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In reply to the discussion: Obama: No Permanent Bases In Afghanistan [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)33. Your observation on taking control of all of Congress is on point.
Many here on DU don't like bluedogs, but if that is the only choice to a republican, we must go in full bore to get that person elected. Opportunities are rising, like in Indiana and certainly in Massachusetts and Maine to take republican held seats in the Senate. As Obama starts to club Romney into irrelevance, republicans will shift their efforts to holding the House and gaining or taking the Senate. The best interests of the country depends on us stopping a republican takeover, and making moderate and progressive forces stronger in Congress. Seldom since just before the Civil War or the New Deal have stakes been higher.
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The number of our troops in harm’s way has been cut in half, and more will be coming home soon
pasto76
May 2012
#14
Wasn't the surge in troops that Obama approved intended for Froward Operating Bases?
bluestate10
May 2012
#40
How does "be fully responsible for the security of their country" transmute into...
PoliticAverse
May 2012
#41
That's right I didn't. I just clicked on the op's links which didn't include the quote
PoliticAverse
May 2012
#44