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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:46 PM
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Gen Patreus says he is unable to visualize how the Afghan war will end?
i.e. "No one knows what a Win looks like"

Maybe we should bring the troops home?
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:47 PM
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1. Then it should be time to pack it in!
We need to get out of there now!
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GodlessBiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:50 PM
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2. He said that?!? He couldn't even bring himself to say, "The containment of Al-Qaeda"?
That's it. If he doesn't know what we are fighting for, bring them home.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:51 PM
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3. Then stop it NOW! n/t
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zipplewrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:06 PM
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4. I do
They're over there, and we're over here. Oh, and over "it".
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:07 PM
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5. I can:
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Gaedel Donating Member (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:15 PM
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6. Preparing his defense
He doesn't want to be the guy on whom the administration tries to pin the eventual debacle.

He is warning them upfront.

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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:15 PM
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7. It will end with a whimper. nt
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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:05 PM
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8. Of course he doesn't. Does anyone?
De-escalate in Afghanistan now please.
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:29 PM
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9. And then, Chuck Todd, Chief NBC Political Correspondent added:
"There is a possibility that the Progressive Left could use this Mc Chrystal episode as a chance to re-evaluate the goals in Afghanistan"

Oh.. heavens forbid someone should re-evaluate genocide and war?

And this passes for "Journalism" on NBC.... arrrr.

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immune Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:41 PM
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10. Maybe promote them all to "General Public"
bring the servicemen and women home to work on rebuilding the US infrastructure, reconstituting our energy sources and pursue peace. For a change. It would be a far superior use of the money we're pouring into machines to kill and maim and would more than likely take the wind out of a few terrorist's souls, to boot.

:crazy: Too simple.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:42 PM
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11. good. time to leave.
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Golden Raisin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:56 PM
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12. We'll get whupped like
every other previous foreign, occupying power, end up leaving in disgrace, after having depleted and emptied our Treasury. There'll be obscene amounts of our brave, young soldiers killed, maimed, or treated like shit if they manage to return home alive as well as horrendous death totals for innocent Afghan civilians.
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 04:13 PM
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13. $37 billion for the military this quarter and their GNP is 7.8
If we had spent that money on their infrastructure in the beginning ever year
we might still have an infrastructure in this country.

I'm really tired of this welfare system for the Military Industrial Complex.

Oh yeah, Security.....911...... freedom...democracy.........and all that.



what a scam, a three card monty.

PAT TILLMAN AND TORA BORA told you everything you need to know.
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