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NNN0LHI

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36. I admire your honesty

Reply to ieoeja (Reply #13)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 10:34 PM

Aug 2012

And you must have your reasons for feeling this way and I respect that.

Don

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Any DUers still believe invading and occupying Afghanistan was a good idea? [View all] NNN0LHI Aug 2012 OP

No get the red out Aug 2012 #1

Bush Threw Away A Chance To Stabilize The And Trash The Taliban. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2012 #2

still? how about never. and still never. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #3

Never did, never will arikara Aug 2012 #4

I supported going after the terrorists and taking down the Taliban govt supporting them... cynatnite Aug 2012 #5

I never believed Flashmann Aug 2012 #6

Whaddya mean "still"? I knew it was a huge mistake SheilaT Aug 2012 #7

No nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #8

I suspect that few of those who promoted the invasion panader0 Aug 2012 #9

Like so many, I was for this action at first. Plucketeer Aug 2012 #10

+1 getting old in mke Aug 2012 #28

I have always believed the initial attack was justified liberal_at_heart Aug 2012 #11

OBL should have been taken out a long time ago. No need to invade or occupy. Edweird Aug 2012 #12

I couldn't agree more with your post. former-republican Aug 2012 #15

Yes. n/t ieoeja Aug 2012 #13

I admire your honesty NNN0LHI Aug 2012 #36

I would if I was a Pentagon-connected military contractor Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #14

nah even then it depends Johonny Aug 2012 #19

I never did. sibelian Aug 2012 #16

Bad idea then... 99Forever Aug 2012 #17

I still care about those poor women. But the occupation is just helping the Taliban. McCamy Taylor Aug 2012 #18

Not any more. That is where the fight SHOULD have been focused... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #20

We lost the war in Afghanistan on September 9th, 2001, when this man was assassinated: Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #21

We probably should have used our forces to support his replacement. ieoeja Aug 2012 #22

i was against that shit from jump, and i'm not shy about letting people know that frylock Aug 2012 #23

The execution as implented by Bush, no mythology Aug 2012 #24

They aren't a unified nation. They aren't trying to be. CabCurious Aug 2012 #32

Bad idea turned into a worse result. Bring the troops home byeya Aug 2012 #25

Didn't support it back then Lebam in LA Aug 2012 #26

I never believed the absurd notion that an operation as complex a 9/11 (official version) was KG Aug 2012 #27

Never did. I thought we should have gone to Pakistan w/ India... Blue State Bandit Aug 2012 #29

I thought both Iraq and Afghanistan were big mistakes. Jazzgirl Aug 2012 #30

Invading to track down and kill OBL? Yes. Fighting the taliban and occupying the nation? No. CabCurious Aug 2012 #31

Our military has recently done an excellent job of initially winning a conflict. ... spin Aug 2012 #33

Horrible idea then. Brewinblue Aug 2012 #34

I thought it was a war started for natural gas. Robb Aug 2012 #35