Gaybutton wrote:I always use phrases such as "I think" or "In my opinion" or "I have a feeling" to make it clear I am expressing my opinion. I suggest doing the same.
Always?
But your point is taken. Hundreds of billions was hyperbolic.
fountainhall wrote:“I’m prepared to give that order,” Mr. Obama said in a hurriedly organized appearance in the Rose Garden as American destroyers armed with Tomahawk missiles waited in the Mediterranean Sea. “But having made my decision as commander in chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I’m also mindful that I’m the president of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy . . ."
Nothing is simple - in love or war! And the Syrian conflict is a minefield with mostly quite ghastly outcomes.
Obama used it as an excuse. That's like saying
I was gonna fight that bully buy my mom wouldn't let go out. It was his out as he knew it would be. Presidents don't go before congress without knowing they have the votes. The process is known as vote counting and only fools ignore it. Obama was no fool but he needed the outcome as cover so he could blame congress for tying his hands. And when he finishers the book he's working on, he may even resort to the old "love and war" analogy. Obama wanted to look strong but he also wanted to avoid further involvement. He orchestrated an elaborate ruse that only a politician could fully appreciate.
Trump acted within a couple of days of the incident without going to a fractured congress because his executive powers allow it. Maybe he should ask any Monday morning quarterbacks if they'd like him to take the missiles back. We already know how the sarin victims would vote. That's something only a leader could fully appreciate.
fountainhall wrote:Oh, a bank draft would be preferable.
Great! Will meet you at Winner Boys tomorrow night at 9. I'm easy to spot. Just look for the older, heavyweight guy with the lecherous expression.