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02 April 2011

But, but, but... he's just so McDreamy

I guess the first thing you learn in J-School these days isn't actually about pursuing the facts... it's how to airbrush the politburo...
"The United States of America is different. And as president, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action."
Wait a minute...
At least 800 people are reported to have been killed in the Ivory Coast city of Duekoue this week, as rival forces continue to battle for power.
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UPDATE: "What is it good for..."

"...absolutely nothing..."
Patrick Nicholson, a spokesman for the Catholic charity Caritas, said his team had counted 1,000 bodies, adding that some had been hacked with machetes.

They were killed despite 200 United Nations troops operating what it said were “robust” patrols from its base on the outskirts to protect civilians in and around the church.
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LAST WORD: More "Obama Doctrine"
mr rogers diplomacy