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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:55 AM Original message |
How long will troops be in Afghanistan? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. If the president escalates the war in Afghanistan, his place in history is secure. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. effectively forever. same with iraq, germany, japan, korea, ... |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. We will be there for about 50 to 60 years. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I wouldn't doubt it. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. seen the Vietnam Wall in DC? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Corporate lust is a monster |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Actually, I think it will be quite a small wall... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The other part "severe head injuries aren't dead people". |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. So right.... nt |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. 1st eight years of Vietnam-400 deaths. 1st eight year of Afghan-900 |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Another side |
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Option 1 will go over well... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I seriously doubt any troop reduction by 2012. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. but... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. When it doesn't work, they will request more troops. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Request for more? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Once in our history, under extraordinary circumstances, that happened. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. There ya go |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. The point being that it was an anomaly. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. So |
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cowcommander (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Until he gets the job done |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. He being Obama? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. what job is that? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. 'the' or more precisely 'fremon an moxy' or whatever. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. Forever. nt |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Until congress cuts off the funding or we're completely broke. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. I don't think they will have begun exiting Afghanistan until sometime post 2012. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. Only until there's some sort of severe economic crisis here at home... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Wait--isn't that where we are now? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Shh. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. We're never leaving |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. I've ALREADY seen enough.... |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. 100 years |
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