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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama Defends Controversial Policy Of Not Invading Countries For No Reason
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/05/obama-defends-controversial-policy-of-not-invading-countries-for-no-reason.htmlOBAMA DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL POLICY OF NOT INVADING COUNTRIES FOR NO REASON
May 28, 2014
OBAMA DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL POLICY OF NOT INVADING COUNTRIES FOR NO REASON
Posted By Andy Borowitz
WEST POINT (The Borowitz Report)President Obama raised eyebrows with his West Point commencement address Wednesday by offering a defense of his controversial foreign-policy doctrine of not invading countries for no reason.
Conservative critics were taken aback by Obamas speech, which was riddled with incendiary remarks about only using military force for a clearly identified and rational purpose.
Obama did not shy away from employing polarizing rhetoric, often using words such as responsible and sensible to underscore his message.
Harland Dorrinson, a fellow at the conservative think tank the Center for Global Intervention, said that he was stunned to see Obama defend his failure to engage the United States in impulsive and random military adventures.
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Obama Defends Controversial Policy Of Not Invading Countries For No Reason (Original Post)
Hissyspit
May 2014
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RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)1. Hope Canada becomes less worried now
Because Canada is on the radar for a raid. They have all that oil, land and free health care and are making us pay out the nose for snot. So i guess Obama is telling Canada to not be so worried. Or is this just a setup? Oh, Canada, where are you????
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)2. He never really loved America...
aggiesal
(8,919 posts)3. Honestly, I thought this was an Onion headline ...
Seriously, "Not invading countries for no reason" is controversial.
We're one screwed up country.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)4. Its not The Onion, Its Borowitz. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)5. While the policy might not be controversial ...
it's certainly not sufficient for DUers.