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To: Bridge Player who wrote (52455)	9/1/2013 2:58:48 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Obama made a very shrewd move with the Syria fiasco. He now is in a 4-way win win.1. By threatening and blustering and saying that he thought we should bomb in response to the use of chemical weapons, he made himself look strong to the hawks.2. By now deferring to Congress, he has made himself look good to the majorities who thought he should do so.3. He now has an excuse to do nothing except more talk when Congress refuses to give authorization, making himself look good to the doves and the anti-war left.4. While at the same time obtaining favor among our allies who never wanted him to do anything in the first place.Hate to say it but it was a BO slam dunk. Actually, it's a 5-way win. This is the first time that Obama has actually been transparent in any of his actions. Of course, the transparency is that it is clear that he painted himself into a corner and now he is counting on congress to bail him out of his stupid positions without actually having to say that he was wrong.

To: Bridge Player who wrote (52455)	9/1/2013 4:03:41 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thehammer Respond to of 85487

5. The debate and ensuing vote when Congress returns will completely overshadow one year anniversary of the Benghazi massacre, so the media are provided cover for not reporting on it. Remember the Benghazi massacre? That was when the Obammy administration denied repeated security requests to our outpost in Benghazi. On the final attack, their had been several prior, Ohole gave a stand down order to NOT help those under attack. Subsequently, the administration lied for two weeks as to the root cause and perpetrators of the massacre. The same administration that lied in public for two weeks after Benghazi now wants you to believe their talking points on Syria. That might be why they only have 9% support for this action. That is the number of people that still believe the administration.

To: Bridge Player who wrote (52455)	9/2/2013 10:14:28 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Interesting analysis. I think it's a loss for him. He's lucky he has Congress to save him from himself. "The Global Cooling Cycle is next. Start Hyping Global cooling now". You can fool some of the people all of the time, but it's hard to fool insects, who lack access to Phony Watts... Climate change makes pests move north from the tropics – study Insect swarms from warmer regions near the equator branching out to new locations they would have previously found too cold theguardian.com, Monday 2 September 2013 08.28 EDT Pests are shifting two miles on an average towards the North pole every year. Photograph: Carlos Guevara/Reuters Hundreds of crop pests are advancing away from the tropics at a rate of nearly two miles a year, research has shown. The mostly likely explanation for the trend is said to be climate change as rising temperatures make new habitats more inviting. Pest invasions driven by global warming have serious implications for agriculture and food security, according to scientists. Already, between 10% and 16% of global crop production is lost to pests such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, insects and worms. Losses caused by fungi and fungi-like micro-organisms alone amount to enough to feed 8.5% of the global population. Agricultural pests are mainly spread by being carried on transported farm products. But the second most important factor in disseminating pests is weather. To investigate the likely effect of climate change, British scientists studied data on the distribution of 612 crop pests collected over the past 50 years. They found an average shift towards the north and south poles of around 1.7 miles (2.7km) per year. Pests whose traditional homes were warmer regions near the equator were branching out to new locations they would have previously found too cold. Dan Bebber, from University of Exeter, who led the research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, said: "If crop pests continue to march polewards as the Earth warms, the combined effects of a growing world population and the increased loss of crops to pests will pose a serious threat to global food security." One example of a serious weather-sensitive pest was the mountain pine beetle, Denroctonus ponderosae. Warmer weather had driven the beetle northward to destroy large areas of pine forest in the US Pacific north-west. Another was rice blast fungus, a devastating pest affecting more than 80 countries which was now attacking wheat. Considered a new disease, "wheat blast" is having a severe impact in Brazil and there are fears of it spreading further north to the US. The scientists wrote: "Observed changes in pest distributions accord with observations of wild species, direct responses of pests to warming, and with expectations for expanding pest ranges under climate change." Co-author Professor Sarah Gurr, also from University of Exeter, said: "Renewed efforts are required to monitor the spread of crop pests and to control their movement from region to region if we are to halt the relentless destruction of crops across the world in the face of climate change." theguardian.com