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Obama: Bush A Misguided Commander In Chief
CBS News ^
| July 21, 2007
| ap
Posted on 07/21/2007 3:20:01 PM PDT by mdittmar
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama told New Hampshire voters Friday that President Bush grossly misunderstands his role as commander in chief.
"When President Bush says, 'I just want to give the commanders what they want, listen to the generals,' he doesn't understand how we work here in America. Civilians control the military and we are supposed to set the mission for the generals and then the generals should carry out the mission," Obama said at an outdoor town hall meeting.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abusedasachild; bisexual; crazymom; hussein; mynamehussein
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Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama;Commander in Chief hopeful Senator Barack Obama.
It's been posted before,but it never gets old;)
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:20:02 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: mdittmar
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:22:17 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: mdittmar
Civilians control the military and we are supposed to set the mission for the generals and then the generals should carry out the mission
I thought the misson was to win in Iraq. Defeat radical Islam and all that. If you want your generals to carry out the misson, give them the tools for success, don't undercut them with petty political BS like trying to cut their pay or their armor. That's just stupid.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:24:06 PM PDT
by
SoldierMedic
(Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
To: mdittmar
***”When President Bush says, ‘I just want to give the commanders what they want, listen to the generals,’ he doesn’t understand how we work here in America. Civilians control the military and we are supposed to set the mission for the generals and then the generals should carry out the mission,” Obama said at an outdoor town hall meeting.***
Misguided Magic Negro
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:24:31 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Freedom is the right of all sentient beings - Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime)
To: mdittmar
This Osama Hussein Obama said that?!
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn’t a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces there.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:25:04 PM PDT
by
JerseyDvl
(If You Support America - Thank a Soldier; If You Support Al-Qaeda - Thank a Democrat!)
To: mdittmar
What has that guy ever done other than be coronoated senator by the Illinois machine?
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:25:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: mdittmar
What is it that makes this man think he is Presidential material?
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:25:48 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: mdittmar
What is it that makes this man think he is Presidential material?
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:25:49 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: mdittmar
Obama has NEVER read the Constitution. Congress has power of the purse, declares war and sets the general rules for the military but the President IS the Commander In Chief who names the top uniformed officers and gives them their marching orders. We've always HAD civilian control. Its not like the military runs this country. Or is that what they believe on the Left these days?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:26:14 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: mdittmar
“Allah akbar!”
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:26:50 PM PDT
by
johnny7
("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
To: mdittmar
Obama needs to get a dictionary and look up ‘commander in chief’ and after that he should read the Constitution of this representative republic.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:27:49 PM PDT
by
socialismisinsidious
( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
To: wastedyears
Misguided Magic Negro
LOL!
To: mdittmar
“Bush, a misguided commander and chief”
“Osama, a talentless misguided makebelieve senator from OZ
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:31:44 PM PDT
by
ronnie raygun
(I'd rather be hunting with dick than driving with ted)
To: golfisnr1
Maybe he stayed in a Holiday Inn Express.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:32:36 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: golfisnr1
“What is it that makes this man think he is Presidential material?”
He’s biracial, isn’t that enough?
To: wastedyears
Boy, if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black. Virtually everything about the democrat platform is misguided.
Misguided, incompetent fools with their own political interests at heart.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:35:38 PM PDT
by
Bullish
( Reality is the best cure for delusion.)
To: wastedyears
This idiot is totally stupid and would not make a good sized pimple on GW´s ass.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:41:54 PM PDT
by
Americanexpat
(A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
To: mdittmar
Oops. I’m sorry. I misread the headline. I thought it said “Osama” but I see it says Obama. Oh well.... They are both Muslims but the American (Obama) has the middle name of Hussein.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:52:04 PM PDT
by
no dems
(If there is no pressure, there is no change.)
To: Diogenesis
"The country is ready for change. It's hungry for change. If we put our shoulder against the wheel, we can move our country in a better direction. That's how we brought an end to segregation. ... That's how we brought an end to the Vietnam war, and that's how we'll bring an end to the war in Iraq." --- Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:53:46 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: mdittmar
Barack Hussein Obama is a misguided muslim. Enough said.
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posted on
07/21/2007 3:54:12 PM PDT
by
indcons
(I support Mitt's 5th position on abortion, 8th position on gun rights, and 7th position on amnesty.)
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