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niyad

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91. no, you didn't do it because it wasn't clear--you did it because you were shown to be WRONG,

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 07:05 PM

Feb 2013

and the more you keep trying to justify yourself, and dig yourself out of the hole into which you placed yourself with your nonsense, the deeper in you get.

I would say, quit trying, sweetie, you are only succeeding in making yourself look quite clueless. on the other hand, your efforts are proving quite amusing.

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Good news, 3 taliban killed. Also 10 civilians including kids. I feel safer now. [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

Drones again?...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #1

No. nt Robb Feb 2013 #5

Callous disregard again?...nt whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #74

Non sequitur again?...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #75

Your "contribution" to the discussion of this tragedy whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #78

Ho hum reaction to civilian deaths again? Bonobo Feb 2013 #95

k and r niyad Feb 2013 #2

Someone they probably waterboarded had an axe to grind with those three The Straight Story Feb 2013 #3

that sounds about right. I keep thinking about that guy --chulabi? who was giving all that niyad Feb 2013 #4

All three of them were the number two man in al qaeda think Feb 2013 #6

I doubt NATO is waterboarding anyone. I could always be wrong, of course. randome Feb 2013 #22

They quit sending prisoners to Afghan prisons think Feb 2013 #64

Three killed, and 30 parents and family just join, Coyotl Feb 2013 #7

My first thought too,how many did it create. libtodeath Feb 2013 #23

and those three could have killed 10,000. So possibly 9990 saved. graham4anything Feb 2013 #8

I was going to post this sarcastically, but I see you beat me to the punch Hugabear Feb 2013 #9

We had to kill the civilians in order to save them. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #80

Could have? G_j Feb 2013 #10

I've seen this defense from a few here Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #11

Most politicians were FOR Afghanastan, AGAINST Iraq. Inc. Bernie Sanders & Dennis Kucinich graham4anything Feb 2013 #13

a good many of us were against going into afghanistan--so please do not try that nonsense. niyad Feb 2013 #14

Did they think 9-11 should have been left unanswered? So it could happen again & again? graham4anything Feb 2013 #19

afghanistan offered to turn over bin laden, bushie refused. there were much better ways to niyad Feb 2013 #25

How soon we forget. Octafish Feb 2013 #94

you are most welcome. it seems I have one of those inconvenient memories--just cannot forget niyad Feb 2013 #97

You seem to be OK with collateral damage in war and then A Simple Game Feb 2013 #60

Yes. OBL wanted to bankrupt America, and it worked for 10 years. graham4anything Feb 2013 #76

You act as if our response somehow prevented terrorists from being able to act RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #99

^^ this ^^^ oldhippie Feb 2013 #21

Four women and five children were killed, no mention of drones though - just airstrike (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #15

Are you kidding? G_j Feb 2013 #16

You are un-fucking-believable. By all means, continue to support the slaughter of children Hugabear Feb 2013 #24

34 children of some parent die every day from guns and bullets in private hands in the USA graham4anything Feb 2013 #29

You will NEVER defeat terrorism by bombing people to bits....... marmar Feb 2013 #89

You could not be more WRONG! Coyotl Feb 2013 #27

Dennis Kucinich was for it at the start, Bernie Sanders for it. graham4anything Feb 2013 #41

Before edit "People were against Bush going into IRAQ. No one was against going to Afghanastan." Coyotl Feb 2013 #44

Thought everyone knew Bernie Sanders and Dennis Kucinich and almost ALL senatete/house were 4 it. graham4anything Feb 2013 #50

And 98 Senators signed on to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #100

interesting that you changed your title from "people" to "politicians" when it was pointed out niyad Feb 2013 #45

when someone didn't understand what was obvious, I changed it to make it clearer graham4anything Feb 2013 #81

no, you didn't do it because it wasn't clear--you did it because you were shown to be WRONG, niyad Feb 2013 #91

It's HOW we went into Afghanistan, for one thing. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #12

+1000 G_j Feb 2013 #17

and don't forget that the afghans offered to give up bin laden, and bushie said no niyad Feb 2013 #18

Reading your postst is like taking an acid bath of stupidity. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #26

How many is "just about nobody"? One, or two? Coyotl Feb 2013 #28

Bernie sanders was FOR Afghanastan, like most, against Iraq. NOT Afghanastan. graham4anything Feb 2013 #33

you know what? I wouldn't care if every single politician in the world was in favour, many of us niyad Feb 2013 #48

another red herring. graham4anything Feb 2013 #52

nice try, dear. but we read your original post, and all the carping in the world about sanders niyad Feb 2013 #59

Niyad - you rock! choie Feb 2013 #55

why only 10,000? Enrique Feb 2013 #30

WTF is wrong with you? polly7 Feb 2013 #39

Again, the statement is true. It has nothing to do with me personally. graham4anything Feb 2013 #47

It has everything to do with you personally. polly7 Feb 2013 #56

hyperbole and personal. The empire word sure sounds like the Nader lines. graham4anything Feb 2013 #61

No, it's just an observation, after seeing the same excuses polly7 Feb 2013 #65

But I wasn't against Afghanastan then. So someone saying I was is wrong. graham4anything Feb 2013 #67

I don't give a rat's azz what you said then or what you were for. polly7 Feb 2013 #68

this board is supposed to support choie Feb 2013 #92

If it's good enough for Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, President Obama, Pres. H.R.Clinton graham4anything Feb 2013 #93

Just a follower, huh? choie Feb 2013 #101

President Obama is perhaps the finest, most ethical, genuine person in the world today. graham4anything Feb 2013 #102

What makes you think those three has the capability, motive and means to kill 10,000? morningfog Feb 2013 #51

It only took 19 to implement OBL's 9-11 plan. graham4anything Feb 2013 #57

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #69

Your logic is beyond stupid - it's freeper logic Hugabear Feb 2013 #71

I didn't ask about 9-11 or Dorner. morningfog Feb 2013 #84

"LBJ, NADER! RON PAUL!!! LOUD NOISES!!! I LOVE LAMP!!!!" Those are basically the responses you'll Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #85

I am learning that. morningfog Feb 2013 #86

You forgot theKed Feb 2013 #87

So LBJ, Bernie Sanders, Hillary a priest and a rabbi walk into a bar...... Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #88

. theKed Feb 2013 #90

Librarians would disagree, right? Bonobo Feb 2013 #96

Just like LBJ took care of them in the Gulf of Tonkin... Taverner Feb 2013 #54

Or not. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #63

Your little hollow heart whistles like an ocarina whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #73

You are one sick individual. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2013 #77

"Plus the 3 themselves could have killed the 10 collateral anyhow" Really?? Hissyspit Feb 2013 #79

Nicely put - we have to kill innocents to save them (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #82

Wut? Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #103

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Feb 2013 #104

Good news: 34,000 troops are coming home this year. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #20

and how many will be left? we are in our second decade of war in that poor country. niyad Feb 2013 #40

Bernie Sanders (the most liberal senator) was FOR Afghanastan-from his own website graham4anything Feb 2013 #31

But I don't think he thought killing innocent kids was a good idea like some do (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #32

It's a red herring. No one is FOR collateral deaths, but that happens in war. graham4anything Feb 2013 #34

And there it is. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #62

The acceptance canard & one day at a time apply. graham4anything Feb 2013 #70

He was for Afghanastan. Therefore he knows what happens in war. graham4anything Feb 2013 #35

let's try this another way, since you insist on supporting your views by hawking sanders. niyad Feb 2013 #66

But..but..it prevented the Taliban Navy from sending it's fleet to bombard Malibu. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #36

Complain to Congress and ask OBL why he did what he did. graham4anything Feb 2013 #42

Obama has no control over the CIA and it's killers? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #43

The 10 civilians killed included five women and four children green for victory Feb 2013 #37

The innocents die to keep the world safe for billionaires Octafish Feb 2013 #98

Good news indeed! The more of 'em we kill off, the less problems global corporate conglometrates Zorra Feb 2013 #38

Of course this is horrible and I suspect if they had to do it over again they wouldnt have done it. DCBob Feb 2013 #46

No ...... boiling a pot of soup over on the stove is 'messy'. polly7 Feb 2013 #49

yes.. bad choice of words. DCBob Feb 2013 #53

Sorry I was harsh. polly7 Feb 2013 #72

Sometimes I wonder if NATO isn't strategically incomptent & if that isn't encouraged by the patrice Feb 2013 #58

K&R n/t whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #83