[paraclete]

Surely you didn't think you could leave an IraQ that wouldn't be influenced by Iran. The population of Iraq are majority shiite, certain things are obvious in a hostile world and one is where you form alliances. The conflict in Syria is shiite v sunni, the conflict in Iraq is now shiite v sunni, I predict Iraq will break up into states for each of its peoples, and the map of the middle east may be changed with a break up of Syria too. this is the only way to settle the conflict.

It doesn't suit the US to start a fight with Iran, they want to unravel from Afghanistan not be embroiled in a middle east war

[Catsmine]

It's another mistake by a former President resurrected again! (AGAIN)

Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit (Didn’t we do this already? It didn’t end well.)

[smoothy]

AND... he was in it up to his armpits the first time around too... in the only court case anyone has ever found where he was ever in front of a judge in a courtroom.

[NeedKarma]

The article is from April 2013. Here's the actual facts, no spin - just the actual source:
Remarks of Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury for Housing Finance Policy Michael Stegman at the 2013 American Securitization Forum (ASF)

Not nearly as nefarious as previously posted.

[paraclete]

if the policy is to help people why wouldn't they want people to take the opportunities presented by a depressed housing market

[talaniman]

You can be both strict in lending and fair. The problem was the banks had too many tricks and traps and in some cases were criminal in their greed. Had they been fair there would have been no mortgage crisis in the first place and people would have homes they could afford.

Goes back to the SEC allowing illegitimate and illegal derivative bundling practices, selling junk as blue chip on a global scale.

[smoothy]

Proof Obama was involved in causing the housing disaster in 1995

Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Everything on the court docket case on that link showing Obama as being part of it... and this lead to banks being forced to give loans to people who weren't qualified to get them.

And this is a link for case law from a Lawschool that has it all. Not what an Obama Appointee is saying (meaning their job is at risk if Obama doesn't like what they say)

This is the root cause of everything that followed.

[talaniman]

So going after the banks for criminal practice leads to forcing banks into MORE criminal practice? You just proved that banks have never been fair lenders to minorities.

[J_9]

Berghdal to Banks? Hmmm, not really sure how this connects.

[talaniman]

You haven't been here to keep us on topic J. :D

[J_9]

You haven't been here to keep us on topic J. :D

Nope, been a little too busy working 60+ hours a week thanks to the changes in the healthcare system caused by Captain Clueless.

[NeedKarma]

Berghdal to Banks? Hmmm, not really sure how this connects.

This is Current Events, you can post anything you want anywhere, facts not required. :-)

[J_9]

This is Current Events, you can post anything you want anywhere, facts not required. :-)

Really interested in why you like stirring up the POO rather than having an intelligent discussion.

Oh, it's because you CAN'T have an intelligent discussion. Sorry, my bad.

[NeedKarma]

Who peed in your cornflakes? :-)

[talaniman]

Back to the subject then, if Bergdahl was your son would you want him freed from his captors and come home? Even if he were called all kinds of names with no proof? Of course you would. Would you care about freeing him in exchange for 5 captured enemies by Pakistani's for 5 grand a head 12 years ago? I doubt it mom.

[J_9]

Who peed in your cornflakes? :-)

That's okay Puddin. You don't have the capacity to value anyone's opinion but your own.

[paraclete]

let's face it those pakistani's are likely to be more trouble to Pakistan than they are to anyoneelse, sort of poetic justice

[J_9]

Back to the subject then, if Bergdahl was your son would you want him freed from his captors and come home? Even if he were called all kinds of names with no proof? Of course you would. Would you care about freeing him in exchange for 5 captured enemies by Pakistani's for 5 grand a head 12 years ago? I doubt it mom.

No proof? Have you been hiding under a rock?

[tomder55]

The emperor has to do what is in the best national interest . He cannot cloud his judgment with empathetic thoughts for the parents over the larger interests of the nation. Anyway you slice it ;that was a poor deal . It was only made because the emperor was determined to release them .

Why doesn't he just tell the truth ? The reason he made this deal is because he's looking for an exit out of Afghanistan that doesn't turn into the Massacre of Elphinstone's Army.

[paraclete]

The reason he made this deal is because he's looking for an exit out of Afghanistan that doesn't turn into the Massacre of Elphinstone's Army.

These days they have the ability to pull the troops out with aircraft, and there is the ANA, so no massacre. The deal was done, I suspect, in the interests of dialogue becuase when they leave they don't want the war to continue. Pakistan has begun an offensive against militants which will force many over the border, pity they hadn't done it long ago but they know that with the US target out of the picture they need to be more proactive.

Ok they could have got a better deal, but they didn't