2014 Election Megathread

[Valmy]

Of course the threat was that Hussein might give it to a group like al Qaeda to use in a terrorist attack.  You don't think that wouldn't have been a threat?

Not really.  I mean sure in a theoretical sense but if Hussein gave al Qaeda conventional warheads that would be no less dangerous.  Chemical Weapons are certainly unpleasant but they are no more destructive than regular weapons.  They are certainly much harder to use on top of that.  Hell they probably would have posed a much larger threat to untrained al Qaeda stooges who tried to use them than us.  So I would be more concerned about large stocks of TNT personally.

After the fall of Afghanistan the surviving al Qaeda members were streaming into Iraq to set up shop there.  Indeed, the next big al Qaeda plot foiled after 9-11 was an attempt to youse ricin poison in London and Paris, a plot that was hatched by al Qaeda in Iraq.

I'm sure it was pure coincidence that the U.S. found large quantities of castor beans(used to make ricin) in Iraqi ammo bunkers.

Lots of things can be used to make lots of stuff.  Were any other sorts of beans or bean-related products found?

But I'm sure it was all because Hussein just didn't have any real control over what was goin on in Iraq, him being known for his laissez faire government principles.  Saddam Husein was really kind of a proto-liberatarian who didn't reall keep close tabs on what went on in his country, the poor sap.

Actually it was because he was a proto-Antidisestablishmentarian.

A lot of conservatives wondered why Bush never fought back on this issue, but I know that he understood that the Democrats will just keep changing their rationale since they weren't interested in an honest debate, so there was no point to argue.

Yes lets pretend the fact your points are idiotic and you have nothing is because of mean old Democrats.

[Hansmeister]

After the fall of Afghanistan the surviving al Qaeda members were streaming into Iraq to set up shop there.  Indeed, the next big al Qaeda plot foiled after 9-11 was an attempt to youse ricin poison in London and Paris, a plot that was hatched by al Qaeda in Iraq.

I'm sure it was pure coincidence that the U.S. found large quantities of castor beans(used to make ricin) in Iraqi ammo bunkers.

You do know that castor beans are not actually beans and are not edible, are tightly controlled in trade since they are very dangerous and only castor oil derived from it is useful in for some industrial products such as nylons, perfume, and soap.  I'm sure the Iraqi military was storing castor beans in heavily protected ammo bunkers because they were trying to get into the nylons business.

[The Minsky Moment]

You know who has chemical weapons? Assad
You know who is using them?  Right now?  Assad
You know who doesn't give a shit?  Pretty much everyone. 

Oh except ISIS.

[garbon]

You know who has chemical weapons? Assad
You know who is using them?  Right now?  Assad
You know who doesn't give a shit?  Pretty much everyone. 

Oh except ISIS.

Well Obama drew a line.

[The Minsky Moment]

It will certainly not be remembered as one the finest moments in 21st century American foreign policy.

[PJL]

The only way Sadddam would have given Al Quaeda chemical weapons would have been from exploding artillery shells onto the terrorists.

[derspiess]

Didn't hurt Jim Webb. One. Damned. Bit.

How about Web Hubbell?  OH YEAH I WENT THERE

[derspiess]

You're dealing with a despotic government that was a mess of organizational structure with a rank hierarchy operating on a basis of fear and corruption.

But enough about the Obama Administration.

[Jacob]

Say, weren't the exchanges supposed to open on OCT 1?  Why are they now suddenly not opening until next week, contrary to the law?

Because the implementation has been undermined and sabotaged at every turn in most Republican held states? As I understand it, the exchanges are working well enough in states - Republican and Democrat held - where they implemented the ACA in anything resembling good faith.

[CountDeMoney]

You're dealing with a despotic government that was a mess of organizational structure with a rank hierarchy operating on a basis of fear and corruption.

But enough about the Obama Administration.

Is this erection going to last until the 2016 primary season, or just until January?

[derspiess]

You're dealing with a despotic government that was a mess of organizational structure with a rank hierarchy operating on a basis of fear and corruption.

But enough about the Obama Administration.

Is this erection going to last until the 2016 primary season, or just until January?

I'll let you know.

[Hansmeister]

Say, weren't the exchanges supposed to open on OCT 1?  Why are they now suddenly not opening until next week, contrary to the law?

Because the implementation has been undermined and sabotaged at every turn in most Republican held states? As I understand it, the exchanges are working well enough in states - Republican and Democrat held - where they implemented the ACA in anything resembling good faith.

You so funny, the reason the obamacare website doesn't wo is because the GOP isn't fixing it for him? 

So why the delay of reopening the website for this enrollment periods until after the election? Why the delay on the decision on amnesty for illegal aliens until after the election?  Why the delay on keystone pipeline until after the election?

Yeah, it's all bad news for the party of incompetence and corruption so they wanted to put it off as long as possible.

[The Minsky Moment]

Delaying the Keystone pipeline probably had little effect on ACA state exchanges.

[Admiral Yi]

So you concede it affected amnesty for illegals. 

[derspiess]

So what did Obama mean when he said this:

Obama: 'To everyone who voted, I want you to know that I hear you. To the two-thirds of voters who chose not to [vote], I hear you, too.'