Obama Announces New Bombing Campaign in Syria
Opening a new military front in the Middle East, President Barack Obama authorized U.S. airstrikes inside Syria for the first time Wednesday night, along with expanded strikes in Iraq as part of a broad mission to root out the violent Islamic State militants whose reign of terror has spread across both countries.
"We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are," Obama declared in a prime-time address to the nation from the White House. "This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven."
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OK, so, runaway Government-Goon spending and power-pigging threatens America, what is Inter-galactic Emperor Obozo doing about THAT?!?!?
Using Fiat rationing coupons, oops I mean dollars, to pay off cronies = multiplier effect. Remember that time when we made a bunch of shit that destroys stuff and THAT is what pulled us out of an economic depression?