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Comrade Grumpy

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3. Didn't George W. Bush start that war?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 02:23 PM

Jan 2013

Obama dicked around with it for four years trying to clean up Bush's mess.

I'm no fan of the war on terror, but I think it's unfair to blame this on Obama.

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Retreating From Obama's Abject Failure In Afghanistan [View all] bigtree Jan 2013 OP

. bigtree Jan 2013 #1

Excellent, thoughtful piece, bigtree. scarletwoman Jan 2013 #2

Didn't George W. Bush start that war? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #3

I agree sad-cafe Jan 2013 #4

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #9

NO shit. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #5

SAUDI nationals attacked us. George W. Effing BUSH invaded Afghanistan. BUSH left Tora Bora... Hekate Jan 2013 #10

all of those troops lost in Pres. Obama'snaive surge of force bigtree Jan 2013 #12

as I said above, President Obama escalated that occupation bigtree Jan 2013 #11

This was a difficult decision for him--and his advisors were pulling him in different TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #17

I think the exiting of Petraeus and McCrystal from the stage has opened up Skidmore Jan 2013 #20

I do think Obama is now more confident than he was in 2009 to follow his own gut-- TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #24

+1 n/t Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #26

Words "success" and "Afghanistan" are rarely kiranon Jan 2013 #6

Unrec for the title alone. n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #7

So when is the new pullout date? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #8

Saying "We lost again and are getting out" is a politician's nightmare. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #13

Hey, corporatist right wing fuckers! Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #14

The biggest point about the invasion of Afghanistan is... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #15

I do think that a president should be held to account for his own stated goals bigtree Jan 2013 #16

Well... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #19

I'm not so blithe about the loss of American (and innocent Afghan) lives bigtree Jan 2013 #21

Ok, you have made your point... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #22

this is as 'positive' as I'll get about this term of war bigtree Jan 2013 #23

I find it very easy to be against all wars lunatica Jan 2013 #18

It is successful because he knows when it is time to bring the troops home. There is mfcorey1 Jan 2013 #25

I agree with Bigtree truebluegreen Jan 2013 #30

And sometimes we don't know all that is involved in safely removing our troops from these volatile mfcorey1 Jan 2013 #31

Sometimes WE don't; presumably the military commanders WOULD know those sorts of things truebluegreen Jan 2013 #32

American presidents must draw blood...somewhere, somehow...and show that they are libdem4life Jan 2013 #27

ultimately it is bush's failure Skittles Jan 2013 #28

+1 bigtree Jan 2013 #29

Bush started it, but it's been Obama's war for the last four years Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #33