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shadesofgray

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Sun Nov-29-09 11:34 AM
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68. If he does, I will consider it a cynical ploy to win support for the war - unless he outlines a

Edited on Sun Nov-29-09 11:35 AM by shadesofgray

detailed plan to help women during and after the war (if it ever ends - which I consider doubtful). And I am not holding my breath.

After all, Obama used women's rights in the US to get elected as President. He used gay rights. And he hasn't exactly spent much capital on either.

So IF he uses them as any kind of justification, in reality Afghan women would be just so much fodder for the Obama administration - nothing more.

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