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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 09:55 PM Original message |
News reports about the president rejecting options for Afghanistan don't say the escalation is off |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well put! It's time for STRONG leadership and a moral compass: Get OUT Now! n/t |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. no "half and half?" |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Well, here we've got NEITHER |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. "it's not even shopping" |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I think you've hit it: his whole career has basically been "splitting the difference" |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Dionne Warwick is offering the same counsel |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. walk on by? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Troops are asking not to escalate. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. not surprising |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Those that use them seem to forget at some point they are human beings. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. right |
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rtassi (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. agreed! with a rec n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
10. Obama's deliberateness on this issue is encouraging. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. he's the 'power' in this instance which is supposed to be controlling the military |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Obama is only one power center. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. If there's no sound military solution and the president knows this |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. It's possible that the "dithering" at this point is seeking leverage against the Karzai govt. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. sure, it's likely |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
17. Karnak predicts: |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not an hour ago I asked two soliders if the escalation was happening |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. very credible |
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