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We went into Afghanistan

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Jen

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to beat the crap out of the people who orchestrated 9/11 and to kill Osama bin Laden their ring leader.

We did that and (finally - much later than we should have) killed ObL.

We are done there. We should have been done there the minute bin Laden was dead. I'm not blaming Obama for keeping us in there too long......I give him kudos for finally getting bin Laden. But now it's time to get out.

Nation building? Please.......no. None of that. We just need to get out.

There were 7 troops wounded in Afghanistan today. That's 7 too many. LINK
 
exactly, yet, 'O' esculated that WAR...........didn't end it as he claimed he do with Iraq first thing after elected......4 troops murdered this week, 12 wounded over the BOOK..........our troops are nothing short of setting ducks........BRING THEM HOME

BTW: Hope ya son is safe and sound..........tell'em don't wait to be shot at before shooting......
 
We agree on something! Nice to see that even the most avid neocons are finally coming around.
 
And considering how Obama has changed the ROEs to the detriment of US military over there....

I totally agree that we need to end that lost effort NOW and bring our boys back. The entire ME is blowing up re: that "Arab Spring, Winter and Spring again" BS. It's way too late to accomplish anything good now. All we can do is withdraw and hope that the NEXT president will have more concern for OUR guys than he does for theirs....especially when we get hit again by Muslim extremists. I figure they're holding off until after November, in case we DO win back the WH. Kinda like they did in 2001. If we win the WH, look for 2013 to be a VERY dangerous year for the USA.







Jen said:
to beat the crap out of the people who orchestrated 9/11 and to kill Osama bin Laden their ring leader.

We did that and (finally - much later than we should have) killed ObL.

We are done there. We should have been done there the minute bin Laden was dead. I'm not blaming Obama for keeping us in there too long......I give him kudos for finally getting bin Laden. But now it's time to get out.

Nation building? Please.......no. None of that. We just need to get out.

There were 7 troops wounded in Afghanistan today. That's 7 too many. LINK
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I am with you. I can't honestly believe we ever needed the pressence there we had. Seems like based on our pirate/rescue attempts, we could have ultimately just sent in some Seals and been done with him long ago... but at any rate - yes bring our troops home.


connie
 
Jen said:
to beat the crap out of the people who orchestrated 9/11 and to kill Osama bin Laden their ring leader.

We did that and (finally - much later than we should have) killed ObL.

We are done there. We should have been done there the minute bin Laden was dead. I'm not blaming Obama for keeping us in there too long......I give him kudos for finally getting bin Laden. But now it's time to get out.

Nation building? Please.......no. None of that. We just need to get out.

There were 7 troops wounded in Afghanistan today. That's 7 too many. LINK
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Agreed.
 
Bo, do you agree with 'O' and his "Restraint Medal"............

it's no wonder we haven't WON a WAR since 1945..........
 
Bo-4 said:
We agree on something! Nice to see that even the most avid neocons are finally coming around.
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Think you can get the Obama administration to 'come around'?



Diplomat, Obama adviser say America steadfast in commitment to Afghanistan despite US murders

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn’t rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry.

U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Robert Gibbs, Obama’s former press secretary, said they believe Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s fragile government could collapse and the Taliban would regain power if the U.S. were to walk away.

“This is not the time to decide that we’re done here,” said Crocker. “We have got to redouble our efforts. We’ve got to create a situation in which al-Qaida is not coming back.”

Added Gibbs: “What the president’s trying to do now is get us to a point where we can hand off the security of Afghanistan to the Afghans and that we can bring our troops home.”

Complete text: http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...pite-murders/2012/02/26/gIQAclvjbR_story.html
 
Bo, I was never with the Neocons on this one. I was against going into Iraq from the start. I supported doing what we did in Afghanistan, but we should have been out of there by the end of Bush's second term with bin Laden dead by then. I've never said anything different than that. With this latest crapola, I'm just saying it again.......and maybe a little louder.

Bo-4 said:
We agree on something! Nice to see that even the most avid neocons are finally coming around.
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The ROE are despicable. Someone can shoot one of our guys, throw away his gun and we can't touch him because he's unarmed. Stupid.

Lapcat said:
And considering how Obama has changed the ROEs to the detriment of US military over there....

I totally agree that we need to end that lost effort NOW and bring our boys back. The entire ME is blowing up re: that "Arab Spring, Winter and Spring again" BS. It's way too late to accomplish anything good now. All we can do is withdraw and hope that the NEXT president will have more concern for OUR guys than he does for theirs....especially when we get hit again by Muslim extremists. I figure they're holding off until after November, in case we DO win back the WH. Kinda like they did in 2001. If we win the WH, look for 2013 to be a VERY dangerous year for the USA.
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I agree that it's time to unwind the Afghanistan war. We have failed to win hearts and minds as the furor over the accidental burning of Quran so vividly attests.
 
Is that what we were trying to do? Win hearts and minds? Sheeeeeeesh...........
Yah. Let's just leave.

ARMCX1 said:
I agree that it's time to unwind the Afghanistan war. We have failed to win hearts and minds as the furor over the accidental burning of Quran so vividly attests.
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connieb said:
Yeah, if that was the attempt then it was seriously misguided.
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Our President disagrees with you. He has said repeatedly that Afghanistan was the 'right war' and is committed to staying there, for the time being at least. You're certainly not suggesting our current administration is misguided, are you?
 
toooooooooooooooooooooo much Bandwidth........'O' didn't find OBL.....CIA did and 'O' didn't get OBL, Seal Team Six got OBL.while 'O' was placed away from the Ready Table.........
 
Jen said:
to beat the crap out of the people who orchestrated 9/11 and to kill Osama bin Laden their ring leader.

We did that and (finally - much later than we should have) killed ObL.

We are done there. We should have been done there the minute bin Laden was dead. I'm not blaming Obama for keeping us in there too long......I give him kudos for finally getting bin Laden. But now it's time to get out.

Nation building? Please.......no. None of that. We just need to get out.

There were 7 troops wounded in Afghanistan today. That's 7 too many. LINK
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This is funny how the people who were cheering going into Iraq because of (cough, cough) WMD are now bemoaning our being in Afghanistan too long.
 
I honestly don't know anyone who wanted us to go into Iraq. I think the Bush administration did a good PR job and tried to drum up support, but I never once heard personally anyone who thought that we should go in there.
 
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