citing our military aid to fight ISIS there 3 months ago is completely unrelated.

 

[Faun]

That's because Obama didn't take us into war with Libya. He provided air support to maintain a no-fly zone.

The United States Military was ordered into combat, flying war-time missions in support of Al Qaeida's attempt to overthrow a dictator who was HELPING us fight terrorists.

I love the 'free-flowing' Liberal definitions, how they so fluidly change the names and refer to things in different ways to suit their needs....such as The White Bill Cosby's 'Definition of IS' Defense, Barry's defense that illegals are 'citizens' 'if they contribute', and using the US military in a war-time capacity is NOT 'going to war' if a Liberals needs it to not be so.



Obama's Illegal War in Libya

Ah, so you think someone else's opinion makes your case?

How about reality, doesn't that matter? You know, like the reality that the Republican House would have impeached Obama for taking the country to war without their approval?

 

[rdean]

Republicans are suggesting there could be armed conflict if they don't get their way. But look at these people. These are the people who would be leading that armed conflict. You could walk faster than most of them could run. Offer them some Kentucky Fried, they'll stop fighting. It's finger licking good.