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Wed May-11-11 02:59 PM
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| 60. A good argument for being neither a liberal nor a Democrat if I ever heard one. |
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And since being a conservative means being a nationalistic, pro-rich, racist thug, I guess that just leaves me with socialist.
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| -Exactly what part of "BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!" is giving people on this 'liberal site' trouble??? |
Keith Bee |
May-10-11 06:33 PM |
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If I am not mistaken ... |
AsahinaKimi |
May-10-11 06:34 PM |
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I doubrt anyone would wnat to invade pakistan |
abelenkpe |
May-10-11 06:40 PM |
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That's not what the OP said |
Snedder |
May-10-11 07:30 PM |
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How did you conclude that the OP wanted US to invade Pakistan? |
demwing |
May-10-11 10:15 PM |
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Sorry, I did read it wrong |
AsahinaKimi |
May-10-11 11:10 PM |
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Gotcha! |
demwing |
May-11-11 12:51 AM |
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ha... I've Done the Same a Number of Times |
fascisthunter |
May-11-11 03:49 PM |
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I don't get it either. |
Autumn |
May-10-11 06:37 PM |
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The dead don't feel pain or grief |
Bandit |
May-10-11 06:45 PM |
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Getting better all the time. |
Autumn |
May-10-11 06:48 PM |
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Well that's the thing, iswn't it? |
Snedder |
May-11-11 06:37 AM |
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While I might agree with the position of bringing the troops home ASAP, |
blue neen |
May-10-11 06:43 PM |
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May-10-11 07:09 PM |
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That is why some people today conflate liberal with anti-war. |
ieoeja |
May-11-11 10:47 AM |
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As a populist, I got no problem with the idea that pacifism is conservative concept |
Leopolds Ghost |
May-11-11 02:17 PM |
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A good argument for being neither a liberal nor a Democrat if I ever heard one. |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 02:59 PM |
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Make that two of us |
PuraVidaDreamin |
May-11-11 05:05 PM |
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No problem for me. |
iwishiwas |
May-10-11 06:43 PM |
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What part of - Obama said: 'Afghanistan troop drawn down in July' is giving you trouble? |
Tx4obama |
May-10-11 06:48 PM |
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Oh right.July. We will be there past 2014 though, so whatever token |
tekisui |
May-10-11 06:50 PM |
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Sorry, do you think it's trivial to remove a quarter million troops from a combat theater? (nt) |
Recursion |
May-11-11 09:28 AM |
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So Obama's surge is over? Great. And let's get it down to Bush levels of bombs over Pakistan. |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 03:02 PM |
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What are you talking about? |
tekisui |
May-11-11 04:14 PM |
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Sorry, I was thinking of Iraq pre-drawdown |
Recursion |
May-11-11 04:30 PM |
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OK. How non-trivial is it remove 100,000 troops from a hideous fucked up bloodbath? |
sibelian |
May-11-11 07:27 PM |
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15 soldiers may be brought home if all goes well. |
Better Believe It |
May-10-11 09:31 PM |
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Patience isn't a virtue |
RyanPsych |
May-11-11 03:32 PM |
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May-10-11 06:49 PM |
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Why did you put 'liberal site' in quotes? |
PeaceNikki |
May-10-11 06:49 PM |
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+10 |
MineralMan |
May-10-11 06:51 PM |
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Good post...nt |
SidDithers |
May-10-11 07:13 PM |
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I like the quotes around it. |
Forkboy |
May-10-11 07:36 PM |
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It seems like that to me also. |
Zorra |
May-11-11 11:11 AM |
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Nothing I can add to that. |
Forkboy |
May-11-11 11:40 AM |
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Good post. Another interesting development |
sabrina 1 |
May-11-11 12:39 PM |
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Wait. You *honestly* believe people are being paid to post on DU |
Recursion |
May-11-11 03:20 PM |
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Why did you put "the corporations" in quotes? I did not post that phrase. |
Zorra |
May-11-11 04:31 PM |
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Right on, Zorra |
Keith Bee |
May-12-11 07:51 PM |
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word up |
frylock |
May-11-11 05:30 PM |
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Dems answer to the mic too. |
polichick |
May-10-11 06:51 PM |
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According to the latest information I can find at Global Research |
nonperson |
May-10-11 07:08 PM |
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Obama seems to know what he's doing, don't you think? |
Nye Bevan |
May-10-11 07:12 PM |
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I find |
mountainlion55 |
May-10-11 07:13 PM |
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Well said!! n/t |
arcane1 |
May-10-11 08:19 PM |
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Are they? Here? |
Zax2me |
May-10-11 07:15 PM |
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US drones killing women and kids are NOT sent by Osama bin laden nt |
msongs |
May-10-11 07:29 PM |
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No trouble for me. |
LiberalAndProud |
May-10-11 07:40 PM |
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The far Left can't have it two ways. |
bluestate10 |
May-10-11 07:56 PM |
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Well said |
VeryConfused |
May-11-11 07:13 AM |
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May-11-11 04:23 PM |
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And that's the arguement that will bankrupt this nation |
BobbyBoring |
May-11-11 02:51 PM |
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May-11-11 04:22 PM |
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note the characterization here |
HankyDubs |
May-11-11 05:03 PM |
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fucking straight up bullshit.. |
frylock |
