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“I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama said at the fundraiser

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[–] piefood@feddit.online 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Well, since we didn't sign papers saying that bombing children and other innocent people was a bad thing, then I guess it all can be forgiven. I guess we'll call it a "big oopsie woopsie" instead.

He literally bragged about how good he was at killing people. He knowingly picked targets, and knowingly approved the bombing of children. He sent soldiers to die on pointless missions that gained us nothing. You can keep telling us that it was actually a good thing all you want, but I think that tells more about your values than anything else.

I don't know what Ukraine has do to with anything. Why are you bringing up irrelevant data?

The reason we have Trump, is because of the failures of Obama (and the Dems in general). If he had actually done the things that he campaigned on, people wouldn't have given up on America. People were so desperate for "Hope" and "Change", that after Obama openly abandoned those ideals, a large chunk of people ran to Trump.

If "bombing children and torturing innocent people is bad" are republican talking points, then yes, I admit that I'm buying into them. I'm not ashamed to agree that those things are evil, even if it is the Republicans that are saying it.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Roll my God damn eyes.

You're dramatic as hell and it does not highlight the point you're making. When you look at other wars the death toll are far higher because Obama is literally explicitly NOT doing what your foolish ass is saying.

Trump happened because a bunch of bozos like you ate up everything they pushed on Obama and now they know how to slam the news cycle and plant your brain how they want it. Good job buddy you have no idea how to tell reality from crap.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

rolls eyes at the countless number of innocent lives lost

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 43 minutes ago

The baby killing machine is always running. Lives being lost is awful and so is war.

But you are all being extremely disingenuous about it. Read how people act on this matter, as if Obama is stroking himself over killing kids.

This is why people genuinely fall for pizza gate. Cause people are too stupid to understand hyperbole

[–] piefood@feddit.online 2 points 4 hours ago

Obama didn't do what he literally said that he did, and that we have verified video evidence that he did do?

I might believe your argument about Trump if you had any data for it, but all you seem to be able to say is "Nu-uh! My child-killer was actually a really cool guy!"