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2016 Postmortem

Demo_Chris

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7. The CINC needs to stop fucking talking and actually pull the troops out.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 07:02 AM

Jan 2013

Bush started this insanity, but Obama has owned it for the last four years.

I know, it's no longer acceptable for a democrat to talk about the poor, or to oppose wars, but fuck that -- I've never been one of the cool kids anyway. THIS war has been Obama's for the last four years. Four YEARS added to the carnage. And for NOTHING. We have no plan to win, and we have no intention of winning. We are there for no purpose other than lining the pockets of the hyper-wealthy.

I believe that there are some things that NO ONE, Democrat or Republican, should EVER accept from their leaders. And if war without purpose doesn't rise to that level than we don't stand for anything.

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Obama considers leaving no troops in Afghanistan [View all] UCmeNdc Jan 2013 OP

What was impossible for a first-term President, becomes possible when re-elected for a 2nd term. libdem4life Jan 2013 #1

I bet we leave less than 1000 bluestateguy Jan 2013 #2

We should not have any troops there. former9thward Jan 2013 #23

I hope it's the best, strategically speaking. So freaking Cha Jan 2013 #3

Agreed davidpdx Jan 2013 #4

+1 freshwest Jan 2013 #15

Good plan. Let's get our guys and gals OUT of there. Hekate Jan 2013 #5

Ooooh, maybe he'll get another Nobel Peace Prize. progressoid Jan 2013 #6

He will gladly accept after ordering the latest drone strikes pediatricmedic Jan 2013 #11

The CINC needs to stop fucking talking and actually pull the troops out. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #7

I'm in John2 Jan 2013 #21

We should have no troops there RudynJack Jan 2013 #8

Oh no don't patriate them here! John2 Jan 2013 #22

I FULLY SUPPORT President Obama in this endeavor, bvar22 Jan 2013 #9

Don't consider it, Mr. President! DO IT!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #10

only highly paid 6 figure contractors ? 2Design Jan 2013 #12

Nailed it! When Obama says, 'troops" it depends on wht your definition of troops is. eom truth2power Jan 2013 #19

I had to turn off PBS Newshour tonight while they were discussing this mike dub Jan 2013 #13

Sensible Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #14

"Sir, those people have been fighting each other for 500 year before we got there, and grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #16

get the ground troops out, leave the contractors and use eyes in the sky to watch them. Sunlei Jan 2013 #17

Y R WE STILL THERE JohnnyB Jan 2013 #18

"Consider?" Bonobo Jan 2013 #20