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President Obama's state of the union was quickly followed by a second one in Afghanistan. President Karzai finally convened the newly-elected parliament with a Kennedyesque "Ask not what Afghanistan can do for you, ask what you can do for Afghanistan." He had been resisting American pressure to open parliament for months, preferring to rule by presidential decree. His capitulation marks a big success for the Obama administration.
Yet the administration's enthusiasm for checks-and-balances stops at the Afghan border. When President Obama dropped a word about Afghanistan in his own address, he spoke as if Congress were merely a passive bystander. He repeated his early decision to begin withdrawal this coming July, but failed even to mention that the troops' final departure would be delayed until 2014, and that Vice President Biden has suggested that we would be continuing to provide support, of an unspecified kind, long afterwards – all without involving Congress .
Originally posted by casenately
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President Obama's state of the union was quickly followed by a second one in Afghanistan. President Karzai finally convened the newly-elected parliament with a Kennedyesque "Ask not what Afghanistan can do for you, ask what you can do for Afghanistan." He had been resisting American pressure to open parliament for months, preferring to rule by presidential decree. His capitulation marks a big success for the Obama administration.
Yet the administration's enthusiasm for checks-and-balances stops at the Afghan border. When President Obama dropped a word about Afghanistan in his own address, he spoke as if Congress were merely a passive bystander. He repeated his early decision to begin withdrawal this coming July, but failed even to mention that the troops' final departure would be delayed until 2014, and that Vice President Biden has suggested that we would be continuing to provide support, of an unspecified kind, long afterwards – all without involving Congress .
www.guardian.co.uk...
the Iraq Resolution or the Iraq War Resolution (formally the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 [1], Pub.L. 107-243, 116 Stat. 1498, enacted October 16, 2002, H.J.Res. 114) is a joint resolution (i.e., a law) passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No: 107-243, authorizing the Iraq War.
Robert Fisk: We've been here before – and it suits Israel that we never forget 'Nuclear Iran'
"The Israeli President warns us now that Iran is on the cusp of producing a nuclear weapon. Heaven preserve us. Yet we reporters do not mention that Shimon Peres, as Israeli Prime Minister, said exactly the same thing in 1996. That was 16 years ago. And we do not recall that the current Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in 1992 that Iran would have a nuclear bomb by 1999. That would be 13 years ago. Same old story."
www.independent.co.uk... 1.html
Originally posted by casenately
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so I guess since they are not denying they are reptiles the might have that under the sleeve too huh.?
any facts or just more intuition?
BUNK
Iran is believed to be expanding uranium enrichment activity deep inside a mountain, diplomatic sources said on Monday, a move likely to add to tension with Western powers that suspect Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons capability, as the U.S. and eight other countries were staging a major amphibious exercise, fighting an Iran-like fictional enemy.
Iran last month confirmed it had begun refining uranium to a fissile concentration of 20 percent at Fordow, shifting its highest-grade enrichment from an above-ground location to better protect it against any strikes by Israel or the United States.
Originally posted by casenately
reply to post by r3axion
yeah so when does it end, what if there is 1 terrorist?
do we stay, invade neighboring countries like in Nam?
Congress said have war in the middle east forever or until you get tired of it?
NO
invade, no WMDs, no terrorists LEAVE
that was the plan. not perpetual war for free...
it's not a golden ticket. They have not asked for any powers they have taken it upon executive privilege to decide what they share based on national security...FROM CONGRESS!!!
they might share Intel with the enemy????
The Authorization for Use of Military Force [1] is a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on September 14, 2001, authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001. The authorization granted the President the authority to use all "necessary and appropriate force" against those whom he determined "planned, authorized, committed or aided" the September 11th attacks, or who harbored said persons or groups. The AUMF was signed by President George W. Bush on September 18, 2001.
Originally posted by casenately
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ok so you gave up on EVERYTHING else as it was UNPROVBLE and moved onto this for what....STAY ON TOPIC
I am still waiting for that list sparky.,..
I get you want to show face but...you are seeming desparate:
When the article appears on Farsnews, which is run by the Revolutionary Guards who answer directly to the Ayatollah, do you really think they are going to post something the Ayatollah never said?
Farnews is official as far as Iran goes, since you know, they own it.
If the MSM carried it, people would only continue their claims of western propaganda. OI course some people already are making that claim while apparently doing their best to ignore the Farsnews article.
Please explain how this is fake. Is the Farsnews a front for the CIA or Mossad? Did members of the IRG go bonkers and decide to attribute words to their Supreme Leader that he never said?
Please, by all means, show us how Farsnews, which is owned by the IRG who answer directly to the Ayatollah, is posting false information.
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Also if you type in farsnews.ir it takes you to the farsnews.com with no redirect. Or are you suggesting Turkey somehoe conrols Farsnews and is a front for some alphabet agency?
Reza Kahlili is a pseudonym for a former CIA operative in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and author of the award-winning book, “A Time to Betray.” He is a senior fellow with EMPact America and teaches at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy.