Wall Street airline selloff

[JohnQ]

Do you guys honestly think that if McCain or Romney had won either election, that this fiasco in Iraq would be going on the way it is? Give me a break.

Guess what? The ISIS terrorist don't give a rats ass about the president's "concerns" nor do they care about "UN resolutions condemning such and such blah blah blah."

Apparently President Obama actually believes his own press releases, and has mistaken the adoration of doe-eyed, ignorant college students as somehow indicative of how the rest of the world thinks. If only it were that easy. But that is what you get when a "community organizer" who was 99 out of 100 in senate seniority, and whose sole qualifications for the office was that he looks good in a suit and makes pretty-sounding (though completely vacuous and non-specific) speeches, is elected by the "I'm getting me some of that Obama money" public.

 

[Ty Webb]

I just love revisionist history. I guess double digit unemployment, massive inflation and 14% interest rates under Carter just cured themselves! Iran contra never killed a single US ambassador and when Beruit happened we had a standup guy who took full responsibility for it and vowed to not let that happen again. It didn't under his watch. Tip O'Neal and Reagan had a working dinner every Friday night unless other engagements kept them from it. That's what leads do!

Yep. Obama's legacy is looking more and more like the inept Carter admin's every day.

 

[scoreboardII]

Dis the Gipper all you want, he actually had experience in apposition of leadership unlike the current White House jockey.

 

[Andy]

What? We pull out of Iraq and the bad guys come flooding back in. Say it isn't so. Never saw that one coming.

Even Biden was able to conclude what is the best solution - slice the country in three and dump the artificial borders that occurred after WWI when the French and Germans chopped up the Ottoman Empire. He came up with that back in 2006. Of course the plan had been pushed by the Pentagon since ~2002, but had they gone forth with that plan, it probably would have saved a lot of current pain. http://www.alternet.org/story/64433/congress_wants_to_split_iraq_in_three_pieces,_but_who_asked_them

My money's on Iraq ending up in 3 pieces when the dust settles.

 

[jonjuan]

Yep. Obama's legacy is looking more and more like the inept Carter admin's every day.

Yep-cue the Rachel mad cows zombies talking points in 3, 2, 1............

 

[waveflyer]

Yep. Obama's legacy is looking more and more like the inept Carter admin's every day.

Yay, just what we need at southwest: more ideological- highly paid union workers of the extreme right wing type who will defend their socialistic seniority to the death, while having delusions of grandeur that they are the 1% everyone's mad at



It's comical during airline good times- very sad during financial distress when we actually need to support our unions the most

 

[waveflyer]

Even Biden was able to conclude what is the best solution - slice the country in three and dump the artificial borders that occurred after WWI when the French and Germans chopped up the Ottoman Empire. He came up with that back in 2006. Of course the plan had been pushed by the Pentagon since ~2002, but had they gone forth with that plan, it probably would have saved a lot of current pain. http://www.alternet.org/story/64433/congress_wants_to_split_iraq_in_three_pieces,_but_who_asked_them

My money's on Iraq ending up in 3 pieces when the dust settles.

Good analysis, I agree

But waaayy too complex for most of this crowd

 

[zasca]

The British drew the lines on the map that created Iraq... And how long exactly were we supposed to keep soldiers there?? Shiite tribes suddenly controlling their oppressors (who happen to also be all the bureaucrats) and the only guys who have their act together (kurds) have wanted to break away since 1991 (along with half the oil). This situation was inevitable. Almost like we should seen it coming before we ever invaded. Oh wait, who's idea was that? Riiiiiiight.... Both parties suck equally at nation building, so stop whining like little girls and support whatever guy who wants to spend billions on a viable replacement for oil, instead of body bags and juicy halliburton contracts.

 

[brokedash]

It not about this country or another country, that is the lie they sell us to keep people from the truth. It about every countries favorite citizen, debt based currency systems and putting the people of a nation further in the hole.

 

[Smarta$$]

The British drew the lines on the map that created Iraq... And how long exactly were we supposed to keep soldiers there?? Shiite tribes suddenly controlling their oppressors (who happen to also be all the bureaucrats) and the only guys who have their act together (kurds) have wanted to break away since 1991 (along with half the oil). This situation was inevitable. Almost like we should seen it coming before we ever invaded. Oh wait, who's idea was that? Riiiiiiight.... Both parties suck equally at nation building, so stop whining like little girls and support whatever guy who wants to spend billions on a viable replacement for oil, instead of body bags and juicy halliburton contracts.

This is the only intelligent post so far.