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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 09:51 AM Original message |
"Obama is seeking an approach to eventually ending U.S. involvement in Afghanistan" |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I, for one, don't actually care about "signaling resolve." |
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golddigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. + 1 |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I guess that's why no one voted for you. If you think this decision, |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I don't know from "easy." But riddle me this... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. My interpretation of our 'resolve' involves trying to help the |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Hmm. Here's the thing that bothers me... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. If you don't understand that this is a whole different |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. the difference is this |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So we stay until we confirm that bin Laden is dead, and then we go home? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. either that or route al queda bad enough |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. But I'm told that they are busy fighting the Taliban insurgency. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. taliban and al queda are often the same |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Resolve |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The general to whom you allude was Darth Cheney's hit man during the last administration. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It doesn't matter, President Obama is now one of "the players" ... |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. +1 |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Bingo again Babyonsister ~ |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. it has to be done correctly, safely, and with minimum loss of life. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. No, the only considerations are for the MIC. People's lives mean NOTHING to these ghouls. n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. who exactly are the ghouls? the president? pentagon people? please specify. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. This may be a good sign. |
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optimator (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. an "exit strategy" could be 50 years |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Learn how to spell |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. You make a valid point. President Obama will give the MIC at least 30,000 troops |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Bad spelling skills. Check. Lack of common sense. Check. Hoping for the negative. Check. |
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