How many could have been wiped out in a nuclear exchange between U.S. and Russia? This crisis was the largest crisis any president has had to endure - SO FAR!
Your argument only works if one is willing to read the whole expert. Sadly most will only read the part that supports their view. But then that is the way the country has been run for the last eight years and it is very hard to break a bad habit.
For those interested in breaking the vicious cycle of this bad habit will post some helpful suggestions:
"How to Break a Bad Habit
By eHow Health Editor
Habits are automatic behaviors that can be changed with patience and persistence.
Step 1 Decide how serious you are about breaking the habit. In addition to a strong commitment, you'll need time and energy to pay attention to your behavior so that you can change it. Step 2 Keep track of when you do the behavior. Keep a notepad or journal handy. Step 3 Write down when it happens (what is the situation) and what you were thinking and feeling. Writing increases your awareness of when and why you have this habit. Step 4 Read and think about what you write down. What does this habit do for you? Is it a way to deal with feelings of boredom, anxiety, stress, anger? Step 5 Think of what you could do instead of the habit that would be a more positive way to deal with the feelings or situation. Write down some simple alternative behaviors that you could do instead. Pick one you want to practice. Step6 Try to catch yourself when you find yourself doing the habit and stop yourself as soon as you can. Start the alternative behavior you decided you wanted to do instead. Step7 Aim to do this once a week and increase the number of times per week over time. The more you practice a new behavior, the more it becomes the new habit. Step8 Get support from others by letting them know you are working on the habit and telling them what they can do to help."
Breaking the bad habit now will help reduce the cognitive dissonance you will feel after the election when none of the worst case scenarios comes to past. http://www.ehow.com/how_13319_break-habit.html
He said if Pakistan wasn't prepared to go after Bin Laden (if they had a credible lead of his whereabouts within the Pakistani border) the US would. Seems reasonable to me.
I believe that Pakistan, NOT Iran, poses the greatest and most immediate threat to US interests and safety. Unlike Pakistan, a majority of the Iranian people are actually positively disposed to the United States. Pakistan is certainly in the position to make or break coalition efforts in Afghanistan. I'm glad to see that it was mentioned and that Obama is aware of what a simmering hotbed that country has been for a long long time.
I'm not redefining "peace". If America had not finally made a stand, there would not be peace on our soil eight years later. That alone is a tremendous success. I don't want to get into a long discussion about the war on terror because I don't want it to get hijacked into one of those long hysterical uniformed emotional tirades. I will say, there are times when we must make a stand.
Peace through strength was very evident with Ronald Reagan. He made sure the military was strong and ready, and because of this, we didn't have to go to war. Clinton weakened our military, and with his handling of horrible attacks like the first world trade center, allowing our soldiers to be dragged naked through the streets of Mogadishu and humiliated without doing ANYTHING, The bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Africa, and the USS Cole, and others, the terrorists were emboldened. They thought they could get away with continuing to attack the "paper tiger".
Just like the boy in the schoolyard who continues to be bullied. The bullying will continue until he finally makes a stand.
I believe that Obama has the intellectual curiosity, the background knowledge and understanding of other countries, and the careful demeanor of someone who will look both ways.
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Your argument only works if one is willing to read the whole expert. Sadly most will only read the part that supports their view. But then that is the way the country has been run for the last eight years and it is very hard to break a bad habit.
For those interested in breaking the vicious cycle of this bad habit will post some helpful suggestions:
"How to Break a Bad Habit
By eHow Health Editor
Habits are automatic behaviors that can be changed with patience and persistence.
Step 1
Decide how serious you are about breaking the habit. In addition to a strong commitment, you'll need time and energy to pay attention to your behavior so that you can change it.
Step 2
Keep track of when you do the behavior. Keep a notepad or journal handy.
Step 3
Write down when it happens (what is the situation) and what you were thinking and feeling. Writing increases your awareness of when and why you have this habit.
Step 4
Read and think about what you write down. What does this habit do for you? Is it a way to deal with feelings of boredom, anxiety, stress, anger?
Step 5
Think of what you could do instead of the habit that would be a more positive way to deal with the feelings or situation. Write down some simple alternative behaviors that you could do instead. Pick one you want to practice.
Step6
Try to catch yourself when you find yourself doing the habit and stop yourself as soon as you can. Start the alternative behavior you decided you wanted to do instead.
Step7
Aim to do this once a week and increase the number of times per week over time. The more you practice a new behavior, the more it becomes the new habit.
Step8
Get support from others by letting them know you are working on the habit and telling them what they can do to help."
Breaking the bad habit now will help reduce the cognitive dissonance you will feel after the election when none of the worst case scenarios comes to past.
http://www.ehow.com/how_13319_break-habit.html
The only people quaking in their boots appear to be conservatives.
To reduce other nations to "school yard bully" is a particularly naive view of foreign policy.
Eight years ago, 9/11 had not yet happened.
Sopal
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He said if Pakistan wasn't prepared to go after Bin Laden (if they had a credible lead of his whereabouts within the Pakistani border) the US would. Seems reasonable to me.
I believe that Pakistan, NOT Iran, poses the greatest and most immediate threat to US interests and safety. Unlike Pakistan, a majority of the Iranian people are actually positively disposed to the United States. Pakistan is certainly in the position to make or break coalition efforts in Afghanistan. I'm glad to see that it was mentioned and that Obama is aware of what a simmering hotbed that country has been for a long long time.
I'm not redefining "peace". If America had not finally made a stand, there would not be peace on our soil eight years later. That alone is a tremendous success. I don't want to get into a long discussion about the war on terror because I don't want it to get hijacked into one of those long hysterical uniformed emotional tirades. I will say, there are times when we must make a stand.
Peace through strength was very evident with Ronald Reagan. He made sure the military was strong and ready, and because of this, we didn't have to go to war. Clinton weakened our military, and with his handling of horrible attacks like the first world trade center, allowing our soldiers to be dragged naked through the streets of Mogadishu and humiliated without doing ANYTHING, The bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Africa, and the USS Cole, and others, the terrorists were emboldened. They thought they could get away with continuing to attack the "paper tiger".
Just like the boy in the schoolyard who continues to be bullied. The bullying will continue until he finally makes a stand.
Sorry...by your definition WWI,
Sopal
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Historically, how many attacks have actually BEEN on American soil? What was the span of years between them?
I've always found this argument to be extremely weak and proof of nothing IMO.
I could walk outside today and get hit by a car.
I believe that Obama has the intellectual curiosity, the background knowledge and understanding of other countries, and the careful demeanor of someone who will look both ways.
Was this meant for me?
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