May-11-11 05:57 PM |
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No, the far left is arguing that the wars are scams to steal money. They have nothing to do with |
grahamhgreen |
May-11-11 06:08 PM |
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"Pakistan is teetering on being a failed state." |
Martin Eden |
May-11-11 06:42 PM |
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We will be there, in some fashion, until the corporate world no longer needs us there |
arcane1 |
May-10-11 08:16 PM |
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K&R |
ElsewheresDaughter |
May-10-11 08:44 PM |
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Should we try and fix it first? Did we break it? |
Sirveri |
May-11-11 06:06 AM |
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OMFG not the Pottery Barn Nooooooooooo! |
Warren Stupidity |
May-11-11 06:33 AM |
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Beyond fixing the mess |
VeryConfused |
May-11-11 07:15 AM |
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The US Military does not "FIX" things. |
bvar22 |
May-11-11 12:15 PM |
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+1 |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 03:02 PM |
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exactly |
spooked911 |
May-11-11 04:24 PM |
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The idea is that it provides security while you fix things. |
Sirveri |
May-11-11 07:42 PM |
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We're not fixing it. |
poli_ticks |
May-11-11 02:25 PM |
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More BS |
spooked911 |
May-11-11 04:23 PM |
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You're saying there's people on here that disagree with this?! |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-11-11 07:17 AM |
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We simply cannot afford to stay... |
Bigmack |
May-11-11 08:15 AM |
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Isn't this why there's a pull-out scheduled for June? |
Recursion |
May-11-11 09:27 AM |
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no, this is DU, we need one of these threads daily. |
dionysus |
May-11-11 09:38 AM |
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Iraq Withdrawal Date For U.S. Troops May Be Pushed Back Beyond 2011 |
Zorra |
May-11-11 02:48 PM |
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Bwahahahaha. Yeah, sure there will be. |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 02:56 PM |
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I remember when you guys said that about Iraq too (nt) |
Recursion |
May-11-11 03:11 PM |
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Over 50,000 US Troops remain in Iraq. |
bvar22 |
May-11-11 05:14 PM |
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a bunch of troops got advised and assisted to death in iraq last april.. |
frylock |
May-11-11 06:01 PM |
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You are ranting about DU'ers who don't exist. BTW, troops start leaving in July. |
KittyWampus |
May-11-11 09:40 AM |
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Yeah, sure. |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 02:59 PM |
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when do they end leaving iraq? |
frylock |
May-11-11 06:02 PM |
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they're on this very thread.. |
frylock |
May-11-11 09:51 PM |
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TAPI and greed. |
mmonk |
May-11-11 10:03 AM |
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They're the Scoop Jackson Democrats of today. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-11-11 10:32 AM |
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I had forgotten |
aj_cd |
May-11-11 12:23 PM |
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Doesn't give me trouble. I prefer isolationism. Bring them home from everywhere. nt |
Modern_Matthew |
May-11-11 12:21 PM |
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Bring 'em home from everywhere. WW II ended 65 years ago and the Korean War 57 years ago yet we're |
Citizen Worker |
May-11-11 02:45 PM |
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The Korean War never ended, actually (nt) |
Recursion |
May-11-11 03:18 PM |
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We can pay nursemaid for as long as others are willing to finance our bloated |
indepat |
May-11-11 02:46 PM |
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Well, liberal has become "not a rightwing extremist" in the past few years. |
readmoreoften |
May-11-11 02:54 PM |
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Well that explains why some of the arguments heard in this site |
liberation |
May-11-11 03:05 PM |
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I think it's important to analyze the intell that was found with Bin Laden |
Beaverhausen |
May-11-11 03:05 PM |
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'We'll' be in Afghanistan as long as it takes.... |
Mimosa |
May-11-11 03:13 PM |
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Leave Afghanistan now! |
Enthusiast |
May-11-11 03:15 PM |
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Sure there is, we're a militaristic country of failed disaster capitalists |
StarburstClock |
May-11-11 03:16 PM |
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I couldn't agree more. |
RoccoR5955 |
May-11-11 04:05 PM |
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We're there for the Opium, and we won't leave because the Opium is there... |
drokhole |
May-11-11 04:09 PM |
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Can't imagine, and I agree |
hifiguy |
May-11-11 04:19 PM |
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BRING EM ALL HOME NOW! |
Yon_Yonson |
May-11-11 04:34 PM |
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No problem here. |
salib |
May-11-11 04:42 PM |
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I applaud you, Keith Bee, for a beautiful and righteous statement. REC. nt |
bertman |
May-11-11 04:58 PM |
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Why will we stay? A 1934 article in Fortune provides a hint as to the answer |
RufusTFirefly |
May-11-11 05:26 PM |
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Well I, for one, am in total complete agreement !!! n/t |
sueh |
May-11-11 05:33 PM |
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THIS IS WHY WE'RE THERE! |
grahamhgreen |
May-11-11 06:03 PM |
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You're right but |
malaise |
May-11-11 06:09 PM |
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If al Qaeda isn't in Afghanistan |
drpepper67 |
May-11-11 06:18 PM |
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It's just that it's kinda lefty, ya know? |
sibelian |
May-11-11 06:50 PM |
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DU is no more 'liberal' than Obama or Clinton are Democrats |
upi402 |
May-11-11 07:00 PM |
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There is absolutely nothing in this OP that is right or makes sense. And I am for leaving Af-Pak. nt |
stevenleser |
May-11-11 07:05 PM |
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