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katmondoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:59 AM Original message |
OK so why are we still in Afghanistan |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because Unocal-now Chevron wants a pipeline |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. True. n/t |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because it's a campaign promise. |
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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. We're spending too much money and manpower in Afghan...... |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because we have the strongest military in the world, |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Mods, please move this serious shit out of the Lounge |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. bah hahahah. i have NEVER seen a topic moved from lounge to gd.... lots of times |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. 'cause Reagan armed a bunch of terrorists to drive out the Soviets, then forgot about them |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Bingo! |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. Gas, pipeline, carpet of bombs, etc. etc. In other words the ongoing spread of imperial America n/t |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because admitting to a lost war (again) is politically embarassing. |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yup |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. because we want a pro-US govt in Afghanistan |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. The number one user of refined petroleum products on this planet |
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