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Tue Nov-25-08 09:18 PM
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| 94. I really don't have a problem with it. Gates wasn't involved in starting this war. |
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I suspect Gates will be all too thrilled to assist in dismantling that mess and he knows where all the assets are located.
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| -Gates To Keep The Reins Of War |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 06:23 PM |
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WHAT. THE. FUCK? |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-25-08 06:26 PM |
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"I want to pull out of Iraq as quickly and safely as possible, |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:10 PM |
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Gates was a bi-partison choice. |
Labors of Hercules |
Nov-25-08 07:30 PM |
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He is a hawk |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 07:52 PM |
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Dude. You just claimed that Wes Clark is more qualified than Robert Gates. |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:56 PM |
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How is it false? |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:03 PM |
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I just explained how it was literally, factually, objectively false. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:11 PM |
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What in his resume then, makes him not a hawk? nt |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:28 PM |
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You are lacking in understanding |
anigbrowl |
Nov-25-08 08:50 PM |
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I lack understanding? |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 09:24 PM |
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Let's start with this and go from there, shall we? |
Labors of Hercules |
Nov-25-08 09:32 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Nov-25-08 09:34 PM |
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Is Obama going to allow Gates to keep his neocon deputy Gordon England |
IndianaGreen |
Nov-25-08 06:27 PM |
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Curiously, I find no source for this statement but you. |
anigbrowl |
Nov-25-08 09:39 PM |
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And the war continues.So much bull shit,we have been had |
az chela |
Nov-25-08 06:31 PM |
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Drama much |
ccharles000 |
Nov-25-08 06:35 PM |
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much. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 06:37 PM |
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No kidding Charles, you nailed it |
davidpdx |
Nov-25-08 06:55 PM |
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Gates is head of the Carlyle group along with the bushs |
az chela |
Nov-25-08 06:58 PM |
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You need to stop doing the freakout dance |
davidpdx |
Nov-25-08 07:04 PM |
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no he wasn't. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 07:09 PM |
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Now you're just making shit up. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:10 PM |
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pulling out all the boogeymen. Who gives a shit if it's true? It's scary. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 07:23 PM |
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The Carlyle White House |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 07:06 PM |
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Oh please. These guys carry out the orders of the President. |
BrentTaylor |
Nov-25-08 06:37 PM |
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General Wesley Clark was better qualified NT |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 07:11 PM |
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General Wesley Clark is currently ineligible. Why should I |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:12 PM |
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lol. Gates is not eligible. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 07:15 PM |
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I hope you weren't under the impression he was going to pull out on 1/21/09. |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 06:58 PM |
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Robert Gates Promoted and Financed Osama Bin Laden |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 06:54 PM |
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oh please. op-ed news is as reliable as worldnut daily |
cali |
Nov-25-08 07:17 PM |
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. |
Clear Blue Sky |
Nov-25-08 07:04 PM |
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Yeah the same old same old. n/t |
wisteria |
Nov-25-08 08:02 PM |
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Get these warmongers like Gates outta here-yes, that includes Hillary. |
InAbLuEsTaTe |
Nov-25-08 07:04 PM |
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A pretty good transitional choice, if you ask me. |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:06 PM |
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... how long til Wes Clark is eligible? |
Myrina |
Nov-25-08 07:17 PM |
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yes, he's a placeholder and I believe Obama has said it's |
cali |
Nov-25-08 07:21 PM |
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I'm fine with it if he's a placeholder |
mvd |
Nov-25-08 07:23 PM |
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Gee, I wonder how the Iraqi people feel about a slower withdrawal. |
Zhade |
Nov-25-08 07:55 PM |
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I'm sure someone has done polls that you could find and use to bolster your point. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:58 PM |
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I prefer an orderly but steady withdrawal |
mvd |
Nov-25-08 08:07 PM |
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The troops should leave Iraq now nt |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:24 PM |
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Do you suggest they just start walking? nt |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:27 PM |
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Yes nt |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:31 PM |
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LOL. Nice satire. |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:32 PM |
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I think in 2010 General Wesley Clark will be eligible NT |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 07:27 PM |
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OBAMA=COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF |
anonymous171 |
Nov-25-08 07:19 PM |
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Obama is an elected unofficial and he can be unelected if he loses our trust |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:14 PM |
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Oh, has he now? |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:15 PM |
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Wait four years. |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:17 PM |
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So if he continues to be the left-leaning centrist he ran as, |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:19 PM |
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Less than 4 years? how are you planning to get him out |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:27 PM |
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I intend to be a thorn in his side and bad mouth him as much as possible for that |
wisteria |
Nov-25-08 08:45 PM |
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lol. pathetic. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 09:28 PM |
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Really? And who do you suggest will be |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-25-08 09:37 PM |
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Oh noes. I bet that's going to lead to a major strategic re-alignment. |
anigbrowl |
Nov-25-08 09:41 PM |
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Maybe you should change your sigline. |
Elrond Hubbard |
Nov-25-08 08:21 PM |
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Maybe you're right. (n/t) |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:22 PM |
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lol. yeah, you and your two buddies. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:28 PM |
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Dems already calling for impeachment? LOL (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-25-08 08:30 PM |
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Fuck, he's not even in office. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-25-08 08:37 PM |
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Then he isn't commander-in-chief is he. |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:40 PM |
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He will be president in a couple months, which means he will be commander-in-chief |
anonymous171 |
Nov-25-08 08:44 PM |
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Well, hey now, according to |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-25-08 09:41 PM |
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can't wait to see Dems defend this neocon |
amitta |
Nov-25-08 07:49 PM |
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I don't recall Gates being a neocon, actually. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:52 PM |
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welcome to DU |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:06 PM |
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Looks like you didn't have to wait long. |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:10 PM |
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So...if you can't read those posts, how do you know they're apologetics? |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:16 PM |
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I only put trolls on ignore. Oh and that reminds me. |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 08:18 PM |
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You layin on your back, lookin at the roof of the church. Preacher tellin' the truth and it hurts. |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:21 PM |
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If you click on "printer friendly format" up there on the top above the OP... |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:18 PM |
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Is it too soon to start calling him Papa Doc? |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 07:50 PM |
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Oh for fuck's sake, it burns, it burns. |
Elrond Hubbard |
Nov-25-08 07:53 PM |
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No fucking kidding. |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-25-08 09:43 PM |
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You're going full retard. |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 07:56 PM |
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Occam Bandage FTW!!! |
Elrond Hubbard |
Nov-25-08 07:59 PM |
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I already said I don't expect you to get it. |
dailykoff |
Nov-25-08 07:59 PM |
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+1 |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:00 PM |
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my tagline. just for you, sweetie. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:07 PM |
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and B*a*c* as well. |
Elrond Hubbard |
Nov-25-08 08:12 PM |
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Just dandy.I am thrilled about all the new faces and progressive action that will be taken. |
wisteria |
Nov-25-08 08:01 PM |
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Obama only changed the name of the White House... |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:21 PM |
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"Obama, like Bush will be laughed at by most of the world leaders" |
Occam Bandage |
Nov-25-08 08:22 PM |
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Oh c'mon. |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:25 PM |
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I never heard of them until you mentioned it nt |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 08:48 PM |
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Well you know what Papa Tomato said to Baby Tomato... |
MPK |
Nov-25-08 08:51 PM |
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Who's that trip-trapping on my bridge? |
Elrond Hubbard |
Nov-25-08 08:26 PM |
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can I guess? |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:32 PM |
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I think Billy Goat Gruff has come out of |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-25-08 09:46 PM |
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lol. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:31 PM |
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I agree and he is making huge mistakes even as he tries to avoid them. n/t |
wisteria |
Nov-25-08 08:47 PM |
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bwahaha. and you're just sooo brilliant. |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:53 PM |
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Zzzzz |
anigbrowl |
Nov-25-08 08:54 PM |
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Gates is being kept to provide political cover for the withdrawal. |
chieftain |
Nov-25-08 08:24 PM |
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Correct. n/t |
H2O Man |
Nov-25-08 08:26 PM |
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Maybe, but I highly doubt it. This is being pushed so the base doesn't get |
wisteria |
Nov-25-08 08:49 PM |
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speak for yourself please, and don't take it on yourself to speak for others |
cali |
Nov-25-08 08:52 PM |
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What I have seen from Team Obama. |
chieftain |
Nov-25-08 09:10 PM |
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What is this "we" shit? |
jaredh |
Nov-25-08 09:12 PM |
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You Democrats should try listening to us... |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 09:39 PM |
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What a fascinating post. Somehow Democrats aren't liberal. |
chieftain |
Nov-25-08 09:56 PM |
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I doubt it |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 09:07 PM |
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Who is the they that want perpetual war? Are you really including |
chieftain |
Nov-25-08 09:14 PM |
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No |
Anarpeace |
Nov-25-08 09:45 PM |
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Could you please clarify |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-25-08 10:00 PM |
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"Gates To Keep The Reins Of War." No. He wont. |
Undercurrent |
Nov-25-08 09:05 PM |
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I really don't have a problem with it. Gates wasn't involved in starting this war. |
kwenu |
Nov-25-08 09:18 PM |
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First off, you never replace a good Defense Secretary at the start of a new Administration |
RollWithIt |
Nov-25-08 09:27 PM |
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Anything that Bush appointed should be done away with. I want all traces of Bush gone. |
Captive America |
Nov-25-08 09:28 PM |
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YOU PEOPLE TOASTED ME WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT NAMING HRC AS SOS GIVE OBAMA WIGGLE ROOM! |
Pryderi |
Nov-25-08 09:36 PM |
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OMG we will be stuck in Iraq for 100 years! Obama sucks!!!!! |
Jennicut |
Nov-25-08 09:47 PM |
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Thank you, Moderators. |
H2O Man |
Nov-25-08 10:09 PM |
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Hi guys, |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Nov-25-08 10:11 PM |
#114 |
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