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Fri Aug-19-11 06:21 PM
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Neocons made no secret about their desire to stay in Afghanistan forever. Both GWB and Obama have been receptive to their ideology.
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| -US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024 |
ChandlerJr |
Aug-19-11 06:14 PM |
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And I bet no one saw this coming. |
William769 |
Aug-19-11 06:16 PM |
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How long does it take to train Afghan army |
julian09 |
Aug-19-11 06:57 PM |
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It's very profitable for the MIC, so it will continue and continue. We all can |
RKP5637 |
Aug-19-11 07:58 PM |
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And why am I NOT surprised? |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Aug-19-11 06:19 PM |
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sadly, Peggy... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Aug-20-11 05:38 PM |
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What the hell for? |
begin_within |
Aug-19-11 06:19 PM |
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For the same reason they are still in Germany, Japan, Italy, Korea... |
jberryhill |
Aug-19-11 06:27 PM |
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sadly.......+ 1 |
dhill926 |
Aug-19-11 06:40 PM |
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Those are great assignments |
jberryhill |
Aug-19-11 06:54 PM |
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I hear ya..... |
dhill926 |
Aug-19-11 06:55 PM |
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And it hardly costs anything. |
daleo |
Aug-19-11 10:54 PM |
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A bargain at any price, lol |
jberryhill |
Aug-20-11 01:02 AM |
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If we had a functioning economy |
Hydra |
Aug-20-11 12:50 PM |
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Yes, but specifically for Afghanistan, what is the real purpose? |
begin_within |
Aug-19-11 06:49 PM |
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Optimistically? |
jberryhill |
Aug-19-11 07:08 PM |
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You did not answer your own question: What is the purpose of 52,000 troops in Germany? It's not |
No Elephants |
Aug-21-11 03:27 AM |
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The real purpose has never changed |
KlondikeAnnie |
Aug-19-11 07:36 PM |
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Welcome to DU |
Hydra |
Aug-20-11 12:51 PM |
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Also-- keeping the military-industrial complex going and giving jollies |
spooked911 |
Aug-20-11 06:29 PM |
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1-the heroin trade,overseen by the CIA & US Military, 2- $1+ trillion in natural resources, 3- de- |
stockholmer |
Aug-19-11 10:38 PM |
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And just when I was thinking these wars really aren't about |
Booster |
Aug-19-11 06:19 PM |
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Actually, in Afghanistan, it's rare earth metals (Lithium, primarily) |
OnlinePoker |
Aug-19-11 07:04 PM |
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Oh. Well, then, nevermind. |
Booster |
Aug-19-11 07:08 PM |
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actually, oil also... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Aug-20-11 05:47 PM |
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Not a surprise. |
Lasher |
Aug-19-11 06:21 PM |
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American Imperialism continues, alive and well. Wonder how many more |
RKP5637 |
Aug-19-11 06:24 PM |
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Aug-19-11 06:24 PM |
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Gotta keep up that american revolution |
Mosaic |
Aug-19-11 06:25 PM |
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And THAT is EXACTLY what he campaigned on!!! |
bvar22 |
Aug-19-11 06:29 PM |
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I did not see this coming when I voted for the man based on his promise to end the wars. n/t |
crikkett |
Aug-19-11 06:44 PM |
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He did not promise to end the war in Afghanistan |
OnlinePoker |
Aug-19-11 07:10 PM |
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this is absolutely terrible. |
krabigirl |
Aug-19-11 06:44 PM |
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"may"? BTW, Panetta just said the Pentagon will end U.S. military operations in Iraq as scheduled. |
ClarkUSA |
Aug-19-11 06:55 PM |
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Recommend |
xchrom |
Aug-19-11 06:56 PM |
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Wow, a presence until 2024, if man is still alive, will take beau-coup funding from either |
indepat |
Aug-19-11 06:59 PM |
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Outrage shit-stirring by The Telegraph, a right-wing Tory rag? I'll believe it when it happens. |
ClarkUSA |
Aug-19-11 07:01 PM |
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Well it wont surprise me if its true as only someone really gullible |
cstanleytech |
Aug-19-11 07:17 PM |
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Any 'agreement' with Afghanistan isn't worth the paper it is written on. Besides, the USA will be |
Purveyor |
Aug-19-11 07:23 PM |
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Barack Obama and Hamid Karzai agreed last week to escalate the negotiations .. |
Little Star |
Aug-19-11 07:28 PM |
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No shit? |
MannyGoldstein |
Aug-19-11 07:54 PM |
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This is a duplicate thread - |
saras |
Aug-19-11 08:31 PM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Aug-19-11 08:31 PM |
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US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024 |
placton |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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"may"?? What a joke! Unrec for 100% rumor-based OP via the right-wing Tory Telegraph rag. |
ClarkUSA |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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Did you actually read |
libmom74 |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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You must be new here, or you wouldn't even ask. |
Divernan |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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oh, we should just chill the fuck out and all... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Aug-20-11 05:50 PM |
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self-delete |
slay |
Aug-20-11 12:12 PM |
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That could be a bit presumptuous and optimistic. |
Fool Count |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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The United States will be bankrupt and crumble long before 2024... |
lib2DaBone |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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we didn't have to train them... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Aug-20-11 05:51 PM |
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This proposed pact is reason for intensified Taliban attacks. |
Divernan |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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Excellent comments following the article: |
Divernan |
Aug-19-11 09:03 PM |
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Want our soldiers home? |
buckrogers1965 |
Aug-19-11 10:46 PM |
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Hopefully at that time we'll have some ski resorts. |
Skink |
Aug-19-11 09:23 PM |
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no matter when we leave the same things will happen. so lets leave now., save our soldiers lives and |
dogmoma56 |
Aug-19-11 09:44 PM |
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When the fu*k |
Plucketeer |
Aug-19-11 09:59 PM |
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Yeah Mr. President!! Stick it to em!!! |
Fearless |
Aug-19-11 10:18 PM |
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2024? Why not 20240? n/t |
daleo |
Aug-19-11 10:52 PM |
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so many people fail to understand this simple little phrase... |
Javaman |
Aug-19-11 11:12 PM |
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With What money? |
Amonester |
Aug-19-11 11:14 PM |
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That is assuming there still is a "United States" in 2024 |
jimlup |
Aug-19-11 11:15 PM |
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Not voting for Obama in 2012. |
LetTimmySmoke |
Aug-19-11 11:50 PM |
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Same here |
slay |
Aug-20-11 12:09 PM |
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HEY HEY LBJ, how many kids did you kill today? Remember that? |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-19-11 11:52 PM |
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Remember the soldiers who stopped re upping when Bush was in office? We'll go back to those kind of |
SaveAmerica |
Aug-19-11 11:55 PM |
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A soldier killed himself the other day after *six* deployments.. |
Fumesucker |
Aug-20-11 02:55 AM |
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Will we ever see BushCheney serve time for this? I don't have any words anymore. |
SaveAmerica |
Aug-20-11 11:01 PM |
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At what cost? |
tawadi |
Aug-20-11 12:15 AM |
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2024 that's crazy talk.... I hope. |
pam4water |
Aug-20-11 03:29 AM |
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2042, more like |
panzerfaust |
Aug-20-11 06:21 AM |
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Hell we STILL have bases in Japan and Germany |
fujiyama |
Aug-20-11 07:52 AM |
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If we knew the majority of US citizens opposed these occupations, we should raise money and |
glinda |
Aug-20-11 09:57 AM |
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I won't vote for anyone who won't commit to ending the wars NOW |
slay |
Aug-20-11 12:08 PM |
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Amen. I'm with you brother. |
spooked911 |
Aug-20-11 06:24 PM |
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Let me rewrite that: 'US troops will stay in Afghanistan and Iraq FOREVER' |
onehandle |
Aug-20-11 12:40 PM |
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and Iran FOREVER (if the teaRoarist is selected in 2012) |
Amonester |
Aug-21-11 12:50 PM |
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If I recall correctly, it was announced at the start of "the War on Terror" |
humblebum |
Aug-20-11 01:05 PM |
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The U.S. courted the Taliban prior to 9/11 |
Cherchez la Femme |
Aug-20-11 01:53 PM |
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I'll say it again, we're living through George Bush's Third Term. |
paparush |
Aug-20-11 05:12 PM |
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Maybe we can build another 104 acre embassy in Afuckustan |
Jim_Shorts |
Aug-20-11 06:08 PM |
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The HELL we are!!!! We need to protest this shit now! |
spooked911 |
Aug-20-11 06:17 PM |
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Well General Atomics needs to build Drones afterall |
SHRED |
Aug-20-11 06:21 PM |
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It shouldnt surprise anyone that we want a projection platform in east asia. |
pasto76 |
Aug-20-11 06:27 PM |
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Confronting the Military-Industrial-Complex: The MIC at 50 |
bluebuzzard |
Aug-21-11 12:18 PM |
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