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Barack Obama

IrishAyes

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8. President Obama

Reply to Hekate (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 08:47 PM

Sep 2013

was hinting to Dianne Sawyer this evening that Syria MIGHT be forced to give up its nerve gas arsenal, in which case we wouldn't need to make a military strike, something he made clear he prefers to avoid. I also like the idea that it could make the GOP eat dirt. By the bucket load.

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BOG POST. For those old enough to remember, did you just get a flashback to JFK in 1962? [View all] Hekate Sep 2013 OP

I Had The Same Thought When I Heard About Putin's Offer On the Chem Weapons..... global1 Sep 2013 #1

Very interesting mcar Sep 2013 #2

Yup I remember 62 gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

You could really smell the tension if you lived near military bases Hekate Sep 2013 #6

I hadn't thought of it with Cha Sep 2013 #4

There is a lot more going on. Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2013 #10

Well done Hekate, good analogy. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #5

If it works out well in the end Pab Sungenis Sep 2013 #7

President Obama IrishAyes Sep 2013 #8

I was in 8th grade at the time. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #9

I remember the terror of those days. The news said that my city was likely to be hit because of freshwest Sep 2013 #11