Comments on: Obama Plays Politics With The Troops http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/ "Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the Big Dog because the Big Dog is always right" Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:27:03 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123904 Big Dog Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123904 This, of course, assumes that they were present the entire time.  There is no doubt Obama said that they needed to have Congressional involvement and that they should wait until the election so as not to hamper a new president.  Obama is admitting that this was discussed.  He just relates it to the SOFA rather than the SFA. <div> </div> <div>These both impact each other and you cannot do something with one without it impacting the other.</div> This, of course, assumes that they were present the entire time.  There is no doubt Obama said that they needed to have Congressional involvement and that they should wait until the election so as not to hamper a new president.  Obama is admitting that this was discussed.  He just relates it to the SOFA rather than the SFA.

These both impact each other and you cannot do something with one without it impacting the other.
]]> By: Adam http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123902 Adam Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:54:38 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123902 "Two officials of the Bush administration say that if Obama had done what the Post story asserted –- which they believe to be untrue -– Crocker and embassy officials attending the meeting would have ensured that the Bush administration heard about it immediately. If such an incident occurred in front of officials of the Bush administration, it would have constituted a foreign policy breach and would have been front-page huge news; it would not have leaked out two months later in an op-ed column." ... "What actually demands an explanation is why the McCain campaign was so willing to give credence to such a questionable story with such tremendous international implications without first talking to Republicans present at Obama’s meeting with al-Maliki, who back Obama’s version of the meeting and completely dismiss the Post column as untrue." “Two officials of the Bush administration say that if Obama had done what the Post story asserted –- which they believe to be untrue -– Crocker and embassy officials attending the meeting would have ensured that the Bush administration heard about it immediately. If such an incident occurred in front of officials of the Bush administration, it would have constituted a foreign policy breach and would have been front-page huge news; it would not have leaked out two months later in an op-ed column.”

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“What actually demands an explanation is why the McCain campaign was so willing to give credence to such a questionable story with such tremendous international implications without first talking to Republicans present at Obama’s meeting with al-Maliki, who back Obama’s version of the meeting and completely dismiss the Post column as untrue.”

]]> By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123869 Big Dog Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:16:52 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123869 Right..... <a href="http://www.dinocrat.com/archives/2008/09/19/one-foreign-policy-two-foreign-policies-whatever/" rel="nofollow">And here is more</a> Right…..

And here is more

]]> By: Adam http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123868 Adam Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:11:21 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123868 "Attendees of the meeting back Obama’s account, including not just Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, but Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers from both parties. Officials of the Bush administration who were briefed on the meeting by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad also support Obama’s account and dispute the Post story and McCain attack." “Attendees of the meeting back Obama’s account, including not just Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, but Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers from both parties. Officials of the Bush administration who were briefed on the meeting by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad also support Obama’s account and dispute the Post story and McCain attack.”

]]> By: Eileen http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123723 Eileen Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:09:27 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123723 Heather, of course after the Sarah Palin debacle most Americans realize that 'journalist' make things up! But this is a story that should be investigated with as much fervor as the 'journalist' are investigating up in Alaska right now! If this exact same story were about McCain it would be plastered all over EVERY newspaper and EVERY news station, I haven't even heard it on FOX yet. So give us a break here with your 'phony outrage'. Heather, of course after the Sarah Palin debacle most Americans realize that ‘journalist’ make things up!
But this is a story that should be investigated with as much fervor as the ‘journalist’ are investigating up in Alaska right now! If this exact same story were about McCain it would be plastered all over EVERY newspaper and EVERY news station, I haven’t even heard it on FOX yet. So give us a break here with your ‘phony outrage’.

]]> By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123721 Big Dog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:07:20 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123721 You realize that there are many made up stories that the left runs with like banning books or can't use a computer? This is a report from the guy in Iraq. How come when everyone thinks when iraqi leaders are agreeing with Obama they are telling the truth but if they say something that is bad for him they are lying? You realize that there are many made up stories that the left runs with like banning books or can’t use a computer?

This is a report from the guy in Iraq. How come when everyone thinks when iraqi leaders are agreeing with Obama they are telling the truth but if they say something that is bad for him they are lying?

]]> By: Heather http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123717 Heather Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:50:01 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123717 You realize that "journalist" has a terrible reputation for making things up, right? You realize it's an editorial and not a news item, right? You realize it's coming from the freaking NY Post, right? Of course you do. (....Right?) You realize that “journalist” has a terrible reputation for making things up, right? You realize it’s an editorial and not a news item, right? You realize it’s coming from the freaking NY Post, right?

Of course you do. (….Right?)

]]> By: Victoria http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-plays-politics-with-the-troops/comment-page-1/#comment-123716 Victoria Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:52:12 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=4143#comment-123716 What Obama did here is illegal and should be prosecuted. It will be interesting to see if anyone does anything. The Logan Act. What Obama did here is illegal and should be prosecuted. It will be interesting to see if anyone does anything. The Logan Act.

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