W.H. defends Syria strike: "We learned our lesson" in Iraq

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[Sub-Driver]

W.H. defends Syria strike: "We learned our lesson" in Iraq

(CBS News) The United States "learned our lesson" in Iraq, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday on "Face the Nation," making the case for why a limited military strike in Syria won't escalate into a repeat of the nearly nine-year war.

"The president opposed Iraq because he knew it was an inchoate mission with unplanned for consequences, unbudgeted for costs, and we saw the result of that," McDonough said. "And that's why the president undertook the effort that he did with our military leadership to end that war."

Lawmakers remain split as they head into a vote this week on whether to approve President Obama's request for limited military involvement in Syria amid mounting evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. Concern about engaging in the country's two-year-old civil war is "understandable," McDonough said

"It is important to recognize that we need to be disciplined to not allow the mission to creep, not allow ourselves to be pulled into the middle of this," McDonough said. "We're not talking about government, we're not talking about occupation... we're talking about very consequential, targeted action to reinforce a prohibition against these weapons."

McDonough said the administration is "working this very aggressively" in Congress - "this is not an empty exercise." But he has "every confidence" that given the intelligence - and video of the attack, which killed almost 1,500 civilians - they'll muster enough support: "If they want to hold Assad to account for carrying out this attack using poison gasses, chemical weapons to kill upwards of 400 children," he said, "then they have to vote yes on this resolution."

[Billthedrill]

What "lesson"? Bush had incontrovertible proof that Saddam gassed his own people at Halabja and elsewhere. 0bama doesn't even have that.

The lesson that needs to be learned here is that the spin won't work, and that a celebrity President cannot take the country to war simply because he ran his mouth off and got called on it.

[faithhopecharity]

my Lord the inmates have taken over the insane asylum

pray for America

[rdcbn]

So here's the salient points:
“The president opposed Iraq because he knew it was an inchoate mission with unplanned for consequences, unbudgeted for costs, and we saw the result of that,” McDonough said. “And that's why the president undertook the effort that he did with our military leadership to end that war.”

Absolutely bizarre............

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The President and his administration have obviously NOT learned the necessary lessons from their bizarre policies, lies and screw ups in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Israel, Afghanistan, Jordan, Poland , Venezuela, Honduras, Tunisia, and many places in between.

We, the American people, however have seen Obama’s performance in these countries and WE have learned our lesson.

That lesson is that the Obama Administration cannot be trusted in any and all foreign policy matters in general, and that they are incapable of acting in America's interests and they incompetent beyond comprehension when it comes to military and war related matters, so to trust them with military action of any type is inviting the worst form of disaster.

That's the reason why 89% of Americans are opposed to Obama’s desperation for Syrian military intervention.

Ironically Obama has, for the first time, fulfilled his promise to be a uniter.

To unite 89% of the American public to agree on anything is close to impossible.

[MarMema]

speaking of Iraq, have you seen any of these people?

[VerySadAmerican]

He says “we need to be disiciplined....”. If we “discipline” Assad I’ve got a feeling we’re really going to be disciplined.

[peeps36]

I'm sick of hearing this asshole take credit for ending the Iraq war. He didn't end the war but he did screw up the peace by abandoning Iraq. Besides, it's not Iraq we are worried about. It's the credibility and judgment of a lying fool who already screwed to Egypt, Libya and Iran.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Judge Jeanine Pirro Opening Statement -Benghazi, Syria, Obama’s Red Line & Credibility - 9-7-2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2spBMUP5Yq8

[Hotlanta Mike]

So here’s the salient points:

“The president opposed Iraq because he knew it was an inchoate mission with unplanned for consequences, unbudgeted for costs, and we saw the result of that,” McDonough said. “And that’s why the president undertook the effort that he did with our military leadership to end that war.”

Absolutely bizarre............

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Liberal logic...

[Doc91678]

And while he was at it, he decided he’d use the Kosovo operation as his with Syria. In this case I think it will blow up in his face.