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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 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, so Obama wasn't the commander-in-chief? He bears no responsiblity for blowing up people that he admitted he directly told his staff to do?

It literally was his war. He literally had every opportunity to pull out, but chose to expand the war instead.

The economy was genuinely not better. Housing, healthcare, education, the gap between the rich and the poor increased under him, while he gave handouts to his rich friends. I can't say the economy operated better, because I care about more things than the GDP or Stock-Market. I care about how the entire economy works, not just rich-people's economy.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You should look up JFK talking to De Gaulle and admitting the CIA is rogue under him. Things will make more sense.

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

Then Obama should have come out and said "Hey these guys are making us continue fighting in wars that I don't want us to be in". Instead he joked about killing people.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And thinking it is that easy is why you have such shallow views

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

Says the person who thinks that bombing kids is actually not a big deal, as long as the right guy is doing it.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Keep being ingenious and forgetful

[–] piefood@feddit.online 1 points 5 hours ago

Keep supporting child-killers