Tag: Pres. Obama
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U.S. Bombing of Syria Begins (and so do civilian casualties)
Claiming that the United States already has the legal authority under both U.S. and U.N. law, President Obama notified Congress that he has ordered more airstrikes in Iraq and, for the first time, dropped bombs and fired missiles into Syria against ISIS and another terrorist group. We will have to wait for Congress to return […]
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No Joke: Pres. Obama Sends WI Sen. Ron Johnson to the U.N.
Showing the nation that he still has a sense of humor, Pres. Obama nominated Wisconsin’s foreign policy firebrand , Sen. Ron Johnson, to attend the 69th United Nations General Assembly. Johnson, who is not a great fan of what the United Nations does, accepted graciously and issued a statement: “I intend to use this opportunity to gain insight […]
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Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All – RootsAction
Thought I’d share a link to this astute and eloquent opinion piece from Norman Solomon of RootsAction on the misguided support from the NY Times Editorial Board for the latest American war. — JK Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All – RootsAction.
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U.S. Wrong to Choose War Again
Back in May of this year, in a speech at the West Point military academy, President Obama spoke of confronting foreign terrorists not with military violence but with strategic cooperation among nations: “For the foreseeable future, the most direct threat to America at home and abroad remains terrorism. But a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors […]
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The “Way Forward”: More War?
“Nonviolent resistance, at the very least, practices what it preaches.”
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Pres. Obama and Sec. of State Kerry Ward Off War Hawks– Sort Of
Speaking during a press conference in the Philippines, where he had just signed a new security agreement granting U.S. armed forces more of a presence in that nation, President Obama got a little irritated at those at home pressing that he get militarily tough with a number of nations behaving badly: “Why is it that […]
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Pres. Obama’s 2015 Budget: Less for Great Lakes, more for Prisons and still too much for Defense
There is for the progressively compassionate much to like about Pres. Obama’s newly released federal budget: more for the poor, less for the wealthy for instance. A raise in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. $300 billion to maintain what we have built. Money for full-time child care. Money for immigration reform. No cuts in […]
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