Originally Posted by scottw (Post 1178185)

Cuz tulsi looks better in a bikini on a surfboard......duh??
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1178230)

Scott that response was meant for SD don’t know how that happened.
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Originally Posted by scottw (Post 1178231)

I’ll make sure he gets it
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1178236)

Nope good day, had one of my better rounds, shot 75 and then hoped I could pull your head out of the sand; but I’m afraid it’s just plain stuck.
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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1178199)

Did you bother to read the obit or just decide to get baited by trolls?

Originally Posted by Pete F. (Post 1178198)

When we began the so-called War on Terror after 9/11, we held the moral high ground not only in our own eyes but in the eyes of people around the world. We lost a great deal of that moral high ground over the years during incidents like Abu Ghraib and Nisour Square that showed our personnel behaving not much better than the people we fought. But even then, our Embassy spokespeople and public affairs staff were able to point to our justice system and explain that — unlike the terrorists — we have a foundational commitment to holding bad actors accountable. And we could differentiate between ourselves and the terrorists we killed because we were defending ourselves, not taking delight in death or coming close to sounding sadistic. Our friends and partners could see us claim that, though we have been at war in the Middle East for almost two decades, we don’t enjoy it and wish it were otherwise. We gave bin Laden a proper Muslim burial not because we cared about him, but because retaining the moral high ground meant showing respect for religion if not for the man. And we always talked about that killing as a necessity, not a delight. Trump, in using almost gleeful language that echoes language the terrorists themselves use when they talk about killing Americans, eroded some of our remaining moral high ground. And that, in turn, will make it more difficult to find or keep friends and partners we may need in the future. This is but one of America's strengths that Trump is throwing away.

I will give Trump credit for recognizing that it was critical to make sure that al-Baghdadi’s followers or those who might be inspired in the future do not see him as having died a hero or a martyr. But Trump, as usual, could not resist gilding the lily without apparent concern for the consequences.

Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1178250)

Yep - the US effed up several things there, and some people milked that situation for all it is worth, but still the most benevolent Army you will run into. Concede the Moral High Ground my a$$ - tell me Pete - who maintains a higher moral high ground, a higher standard than the US Military at war?

Originally Posted by Pete F. (Post 1178251)

Nobody but
Appearance is everything
There’s always a tweet

Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1178248)

I read the headline of the obit, it was despicable. Baghdadi was arguably the worst human since Bin Laden, WaPo tried to Ansel Adams his Obit.

If they used "austere religious scholar" with the Dalai-Lama they might be technically correct but the commentariat would be near revolution.

Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1178254)

And there is the difference. It is not about goals (reducing terrorism, increasing stability) it is about the bad orange man.

You have achieved the remarkable, you have been able to stain Trump with Abu Ghraib - Outstanding.

Originally Posted by Pete F. (Post 1178225)

But you are ecstatic about Trumps self-aggrandizement and overtelling,

Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1178254)

And there is the difference. It is not about goals (reducing terrorism, increasing stability) it is about the bad orange man.

You have achieved the remarkable, you have been able to stain Trump with Abu Ghraib - Outstanding.

Originally Posted by Jim in CT (Post 1178258)

you are either unhinged or willfully dishonest.

i specifically said i don’t approve of trump taking undue credit. I said i did like the way he pizzed on this guys grave, calling him a dog and a coward.

that’s not any kind of self-aggrandizement. it’s trump telling the world that a horrible, horrible person has received justice.

You can’t even allow Trump that. To you, that warrants criticism.

Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Again, you’re either intentionally dishonest or unable to grasp reality, there doesn’t seem to be a third option. god help you if he gets re-elected.
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Originally Posted by Pete F. (Post 1178259)

The damage this idiot has done will take years to remediate.

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Originally Posted by Pete F. (Post 1178259)

When the Commander in Chief inserts himself into an investigation of a war crime our military and the rest of the world pay attention.
All this little #^&#^&#^&#^& matters.
The damage this idiot has done will take years to remediate.
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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1178255)

That wasn’t the headline of the obit I read on WaPo.
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