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MADem

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164. Ah, at long last, the last gasp, the desperate "You seem to be" argument!

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 12:36 PM

Sep 2013

You know nothing about what is happening in Syria to even make those sad suggestions. You don't understand the al-Assad family, you understand nothing but fighting on the internet because your dire predictions didn't come to pass. And yeah, u are mad, bro.

Syria is not Iraq. Obama is not Bush. An inherited dictatorship, Ba'athist or not, is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Damn, though, you WANTED it, didn't you? Your pathetic and fact-free attempt at linkage is proof positive of that.

I know nothing of your personal life, so if you're "slumming around with the Loser Brigade," as you say, that's your problem. You certainly have picked up some bad habits from them, not the least of them ineffectual snarking, blustering without knowledge, and pouting like a petulant teen.

Maybe you should try a less rude and confrontational approach every now and again...? Couldn't hurt your reputation...

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Pic Of The Moment: Current Events Quiz: Understanding President Obama's Syria Speech [View all] EarlG Sep 2013 OP

K&R ... Well played! JoePhilly Sep 2013 #1

Indeed! *steals image as always* freshwest Sep 2013 #8

Bwahahahaaaa!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #2

I disagree Enrique Sep 2013 #3

Of course you do. Cha Sep 2013 #42

nt Buddaman Sep 2013 #82

Hey Buddaman Cha Sep 2013 #137

Amazing comeback! MattSh Sep 2013 #136

Yeah, because there were a little over 2 hours, during the day, between Cha's post, MH1 Sep 2013 #160

Now try convincing some of the rocket scientists who just "know" POTUS is a 'war - luster' of that! MADem Sep 2013 #4

+1! Cha Sep 2013 #43

He doesn't have time wryter2000 Sep 2013 #49

Well, he had a 'glint' in his eye--- msanthrope Sep 2013 #70

Between that one, and the "How dare he change his eyebrows" accusations, I MADem Sep 2013 #96

Oh--the "eyebrows" one was perfectly matched to the thread--and damn, they let it all msanthrope Sep 2013 #98

The Obama Haters are not going to like this! nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #5

Thanks Earl... trumad Sep 2013 #6

thank you Earl. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #7

I am glad I was wrong in this matter... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #9

Earl, IrishAyes Sep 2013 #10

Isn't this one of those -- Whatever answer you choose is right because... Larry Ogg Sep 2013 #11

No, not really. Hekate Sep 2013 #128

I'm sorry, there's not enough self-righteous anger and CT thinking there... Silent3 Sep 2013 #12

Ha ha ha! Ain't that the truth...! nt MADem Sep 2013 #15

EarlG, thanks for reading and analyzing DU. freshwest Sep 2013 #13

Except Ocelot Sep 2013 #14

Exactly. Roland99 Sep 2013 #16

Well, that one's a derp, too, I'm afraid.... MADem Sep 2013 #22

Show me where Assad admitted gassing any civilians Ocelot Sep 2013 #84

I showed you where he said he had NO CW. Ooops, but then, he did. He's a liar. MADem Sep 2013 #87

Obama said the NSA wasn't spying on us Ocelot Sep 2013 #88

I'm just going to redirect you to the OP. MADem Sep 2013 #95

Far better than being in the Loser Brigade Ocelot Sep 2013 #151

Oh, I'll bet you would! MADem Sep 2013 #166

Ouchie ouchie! Healing ODS one post at a time... freshwest Sep 2013 #120

When the best you can do is post dumb cat pics Ocelot Sep 2013 #153

That's a great pic MH1 Sep 2013 #161

Nah, you've just stumbled into some hair splitting. jeff47 Sep 2013 #29

Of course, it's a bit problematic when one also notes that MADem Sep 2013 #61

Israel has rockets too Ocelot Sep 2013 #85

Awwwww.....but they don't have RUSSIAN rockets. MADem Sep 2013 #89

So what are you, a missile stock clerk? Ocelot Sep 2013 #92

U mad, bro? MADem Sep 2013 #94

You seem to be a member of the Maher al-Assad fan club Ocelot Sep 2013 #154

Ah, at long last, the last gasp, the desperate "You seem to be" argument! MADem Sep 2013 #164

You lost, get over it Ocelot Sep 2013 #171

Keep digging! MADem Sep 2013 #172

Looks like he lost. William769 Sep 2013 #175

Oh, MY! MADem Sep 2013 #177

Again, you're getting stuck in the hair splitting. jeff47 Sep 2013 #143

Aw come on jberryhill Sep 2013 #126

He did go there, didn't he? A real flailer, he was! MADem Sep 2013 #178

Lovely anti-semitism. jeff47 Sep 2013 #142

The link is from the JERUSALEM POST, dipshit Ocelot Sep 2013 #159

Where the link came from has nothing to do with your implied assertion that the Israelis did it. stevenleser Sep 2013 #163

Hims go bye-bye! Behind the Aegis Sep 2013 #176

It's a quote, dipshit. jeff47 Sep 2013 #168

FYI Arabs are also Semitic Ocelot Sep 2013 #170

Explanation of Syria "crisis": GET NSA SPYING OFF OF FRONT PAGES. Th1onein Sep 2013 #138

Here's a thought: Maybe we aren't morons. jeff47 Sep 2013 #144

Here's another thought: A weapon of mass destruction kills more than 1500 people. Th1onein Sep 2013 #179

No, we are sure who used it. jeff47 Sep 2013 #181

We are not sure who did it. Period. Th1onein Sep 2013 #183

Yes, we are sure who did it. jeff47 Sep 2013 #184

You can believe the bullshit for as long as you want. Th1onein Sep 2013 #185

Does anyone really think we're not going to have to buy those [air quote]WMDs[/air quote] from Assad Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #17

No. We're not going to have to buy them. MADem Sep 2013 #24

Great. WWIII. Yeah, lets take the world to the brink so they won't notice us screwing them. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #46

No offense, but that just wasn't a well-considered comment. MADem Sep 2013 #58

None taken. I still see the whole excersize as a continuation of the Shock Doctrine policies of grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #60

Well, I don't share that view. Most Americans do not share that view, either. MADem Sep 2013 #66

The trouble with all this is..... BrainDrain Sep 2013 #139

There is just so much you do not understand, where to begin? MADem Sep 2013 #167

Not very well reasoned or presented. In fact, your statement is empty. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #80

Not even close. There is zero chance Putin goes to war with us over this. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #165

Brilliant! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #18

Thank you! n/t countingbluecars Sep 2013 #19

love it! Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #20

One of our very best credibilities... JEB Sep 2013 #21

Finally, Neo-DU boiled down into one concise graphic! Thanks EarlG! tridim Sep 2013 #23

NSA? ... NSA? ... What NSA? ... Who said something about the NSA? Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #25

Kudos! Turborama Sep 2013 #26

Thank you. dmr Sep 2013 #27

Yay threats of violence. JEB Sep 2013 #28

What, you think Assad... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #53

What, you think might makes right... JEB Sep 2013 #81

Good job deflecting... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #105

Yay threats of violence. JEB Sep 2013 #109

So, give us an option... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #111

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2013 #30

Thank you. n/t LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #31

So if Obama is so against war, WMDs, and those who use them RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #32

Becasue you would create a civil war if you even tried to prosecute the Bush Crime family DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #35

So you are saying that we are allowing justice to be held hostage by crazies with guns? totodeinhere Sep 2013 #39

Nailed it! As Jon Stewart just said: freshwest Sep 2013 #122

Bush isn't the President of the United States any more. MADem Sep 2013 #38

There is no success yet. The only things we have are proposals and the word of a war criminal who totodeinhere Sep 2013 #40

But there's no eagerly-awaited failure either. MADem Sep 2013 #55

I call it the Perpetually Disgruntled Syndrome DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #45

It's looking more like the Ministry of Silly Walks....! MADem Sep 2013 #59

Not me... RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #102

LOL! tweeternik Sep 2013 #104

This is not about success RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #101

This is about Syria....and it's not "done" yet. MADem Sep 2013 #169

Exactomento!!!!! Why start a war abroad - one that is itself a crime - when there are so many grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #44

Well what are you waiting for.. start rallying your people to prosecute Bush! DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #149

You might want to look away... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #108

For one nation to threaten violence against another as a way to impose political Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #33

+1000 Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #97

except the part qazplm Sep 2013 #129

Please read Chapter 6 and 7 of the UN charter. joshcryer Sep 2013 #118

When all countries behave like adults, your statement can be true. jeff47 Sep 2013 #145

Kool-aid whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #34

perpetually disgruntled.. even when a Dem wins. DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #36

Thank you, Earl! graywarrior Sep 2013 #37

B. If he was concerned with human rights, he could easily start here at home. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #41

Actually, he has started addressing human rights here at home. MH1 Sep 2013 #162

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, EarlG for getting it! Cha Sep 2013 #47

+1,000,000 alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #48

Great post. Andy823 Sep 2013 #50

Awesome. Thank you! n/t wryter2000 Sep 2013 #51

Kind of a silly pic Bradical79 Sep 2013 #52

Let's say the answer is D... peace13 Sep 2013 #54

Because he needs a credible threat of force jeff47 Sep 2013 #146

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #56

I'm getting an A in this class - saweet! SaveAmerica Sep 2013 #57

The difference between DU and freeperville is this... Hubert Flottz Sep 2013 #62

Thanks EarlG. nt DevonRex Sep 2013 #63

... Lucinda Sep 2013 #64

D. Because that's the standard formula.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #65

A, B, and C are things that people here actually believe, just FYI. Arkana Sep 2013 #67

Nice johnd83 Sep 2013 #68

Didn't bush make the same argument before attacking Iraq? Skip Intro Sep 2013 #69

Ya....Iraq had no WMD and Bush attacked anyway. Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #78

Perfect. Derp, Derp, Derp, and Duh is a pretty pithy summary of GD right now, too. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #71

Oh, I'm sure this post will make some folks red-faced. Especially those that have been littering Number23 Sep 2013 #73

Check out the "glint" that President Obama had in his eye as he spoke of death.... msanthrope Sep 2013 #75

I've had that one Cha Sep 2013 #91

Many who call Putin a hero do so out of hate for Obama. totodeinhere Sep 2013 #83

Are you jealous of his glorious pecs? n/t Tveil Sep 2013 #103

+1 joshcryer Sep 2013 #112

In this violent and crazy world nevergiveup Sep 2013 #72

it's B, mostly: history doesn't lie, but politicos and cult leaders do MisterP Sep 2013 #74

Wrong. Cha Sep 2013 #79

K&R Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #76

Thank you EarlG~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #77

Ahem... since some are burning calories trying to pretend that no one on DU has ever supported Number23 Mar 2014 #186

If I face palm myself one more time, I will have a bruise for life sheshe2 Mar 2014 #187

Kick JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #86

The best explanation sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #90

As usual, thank you. nt caledesi Sep 2013 #93

I agree with the president's judgement Politicub Sep 2013 #99

Thank you! Darkhawk32 Sep 2013 #100

Thank you for this post! 10 year lurker here... Desert805 Sep 2013 #106

Welcome to DU, Desert805! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #130

Yes, Welcome to DU, Desert~ Cha Sep 2013 #132

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #107

Ooh, nuance! Well said, Sir! nt cry baby Sep 2013 #110

Gadaffi Didn't Need Warmongering Threats - Sanctions Worked HumansAndResources Sep 2013 #113

totally unbefitting DU Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #114

Doesn't jive with the anti-Obama screamers that's for sure. But, I'm Cha Sep 2013 #133

Yeah, the more belligerent threats the better. Union Scribe Sep 2013 #115

Um, Russia did nothing for two years. joshcryer Sep 2013 #117

It really is ethnocentrism Union Scribe Sep 2013 #119

What changed Russia's mind Union Scribe? joshcryer Sep 2013 #121

Oh my freaking Lord. Union Scribe Sep 2013 #124

Nope, you're the one focusing on the image aspect. joshcryer Sep 2013 #125

That picture is as creepy as it is inaccurate whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #150

Btw, anyone of an archive of past "pic of the moment's? Union Scribe Sep 2013 #116

Here are the ones on Syria: joshcryer Sep 2013 #123

Spot on, EarlG! Hekate Sep 2013 #127

Thanks, GD seems to need a referee today. n/t UtahLib Sep 2013 #131

My apologies to Mr. Obama ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #134

So true whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #152

It's like a new field - Political Science Fiction SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #135

Whatever makes you feel better, I guess. Jester Messiah Sep 2013 #140

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #141

Yup, I almost feel sorry for Assad..... Plucketeer Sep 2013 #147

Sorry, EarlG, but "been there done that"... judy Sep 2013 #148

Yup, they're pathetic, not to mention unimaginative Ocelot Sep 2013 #155

Sheer perfection... tallahasseedem Sep 2013 #156

he obviously only wants peace under his conditions stupidicus Sep 2013 #157

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #158

DU rec...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #173

Am I to interpret this post as DU Admin support for taking sides in a sectarian civil war in the Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #174

thanks, earl hopemountain Sep 2013 #180

Goal creep: In a few days we've gone from deterring CW use to Syria giving up all CW. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #182