Obama might send troops into Pakistan

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At least he's attempting to show a spine.  That's worth some credit. 

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At least he's attempting to show a spine.  That's worth some credit. 

I really hate political codewords such as "spine" when they're used to describe actual policy. When fighting terrorism, there is no such thing as having a spine, or lack thereof. It's all about making smart or dumb decisions. Firing a cruise missile into a Sudanese 'weapons factory' may have taken a spine, but in the end it hurt us. Invading Iraq may have taken a 'spine,' but the net result will perhaps be irreparable damage to this country. If not handled properly, invading Pakistan could have a similar effect.

My comment was in reference to the debate between him and Killary about him being weak on national security.

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You actually think unfair ad hominem attacks will work against Clinton? She's not even president yet and there is already this irrational hatred of Hillary.

There's been a hatred of Killary back when she was just Bills wife, so I'm not too sure what you are getting at.  If you are referring to my "Killary" . . . well, you're just going to have to get use to it, since I've been using it on here and in real life for years.  I'm sorry if you've just noticed it.

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Also, remember how bad "anyone but X" campaigns do.

Anyways, we have to do something to keep Musharrif in power...keep this pillar up.

It's unfortunate that Obama made this comment.  Like I said, he does get some credit for trying to show a spine on foreign policy issues, but he's just weakened Musharrif's authority with this comment, even though he is not in a position to order troops to Pakistan as a Senator.  I'm glad to see most of the Presidential Candidates come out and denouce Obama's comments. 

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Will this cause Obama to collapse?

I don't think it will be the end of his campaign, but it will push some of the support he's gained from Edwards back to Edwards, keeping Edwards a viable candidate into the early stages of the primaries.  Obama still has a lot of tools in his bag, but between the Cuba/NK/Iran comment and now this, the chances of him picking up any independents whose main issue is national defense is just about zero now.