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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:38 PM
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It's over. Time for the troops to come home.
I can wish, can't I?
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:39 PM
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1. I think the US has a very good excuse to get out of Afghanistan.
And Obama might take it.
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:40 PM
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4. Please let it be so.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:43 PM
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6. He has talked about it before.
Edited on Sun May-01-11 11:43 PM by Renew Deal
Getting troops out this year, etc, etc.
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:55 AM
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12. This event gives him plausiblity for pulling out without the RW offing him.
Check their wishful thinking just posted by Newsjock here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=579853&mesg_id=579853

Fox News : "President Obama is Dead" 5/1/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMzTNlNG-tg

Oh, that was no mistake. Remember how many times they have referred to him as Osama? Bet their viewers jumped up and down with joy at that one. Sick!
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:20 AM
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13. I agree
It's going to be hard to argue against getting guys out of Afghanistan now that Bin Laden is disposed of. And most people wanted out already. This might be enough.
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:59 AM
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15. The matter of Bin Laden's physical demise is not as important as what was done in his name.
The war was begun in his name. The war can end in his name.

That's what I believe the celebrations are really about. It's this century's version of VE Day.

Some event precipitating a beginning, another heralding an end.

The new beginning will be our people coming home and rebuilding our nation instead of destroying theirs.

Which has nearly destroyed ours as well.

I'll be just as happy to see tickertape parades of veterans coming home because it'll signify a return to peace, as much as we can get.
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Ninjaneer Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:41 PM
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5. Fingers crossed! eom
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:39 PM
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2. The DLC'ers will find SOME excuse to keep them there.
Some of our leaders think we CAN'T win unless we've always got a war going.
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Sheepshank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:40 PM
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3. seriously...you think this is over?
yikes. Seems a tad short sighted. If anything, the "revenge" phase will kick in.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:44 PM
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9. AQ is nothing now. It's been dead for 9 years.
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:45 PM
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10. Which our leaders might've thought of BEFORE they did this...
:eyes:
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:43 PM
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7. Bring. Them. Home.
We can wish together.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:45 PM
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11. Why just wish? Demand it!
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:20 AM
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14. it is an out for us. we are going to do nothing better in afghanistan. time to declare victory
and come home
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