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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 12:32 AM Original message |
This sets Obama up perfectly for bringing the war in Afghanistan to an end as planned |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Perfect |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Well, if he withdraws us from Afghanistan, he'll have ended one of Bush**'s wars. |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You must admit that what our troops are doing in Iraq isn't a War any longer. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 12:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. It never was a "war." It was and still is an occupation. |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Do you really think 50,000 troops can occupy a country of millions?? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Anything is possible in their world. n/t |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yup. The original invasion force wasn't much larger. |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. You could say the same thing about Germany and Japan, right? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Yup. Japan has extremely tight limits dictated on military forces and Germany was divided |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. 50,000 troops can certainly kill and be killed. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You sure? |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. Interesting to note.... |
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chowder66 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. Yes but if there is an escalation then it may be delayed a bit. eom |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. You actually think the wars will end because of this. |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 03:12 AM Response to Original message |
13. You have more faith in him than I do |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. Huh? Do you think the Taliban is defeated? |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Huh? Do you think the Taliban is confined to Afghanistan? |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The question will be does the Taliban have to be defeated? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. We'll be in Afghainstan past 2014, at least. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. I hope so. |
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