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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

October 13, 2014 01:53 AM Forum: Politics

Fact Checking Affleck/Maher Debate

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Here ya go:
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/10/11/smerconish-commentary-10122014.cnn.html
Er, ah, I guess that the best that could be said is that one could have hoped it might have looked better for Islamic proponents but...

October 16, 2014 01:05 AM Forum: Politics

WMD's - Hmmmmmm

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Prior to Dubya's invasion of Iraq, Iraq's top generals at the time met with Saddam and asked him for the WMDs to repel the Americans. Saddam's response, according to the generals who were there: "We don't have any."
Other than finding some discarded chemical weapons left over from the Iran-Iraq war, they didn't have any. Do you really believe Bush would have televised his speech to America explaining the fact that Iraq didn't have WMDs and he would get to the bottom of the intelligence failures behind it if, in fact, some viable WMDs actually existed?

October 16, 2014 01:35 AM Forum: Politics

Bikers Battle ISIS!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://news.yahoo.com/netherlands-says-ok-biker-gangs-fight-islamic-state-155136559.html
I'm glad somebody took me seriously! grin

October 16, 2014 05:11 AM Forum: Politics

Maher: Bad Boys of Congress...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Too funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_YHhcu0WgI

October 18, 2014 02:39 AM Forum: Politics

This Makes More Sense...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Ben-Gurion-Airport-holds-Ebola-screening-drill-for-Israel-arrivals-379076
How it ought to be done...

October 27, 2014 02:36 AM Forum: Politics

Boots On The Ground...Again

Posted By Rod Kaufman

McCain and the GOP want 'em back in Iraq. Got have 'em Syria, too.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mccain-troops-iraq-syira_n_5986756.html
How about having some Arab countries step up to the plate and have the GOP demand that instead?

November 9, 2014 04:28 AM Forum: Politics

Meet the Next GOP President...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Who is he?
An Arkansas farm boy who made it into Harvard and graduated from Harvard law school.
Volunteered for combat duty in Iraq after 9-11. Bronze star. Ranger Tab.
Age: 37.
Endorsed by John McCain. Tea Party/Republican establishment emanations.
Could pass for a Ronnie Reagan junior.
Here ya go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cotton

November 13, 2014 06:04 AM Forum: Politics

What Planet Are They On?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The war against ISIS is illegal and we should have a "debate" in the country about it:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/12/politics/tim-kaine-isis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
and:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/10/obama-s-isis-war-is-illegal.html
Ok boys, let's pack it up and head back home. Time to recall the troops. We gotta have a debate!

November 17, 2014 05:45 AM Forum: Politics

Romney On ISIS/Obama On GOP

Posted By Rod Kaufman

First the Mittster today on sending US troops back to Iraq and nary a word about congress declaring and/or authorizing anything:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/16/romney-islamic-state_n_6167320.html
Note the poll of US troops in the above link.
Next, Obama doing the "When you're in command, command!" and the GOP wondering what they should do next:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/16/politics/obama-congress/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
That sure caught the GOP off guard!

November 17, 2014 06:04 AM Forum: Politics

Russia Rebuilds Military

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/08/06/russia-military-expansion-sciutto-orig-mg.cnn.html
and:
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/russias-military-back-9181
Is it time for Tom Cotton to become Ronnie Reagan junior and rebuild ours?