Barack Obama

freshwest

(53,661 posts) Mon Sep 2, 2013, 12:09 PM Sep 2013

For the BOG: NewsHour Interview with Obama - No Decision on Syria, Taking Action on Voting Rights

Published on Aug 29, 2013

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President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with PBS NewsHour senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill. The president said that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime alleged use of chemical weapons would factor into his calculation and he warned that the Assad should be held accountable. Mr. Obama spoke to the NewsHour on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech where he reflected on the challenges Americans still face today in the form of jobs, health care and education. He also vowed to take steps to ensure voting rights for all Americans.

Hadn't seen this one before, even though it is from last week. Thought this would help see what Obama is working on domestically and abroad.

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For the BOG: NewsHour Interview with Obama - No Decision on Syria, Taking Action on Voting Rights (Original Post) freshwest Sep 2013 OP

And, thank you for the PBS interview with Cha Sep 2013 #1

I had not caught this one either. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #2

Assad has broken international law and norms. The President has not. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #3

Yes, as defined by NATO and the UN. I think some people don't know that. I posted a lot at the BOG. freshwest Sep 2013 #4

Don't apologize for length when it's as chock full of mental nutrition as your posts always are. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #7

Assad sure as hell DID violate international law. On purpose. DevonRex Sep 2013 #5

Tuesday, August 20th - Assad's attack with chemical weapons hopemountain Sep 2013 #6

Cha

(305,447 posts)

1. And, thank you for the PBS interview with

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 01:18 PM

Sep 2013

President Obama!

sheshe2

(87,578 posts)

2. I had not caught this one either.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 02:08 PM

Sep 2013

Thanks so much for posting it, freshwest.

"I am an eternal optimist." Yes he is.

Bolo Boffin

(23,872 posts)

3. Assad has broken international law and norms. The President has not.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:41 PM

Sep 2013

It would be nice to see this recognized outside this group.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

4. Yes, as defined by NATO and the UN. I think some people don't know that. I posted a lot at the BOG.

Reply to Bolo Boffin (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 11:13 PM

Sep 2013

I also posted in the thread in a forum with a video of Grayson. I am posting it here for us to talk about:

I posted to whistler who appears concerned about the historical precedent of not doing anything:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023579825#post35

This is my reply to him:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023579825#post52

BOG members might want to get into the discussion with whistler or myself there, comment on the video or we can discuss the merits of Grayson's ideas here.

Sorry my reply is lengthy, but I'm a fast typist and reader, so it never seems a lot to me. I'd appreciate enlightenment from my fellow BOGers.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

7. Don't apologize for length when it's as chock full of mental nutrition as your posts always are.

Reply to freshwest (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 07:22 PM

Sep 2013

Sometimes brevity can be overrated.

Of course some people can rattle on forever about nothing at all - but (cue music) that ain't you, babe...no no no, that ain't you babe...

One of these days Bob Dylan's gonna kill me if nobody else beats him to it.

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)

5. Assad sure as hell DID violate international law. On purpose.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 01:56 PM

Sep 2013

It was no mistake. No accident.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)

6. Tuesday, August 20th - Assad's attack with chemical weapons

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 06:32 PM

Sep 2013

during the night on his people was clearly a despicable, heinous act aimed at innocent people, but at the UN, our country and our president. Reports from first responders followed on Wednesday, August 21.

ABC news reported President Obama's statement last year - August 20, 2012

“We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized,” the president said a year ago last week. “That would change my calculus. That would change my equation.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/president-obamas-red-line-what-he-actually-said-about-syria-and-chemical-weapons/

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