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Obama admin officials admit deal to remove chemical

by weapons from Syria failed

Apr 10, 2017

Ya don't say! LOLOL!

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When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad crossed former US President Barack Obama's "red line" by using chemical weapons, instead of responding with military force, Obama made a deal — but now former Obama administrations are saying it may not have worked.

“If the Syrian government carried out the attack and the agent was sarin, then clearly the 2013 agreement didn’t succeed" in eliminationg Assad's chemical weapons, Robert Einhorn, the State Department special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control under Obama told the New York Times.

finance.yahoo.com/news/top-obama-administration-officials- admit-152158585.html

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Trump didn't write any of his executive orders. It was probably Bannon. And then Trump didn't read them before signing them.

On 4/11/17, lots of hiring going on and wages are rising wrote: > On 4/11/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >> On 4/11/17, making America great again wrote: >>> On 4/11/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >>>> On 4/11/17, 3 months in, he's doing well wrote: >> >...See More probably Bannon. And then Trump didn't read them before signing them.

On 4/11/17, lots of hiring going on and wages are rising wrote: > On 4/11/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >> On 4/11/17, making America great again wrote: >>> On 4/11/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >>>> On 4/11/17, 3 months in, he's doing well wrote: >> >>>> Apparently, everything Trump promised is "difficult." >>> >>> Well yeah...if it was easy Obama could have done it >>> right, but he didn't, did he. >> >> By this point in Obama's presidency, he had: >> >> * passed the largest economic stimulus in the history of >> the planet, ending the historic Bush Recession > > And effectively doubling the Federal Debt > >> * signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 > > which had zero effect on his White House staff and whose pay > inequities were well discussed. > >> * expanded State Children's Health Insurance Program >> (S-CHIP) > > He didn't write ANY of these bills. Doesn't this duplicate other > Fed programs that purport to solve this problem. And wasn't the > president saying the parents would keep the kids on until they > were 27? > >> * implemented significant ethics guidelines limiting >> lobbyists in the executive branch > > LOLOL > >> * lifted the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem >> cell research > > Umm...that was President Bush who did that. Obama's signing had > zero effect on research > >> And a few other less memorable things as well, but perhaps >> as notable, by this point Obama had a 65&37; approval rating. > > He sure squandered that... > >> By Gallup standards, that put him up in the top four since >> they started measuring at 100 days. > > He was largely a failure. Oh, I know he worked as hard as he was > able. But he caused lots of wars for a guy who got a peace prize > before he'd had a chance to start a war. He made up for it. > >> He left office with a similar approval, which was higher >> than Reagan, giving his presidency a symmetry of respect >> and regard by the American people. > > We were all happy to see him go. > >> Compare that to Trump approval, which lingers around or >> below 40&37;. And that's before he's even blown a major >> crisis - which based on his windsock approach to policy >> and penchant for vacation and Twitter over hard work and >> focus, you won't get good odds betting on. > > Approval ratings? Umm ok. Why do I even care? I'm more concerned > with what the guy does. Obama was a failure. He seemed like a > nice guy but he screwed up badly. If Trump does well, more power > to him. If he doesn't, he still wouldn't be the worse president. > >> Obama took a year to get his crown jewel legacy enacted, >> the Affordable Care Act. > > Which only passed the House when the republicans were completely > shut out from the voting process. Too bad it isn't working well. > That would have redeemed the law but its a disaster. > >> The ACA extended coverage to 20 million uninsured >> Americans, ended barring preexisting conditions and >> benefit caps, and substantially reduced insurance costs >> for the average American in the lower half of the income >> curve. > > Look, I appreciate the cut and paste but its wrong. It may have > added a grand total of 12 million but nowhere near 20 mill. Most > of the recipients were Medicare anyway. > >> And the voters appreciate the ACA too - you saw what >> happened when the GOP tried to rip that coverage away from >> the Americans it benefited. The town halls were brutal to >> the Republicans who dared face their constituents. > > The voters rejected Obama's handpicked successor. > >> And in the end the plan offered by Trump managed a >> miserable 17&37; approval. Which means even half the >> Republicans didn't approve of it. > > Well, we all know there is a relentless drive to break him in the > MSM but the citizens will give him a chance just like they gave > Obama one. > >> Yeah, leadership is "difficult." But don't feel bad for >> trump, he may not have had any success with any of the >> things he promised. >> >> But he sure has enjoyed his vacations and golf. > > Obama "led" from behind...and left a mess for Trump

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its the best ever On 4/11/17, Trump didn't write any of his executive orders. It was wrote: > > probably Bannon. And then Trump didn't read them before > signing them.

Unlikely. Trump has a lot of experience in contracts. Obama didn't. He was better at "executive orders" which meant he didn't have to persuade anyone 'cause he was truly aw...See More

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