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Post #387,638 by mmoffitt 3/17/14 10:13:15 AM Reply	Heh. Um, we're still in Iraq. Two years after the United States withdrew all combat troops from Iraq, the U.S. military is helping Iraq again in the fledgling governmentÂs all-out battle against insurgents. A massive C-17 cargo plane landed in Baghdad on a recent evening to deliver ammunition Â this time, 2,400 rockets Â for Iraqi helicopters, military officials said, as Iraqis fight a resurgent al Qaeda in al Anbar Province. http://abcnews.go.co...-troops-withdraw/ And don't get too certain about Syria. ÂRight now we donÂt think that there is a military solution, per se, to the problem,Â Obama said last week at a joint press conference with his closest ally on the issue, French President Francois Hollande. ÂBut the situation is fluid, and we are continuing to explore every possible avenue to solve this problem.Â Obama also signaled that his thinking has changed on whether the bloody conflict threatens core American interests, notably the stability of key friends in the region like Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon as well as countries like Iraq. ÂItÂs not just heartbreaking to see whatÂs happening to the Syrian people, itÂs very dangerous for the region as a whole, including friends and allies and partners like Lebanon or Jordan,Â he said. I actually don't disagree with McCain's position that we (the taxpayers - the ones the Wall Street banks have done nothing but screw since their inceptions) should have let them fail.
Post #387,639 by Another Scott 3/17/14 10:31:51 AM Reply	Hmm... If you want to count military support, we're still in Germany and Japan. We're not shooting there, though. We had no choice but to bail out the banks. McCain is delusional - worrying about inflation and thinking a "strong dollar" was the solution the Fed should have pursued was insane. The issue was, there weren't sufficient conditions on the bailouts. "Lend freely at a penalty rate" is what the policy should have been. The insolvent banks should have been temporarily nationalized the way GM was. But that wasn't politically possible and that's water under the bridge. (And there have been prosecutions and more are underway - http://www.stopfraud.gov/ ) Syria is a continuing festering tragedy. But we're not shooting there - that's something that McCain wanted in 2011 (and maybe earlier) - http://latimesblogs....itary-action.html FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #387,644 by mmoffitt 3/17/14 12:42:19 PM Reply	How bad did the loss of Lehman hurt? Oh wait, I remember, the price for a barrel of crude dropped $30.00. We did have a choice. For once, our government could have represented the rest of the country instead of that shitty little island between the East and Hudson rivers.

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