U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say
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ITT: We forget about 9/11 and the complete change to our foreign policy adopted there after and for what purpose.
[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;32419439]You guys should at least focus on making your country more economically sound and pay off some of your debt before you start doing stuff like this.[/QUOTE]
You make it sound like we have some manner of choice in the matter.
[QUOTE=BurningPlayd0h;32420543]Care to take note of the distribution of power. The White House is the "head" of the "body" of the government, and if you haven't noticed a lot of news comes from there. That doesn't mean that Obama (who has been trying to make compromises lately) and his top aides personally laid out the plans all by themselves.
And although I expect that the U.S.'s global policy is not likely to change a great deal very quickly (or slowly even), that doesn't mean I'm resigned to the fact, or that I completely disagree with the policies. In a perfect world we wouldn't have to kill any al-shabab members, and there would never be any collateral damage, but that's not the case.
Al-shabab has been cutting off international aid since the beginning of the famine, and obviously someone has made a choice to take action. Only time will tell if it was the right path to take.
You know, honestly, I'm not sure what you were trying to say in that post besides assuming my attitude and actions relating to the nation's politics.[/QUOTE]
The president is the Commander and Chief of the armed forces as well as the top boss for the CIA. When it says the presidency, it means the presidency - not congress.
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[QUOTE=CP-26;32420566]You make it sound like we have some manner of choice in the matter.[/QUOTE]
I was under the impression we liked being poor, what are you talking about :v:
[QUOTE=CP-26;32420566]You make it sound like we have some manner of choice in the matter.[/QUOTE]
That's not entirely true, if you're the executive of a major arms corporation you may have considerable sway as to where and when we go to war.
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[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32420650]The president is the Commander and Chief of the armed forces as well as the top boss for the CIA. When it says the presidency, it means the presidency - not congress.
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I was under the impression we liked being poor, what are you talking about :v:[/QUOTE]
I'm not going to argue with you that the "Obama Administration" refers to much more than just the President including a conservative dominated House and Senate, not to mention the extremely vocal right-wing media that would probably suffer aneurysms if they found our dear socialist leader was going soft on Islamic extremists.
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