by patches70 on Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:20 am
I think it would have been more symbolic, sent a certain message, if Obama had sent not 275, but exactly 300 troops and no more. Just the 300.
It boggles my mind how people just give Obama a pass every time he blatantly lies. He lied right from the get go during his first election. "I'll use the public fund to fund my campaign" and then "I won't use the public fund".
The "Keep your doctor" line, the "keep your insurance" line.
He carries out military intervention in Libya without congressional approval, no one calls him out. Today, Libya is a bastion of successful Obama foreign policy moves. A dead ambassador, the nation in complete chaos and all anyone can say is "It would have been worse had we not intervened". Really? And how exactly could one know that?
The Obama administration selected Halliburton for for no bid contract work in 2010. No one bats an eye. When Bush was in power Halliburton was the evil war profiteers. Under Obama they've been reformed. Except that on the very day that the administration announced its decision, the DOJ announced that they were launching a lawsuit against Halliburton for using kickbacks to get government contracts.
Obama promises he won't have lobbyists working for his administration. Ha! He has over 40 working for the administration.
Obama promises to close Gitmo. Everybody forgets about that one, don't they?
Obama nominates a known tax cheat to head the very department that enforces tax laws.
Obama signed the NDAA, he supports and defends the NSA wiretapping program.
Obama had four American's killed without using any judicial process.
Obama administration ordered Boeing to fire 1,000 employees. I bet a lot of you never heard about that one! Ha!
Obama fired inspector general Gerald Walpin. No one ever mentions that little tidbit. I encourage people to learn on their own about that deal.
Obama promised all health care reform negotiations be broadcast publicly on C-Span. Then broke that promise after he was elected. Remember Pelosi? "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what's in it". Hahaha!
Obama promised his administration would be the most transparent administration in history. Then filed lawsuits to keep the official ledger of White House visitors secret. Even though that's public information! Most transparent administration my ass. Who would argue that Obama's administration is the most transparent administration in history, like he promised?
Obama claimed that written tests are a from of racial discrimination.
The Obama administration tried to force the Goldwater Institute to pay almost $79,000 before the administration would share public documents that Goldwater had requested under the freedom of information act.
Obama blasted Romney for working at Bain, but then Obama turned around and hired Jeff Zients to be his budget director. Zients, former of Bain capital. Hahaha!
Back in June, 2012, Obama claimed he knew more about Judaism than all other past presidents. Haha! John Adams and James Madison actually knew how to speak. Obama's boasting is highly dubious, at best.
Hey, is Obama lying when he said this on June 26, 2008- "I have always believed that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms"? So, is that true, does the 2nd amendment protect the right of individuals to bear arms? All I hear now from people is that the 2nd amendment was supposed to only apply to militias. Maybe those people need to have a talk with Obama to get the record straight.
September 28, 2008, another Obama promise- "I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
Not on any of their taxes. Three months after he was elected president, Obama raised the federal excise tax on cigarettes. I guess no one making under $250,000 a year smokes. Oh, and Obamacare is a tax, so argued the Obama administration to the Supreme Court.
Man, I could keep going on and on and on about the lies and contradictions of Obama. But it doesn't matter because people will just keep believing his lies, his spin, his flat out contradictions. It is insanity. Not that any other president before Obama wasn't a liar, but sheesh, why would anyone believe anything that comes from the mouth of Obama?
Why, Mets, why do you believe what Obama says about the combat troops that aren't combat troops?
Why do you believe Obama when he says "no troops will be sent to Iraq" even though he's already sent troops and more are on the way?
Let's see your mental process on this phenomenon, Mets. Explain exactly why you trust Obama. Please.