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lithium



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is Obama foreign policy coming to fruition. What do you expect by constantly apologizing and continuously acting weak towards your enemies? After all of the protections Bush implemented, it only took Obama 3 years to weaken the US to the point of another attack. Can America survive four more years of this?
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Zackback



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey lithium you don't understand......Obama told us back in 2007 when he is inaugurated Muslim hostility will ease.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/09/14/FLASHBACK-Obama-The-Day-Im-Inaugurated-Muslim-Hostility-Will-Ease

They like us a lot more now. Rolling Eyes
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The Cosmic Hum



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zackback wrote:
Hey lithium you don't understand......Obama told us back in 2007 when he is inaugurated Muslim hostility will ease.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/09/14/FLASHBACK-Obama-The-Day-Im-Inaugurated-Muslim-Hostility-Will-Ease

They like us a lot more now. Rolling Eyes


Reading some of the comments from that site...this one is particularly popular.
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RANK
Perhaps, we will need to practice that redistribution thing that Obama is so focused on.
We have too many nukes, and as Obama wishes we need to seriously reduce our stock pile.
Therefore, lets "redistribute" some of that excess inventory and recycle major sand regions into shiny new glass regions
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Zackback



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They really like us a whole lot more now....


http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/2012/09/list-of-incidents-obamas-arab-frankenstein/


LIST OF 'INCIDENTS' -- OBAMA�S ARAB FRANKENSTEIN

London �About 200 protesters are burning USA and Israeli flags outside the US embassy in London,� Al Jazeera reports.

Mauritania �Mauritanian youths also went out in a demonstration that covered the streets of Nouakchott condemning the offensive film,� reports Link TV. �Protestors gathered in front of the American embassy, calling for its shutdown and the expulsion of the American ambassador, which is the least that could be done for this criminal act. They also chanted slogans condemning this offensive film.�

Casablanca, Morocco �Between 300 and 400 Muslim activists had gathered outside the US consulate in Morocco�s largest city Casablanca on Wednesday, amid a heavy police presence, protesting against the film and shouting anti-US slogans,� reports Al Jazeera.

Sale, Morocco �Hundreds of Salafists burned US flags in Morocco after Friday prayers at a mosque in a poor neighbourhood of Sale, twin town to the Moroccan capital Rabat,� reports Al Jazeera. �Around 200 of the hardline Islamists gathered, shouting anti-US slogans including �American satan�, before trampling on two US flags and then ripping them up and setting them ablaze.�

Tunisia Protesters in Tunisia have set fire to an American school in the capital Tunis, according to Reuters. The New York Post reports that �Anti-American rioting spread yesterday to Tunisia, where police used tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters from storming the United States Embassy in protest over a film mocking the prophet Mohammed.�

Jos, Nigeria �Nigerian troops fired live rounds on Friday to disperse Muslims protesting in the volatile central city of Jos against an American film about the Prophet Mohammad that has triggered unrest in several countries across the Islamic world,� reports Reuters. �Scores of Muslim demonstrators distributed photographs printed out from the trailer of the film, which Muslims say insults the Prophet, after Friday prayers in Jos.�

Tripoli, Libya �The US dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday after the mob attack that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans,� reports the AP. �Officials were investigating whether the rampage was a backlash to an anti-Islamic video with ties to Coptic Christians or a plot to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11.

Benghazi, Libya �Ansar al Sharia supporters protesting in front of Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi carrying black flags,� reports Al Jazeera via Twitter. �Maximum 50 pple.�

Khartoum, Sudan �Britain�s Foreign Office says police in Sudan are confronting a protest outside the British embassy in Khartoum,� reports the AP. Additionally, Reuters reports �Protesters pull down emblem at German embassy in Sudan, raise Islamic flag.� The Guardian is showing photographs of the German embassy on fire.

Mombasa, Kenya �A group of Kenyan muslims burn[ed] the US flag in protest over the anti-Muslim film that has spawned mob violence against American embassies across the Mideast, following afternoon prayers outside the Sakina Jamia Mosque in the port city of Mombasa, Kenya Friday,� reports the AP.

Mogadishu, Somalia �Thousands of Somali protesters have taken to the streets of capital Mogadishu to express their anger over the anti-Islam movie produced by an Israeli-American in the United States,� reports Iran�s Press TV. �The demonstration in the Somali capital is being held to express anger against the film, which insults the holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).�

Sanaa, Yemen �In Sanaa, Yemen, the U.S. Embassy was overrun Thursday by protesters who stormed a wall, set fire to a building inside the compound, broke windows and carried away office supplies and other souvenirs before being dispersed by local security forces,� reports The Washington Post.

Cairo, Egypt �In Cairo, clouds of tear gas floated through the fortified area around the U.S. Embassy as security forces clashed with protesters for the third straight day,� reports The Washington Post.

Sheikh Zuwayed, Sinai �Protesters belonging to ultraconservative groups in Sinai have stormed a camp for the UN multinational peacekeepers in the town of Sheikh Zuwayed,� reports Al Jazeera. �They brought down the flag and placed a black Islamic banner with the words �There�s no God but Allah, Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah. The peacekeepers responded with firing on the attackers, said Al Jazeera�s Rawya Rageh. At least one man is believed to be injured.�

Gaza Strip �Palestinians on Friday protested an anti-Muslim film, with thousands gathering in the Gaza Strip and hundreds in Jerusalem where there were clashes with Israeli police,� reports Now Lebanon.

Jerusalem �Hundreds hurl stones at officers in Jerusalem after Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque while protesters rallied against anti-Islam film,� reports Ynet News.

Tel Aviv, Israel �Arab-Israeli Muslim men protest against a film mocking Islam, in front of the U.S. embassy in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, on September 13, 2012,� reports AFP.

Nablus, West Bank �In the city of Nablus, about 200 people demonstrated against the film as Muslim clerics throughout the territory preached against it in Friday sermons,� reports the AP.

Amman, Jordan �Jordanian protesters burn a US flag in front of the Kurdi Mosque near the USA embassy in Amman,� reports the AP. Iran�s Press TV reports that more than 2,000 Jordanians took to the streets to protest the movie. �We sacrifice our soul and blood for the prophet,� said demonstrators. �We do not want a US embassy on Jordanian territory.�

Damascus, Syria �Sana, Syria�s state news agency, said hundreds of pro-government supporters protested outside the US embassy in Damascus today,� reports The Guardian. �Protesters held images of beleaguered president Bashar al-Assad and what appeared to be government-organised demonstration.� According to photographer Louai Beshara, the purpose of the demonstration was to oppose the anti-Islam film.

Sidon, Lebanon The AP captured photographs of an anti-film protest in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh near Sidon, Lebanon, here.

Tripoli, Lebanon �Hundreds of protesters set alight a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, witnesses said, chanting against the pope�s visit to Lebanon and shouting anti-American slogans,� reports Reuters. The news agency attributed the violence to the papal visit and the controversial film.

Baghdad, Iraq �Several hundred followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr held demonstrations in Baghdad�s Sadr City district, the southern oil city of Basra and other predominantly Shiite areas of the country, chanting �Death to America.��

Kut, Iraq �Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr�s movement, burn[ed] the Israeli and the US flags during a protest denouncing a film deemed offensive to Islam, on September 13, 2012 in the central Iraqi city of Kut,� reports the AFP.

Basrah, Iraq In the southern city of Basra, about 1,000 took to the streets and burned the American and Israeli flags. One banner said: �Freedom doesn�t mean offending two billion Muslims,�� reports the AP.

Kuwait City, Kuwait �About 500 demonstrators gathered yesterday near the US embassy in Kuwait waving a black Al-Qaeda flag in protest of a film mocking Islam,� reports AFP. �President Barack �Obama, we are all Osama,� they chanted referring to Al-Qaeda�s former leader Osama bin Laden who was killed by US forces last year, an AFP photographer at the site of the demonstration reported.�

Diraz, Bahrain �More than 2,000 protesters chanted against the film and burned American and Israeli flags after Friday prayers in Diraz, outside the capital, Manama. Security forces were absent,� reports the AP. �Separately, Bahrain�s Interior Ministry ordered media regulators to attempt to block access to the film clip.

Doha, Qatar �Hundreds of worshippers marched near the US embassy in Qatar on Friday over the anti-Islam video,� reports Al Jazeera. �The protest had been reportedly called for by Doha-based Egyptian Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and began after his Friday sermon at the Omar bin Khateb mosque.�

Karachi, Pakistan �JI Chief Munawar Hassan, addressing a protest rally in the Nazimabad area of Karachi, demanded that the US government ban the movie and also demanded the Interior ministry of Pakistan lodge a protest with the US ambassador,� reports the Express Tribune.

Lahore, Pakistan �The rally in Lahore was organised by Tehreek-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool which was taken out from Green Chowk to Sohrab Khan, while the one in Multan was organised by Jamiat Talba Arbia and Shehri Mahaz. Protesters threw shoes at US and Israeli flags and set them on fire,� reports the Express Tribune.

Islamabad, Pakistan �The protesters in Islamabad said that the film should be banned across the world and the filmmakers should be severely punished,� reports Pakistan�s The Express Tribune. �They also demanded that the US should apologise for the film.�

Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan �Afghans burn the U.S. flag in the Ghanikhel district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 14, 2012, during a protest against an anti-Islam film,� reports the AP.

Jalalabad, Afghanistan �Hundreds of Afghans � some shouting �Death to America� � have held a protest against an anti-Islam film in the eastern city of Jalalabad,� reports the AP.

Srinagar, India �A Kashmiri Muslim with his face covered burn[ed] a mock American flag as others shout slogans during a protest Friday in Srinagar, India,� reports the AP.

Kashmir, India �Thousands of angry Kashmiri Muslims protested Friday against an anti-Islam film, burning U.S. flags and calling President Barack Obama a �terrorist,� while the top government cleric here reportedly demanded Americans leave the volatile Indian-controlled region immediately,� reports the AP. �At least 15,000 people took part in more than two dozen protests across Kashmir, chanting �Down with America� and �Down with Israel� in some of the largest anti-American demonstrations against the film in Asia.�

Hyderabad, India �A peaceful protest was held here Friday against a blasphemous anti-Islam American movie,� reports News Track India. �Protestors set afire an effigy symbolising the US in the old city of Hyderabad. Police said no untoward incident took place during the protest.�

Bangladesh �About 1,000 Bangladeshi Islamists tried to march on the U.S. embassy in Dhaka on Thursday to protest against a U.S. film that is said to insult the Prophet Mohammad but security forces stopped them reaching the mission,� reports Reuters.

Sri Lanka Protests have erupted in eastern Sri Lanka, according to the BBC, but details are thin on the size of the demonstration.

Ipoh, Malaysia �Malaysian media reported a� protest in the northern city of Ipoh,� reports Ahram Online.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysi Muslims held demonstrations across Malaysia on Friday, calling for the United States to prevent distribution of an anti-Islam film they said was part of a plot by �Christian extremists,�� reports Ahram Online. �They included a group of about 30 people representing various Islamic organisations who marched to the US embassy in the capital Kuala Lumpur.�

Jakarta, Indonesia �In Indonesia, the world�s most populous Muslim nation, about 200 protesters in Jakarta chanted slogans and held up signs in a largely peaceful protest outside the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy,� reports the Associated Press.
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Steelrails



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lithium wrote:
This is Obama foreign policy coming to fruition. What do you expect by constantly apologizing and continuously acting weak towards your enemies? After all of the protections Bush implemented, it only took Obama 3 years to weaken the US to the point of another attack. Can America survive four more years of this?


Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition of Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East. The policy that favored "democracy", which can favor demagogues, over strongmen who'd keep the rabble in line.

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Hey lithium you don't understand......Obama told us back in 2007 when he is inaugurated Muslim hostility will ease.


Reminds me of some nimrod who told us "We'll be greeted as liberators".


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visitorq



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steelrails wrote:
lithium wrote:
This is Obama foreign policy coming to fruition. What do you expect by constantly apologizing and continuously acting weak towards your enemies? After all of the protections Bush implemented, it only took Obama 3 years to weaken the US to the point of another attack. Can America survive four more years of this?


Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East. The policy that favored "democracy", which can favor demagogues, over strongmen who'd keep the rabble in line.

Actually he's at least half right, since Obama's policies have mirrored Bush's pretty much to the tee.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I urge every freedom loving, straight thinking person on earth with an internet connection to just bomb Youtube with videos depicitng the prohpet Muhammed. Upload a scene from The Three Stooges and title it "Muhamed and Friends." Barney the dinosaur- thats now Muhamed. Just get creative and silly.
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Steelrails



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

radcon wrote:
I urge every freedom loving, straight thinking person on earth with an internet connection to just bomb Youtube with videos depicitng the prohpet Muhammed. Upload a scene from The Three Stooges and title it "Muhamed and Friends." Barney the dinosaur- thats now Muhamed. Just get creative and silly.


I urge anyone who doesn't have the mentality of a 3 year old to do nothing of the sort.

Did it ever occur to anyone that while this movie is an excuse, the real reason people are doing this might be, I don't know, the illegal and unfounded invasion of Iraq that killed thousands of people?

Yes its bad that they've killed 5-10 people over a movie. But I think its far worse that we killed 50,000 over fear masquerading as "Weapons of Mass Destruction".

I notice often the people who encourage these kinds of sophomoric displays are often the people who will turn around and moan about the "lack of civility and manners" whenever something they enjoy is denigrated. Now that's not the same as storming an embassy, but guess what if you were living in a country that had just been repeatedly bombed and whose neighbors holding similar values had been bombed and illegally invaded, you might have a more extreme reaction.

Good grief. Some people seem to have totally forgotten that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 and did not have weapons of mass destruction and our war killed tens of thousands of Iraqis. They then get this mighty attitude towards people of the Middle East and have the nerve to mock their religion.

Seriously, do some people ever stop to look in the mirror?
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The Cosmic Hum



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steelrails wrote:
Seriously, do some people ever stop to look in the mirror?


Or is it...do some people never stop looking in the mirror?
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comm



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steelrails wrote:
Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition of Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East. The policy that favored "democracy", which can favor demagogues, over strongmen who'd keep the rabble in line.


Bush planted the seeds, but Obama has been watering them with a smile. Interesting that you seem to imply that the better option is supporting oppressive dictators.

I kind of like the third option. Getting the hell out and letting ignorant, violent, backwards, religious nuts go at each other without any Americans getting in their way.

Maybe then China would start feeling its oats and start securing some oil wells. Let them be the Great Satan for a while.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steelrails wrote:


Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition of Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East.


Bush removed Gaddafi?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The best thing for the US to do would be to pull out all of its troops in the region. Unfortunately that is considered "too radical" by both parties.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

catman wrote:
The best thing for the US to do would be to pull out all of its troops in the region. Unfortunately that is considered "too radical" by both parties.


I agree, the U.S. should pull its troops out of Afghanistan, and remove any remaining troops in Iraq. But presumably there are very few, if any, U.S. military in Libya. An ambassador and his meagre security detail were assaulted, raped, and killed. The U.S. cannot remove its consulates in the region.

I'm just at a loss for what prompted this comment in this thread.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Titus wrote:
Steelrails wrote:


Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition of Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East.


Bush removed Gaddafi?

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Steelrails



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Titus wrote:
Steelrails wrote:


Dead Wrong.

This is the fruition of Bush's policy of bringing "democracy" to the Middle East.


Bush removed Gaddafi?


Bush didn't reverse 50 years of American foreign policy of supporting strongmen and in turn pursued a policy of bringing "democracy and freedom" (har de har har) to the Middle East?

If we needed any more evidence that the two parties are in complete unison when it comes to our abomination of a foreign policy, the continuation of said things by Obama proves it. Worthy of Wolfowitz.

Really though, this goes back to FDR which goes back to Wilson, which goes back to McKinley, which goes back to Lincoln, which goes back to Polk- Our abandoning of an isolationist, anti-Imperialist philosophy, and encouraging foreign entanglements.

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I kind of like the third option. Getting the hell out and letting ignorant, violent, backwards, religious nuts go at each other without any Americans getting in their way.


Can't say I disagree with this decision. That is what the Framers intended.
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