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Obama Tries Stand Up Comedy … Bombs
President Obama tried his hand at stand up comedy. Here’s the punchline:
Russia has pointed to America’s decision to go into Iraq as an example of Western hypocrisy. Now, it is true that the Iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world but in the United States, as well. I participated in that debate, and I opposed our military intervention there.
But even in Iraq, America sought to work within the international system. We did not claim or annex Iraq’s territory. We did not grab its resources for our own gain. Instead, we ended our war and left Iraq to its people in a fully sovereign Iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future.
We get the joke … For example, we know that:
- While Russia's annexation of Crimea is probably legal (and see this), the U.S. invasion of Iraq was blatantly illegal
- The U.S. thwarted the United Nations at every possible opportunity
- The protests against the Iraq war were the largest protests in history, and yet the politicians plowed ahead with the disastrous war and refused to listen to the facts … or the will of the people
- War crimes – in the form of a torture program specifically aimed at producing false confessions to justify the war, and chemical weapons attacks against civilians (which greatly increased the rate of birth defects), and the use of depleted uranium, which can cause cancer and birth defects for decades (see this, this, this, this, this and this), and one of the main US creators of the death squads in El Salvador being sent to Iraq to set up paramilitary death squads and torture centers – were all ordered by top American leaders
- Iraqis are worse off now than before the Iraq war. There was no Al Qaeda in Iraq until the U.S. invaded in 2003 (“so what?“). And minorities – such as Christians – are more widely persecuted now than under Saddam Hussein.
- The U.S. doesn’t need to annex a country to control its resources.
We get it … the whole satirical opposite-of-reality comedy schtick. It’s just not very funny.
So – other than a few polite claps by his secret service escorts – Obama’s stand up act is getting no applause:
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Eez Der Obombherr verring zee Googleglaz?
Please give a warning next time, I nearly pissed myself.
Seems like the joke is on US
"We did not grab its resources for our own gain. Instead, we ended our war and left Iraq to its people in a fully sovereign Iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future......
.....Now it's certainly true that along the way a few Iraqis were, um, um, they died but we know that their deaths were absolutely critical to the success of the mission which was to free Iraq. And after all, remember when Madeline Albright said 500,000 babies killed by US sanctions was 'worth it'. The same goes with the casualties of the war. My fellow Americans, we know that war is not easy. But every one of you should feel proud that America was instrumental in bringing democracy to Iraq. Sure, there's still a little sectarian violence that wasn't present before but gosh, it was worth it wasn't it? And yes, I understand that a few thousand American troops were killed and tens of thousands wounded to secure democracy in Iraq. Whenever I am not golfing or spending time in Hawaii I try and get to Dover Air Force Base to greet the bodies of those that are killed. Michelle doesn't like to join me but that's only because she's afraid of getting body fluids on her Dolce & Gabbana dresses. Finally, I want to thank you for your continued support as we exit Afghanistan. I'm certain that we'll leave Afghanistan in much better shape then when we got there with a vibrant democracy."
Democracy comes at a price. Who is footing the bill and what was the return on investment for the Iraq and Afghanistan breakdown?
well...that's the irony. "real bombs are funny." even at the Box Office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebfLWAB8bY4
"starring the San Diego Chicken."
Of course it bombed...
everyone is roflTao next door at the yellow lady with a piece of paper.
GW,
This is just a variant of, "It's Bush's fault".
One good lie deserves another.
Two wrongs make a right......
you know, in a way, it is bush's fault. obama took what bush accomplished and goosed it some more (more troops in afghanistan, more likud lovin', more drones in wherever, not just indefinite detention of u.s. citizens but their assassination, more prosecutions under the espionage act, more bailouts for and no prosecutions of banksters, tried to make ukraine part of nato like bush did georgia, etc. even took the pattern of bushcare's payoff for big pharma to make obamacare's payoff for big insurance.
it's not what the two parties differ on that's the problem. it's what they agree on.
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