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AlderaanDuran  ·  4218 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Did Obama Just Destroy the U.S. Internet Industry?

He also promised to stop these "Wars of agression", and apparently that meant just being more quiet it about it and attacking Pakistan with drones.

I do get what you are saying. But no offense, surprise surprise a candidate from one of the two major parties said something on the campaign trail that he didn't follow through with once in office. Color me surprised. :)

My only point was he didn't start these programs, and even if he did want to stop them good luck putting the kaibosh on numerous programs numbering in the billions of dollars. Pulling the plug would be tough, and be met with lots of push back.





b_b  ·  4218 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I at first thought that the Obama-Nixon comparisons were off base, but I'm more and more convinced that they may not be. The hyper observation is an obvious comparison. Do the Pakistan drone strikes remind you at all of the Cambodia bombings?

AlderaanDuran  ·  4217 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Do the Pakistan drone strikes remind you at all of the Cambodia bombings?

They do. And the Clinton cruise missile strikes. People hailed Clintor for not going to war, but he launched hundreds of cruise missiles into Iraq during his presidency.

thenewgreen  ·  4218 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You should check out mk's post. It seems to me that the "boiling frog" anecdote is perfect for where we find ourselves. The water is getting pretty damn warm.