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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:43 AM Original message |
It Looks Like Obama is Going to Have Over 100,000 Troops in Afghanistan |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. No matter who is in power, this country never seems to learn, does it? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The US is addicted to War. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Because those who live off of war call the shots. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Have you seen this? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. I'll check that out, for sure. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. The US seems to love war. My entire life the US has been at war with someone or |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Sick |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Let's get it done by February and then get them out |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Obama's latest escalation probably won't even begin by then. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
35. NATO can do it all (with few US troops) |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Huh? |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. no lionshare |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You are mistaken. We will be the majority(by far) of the force. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #54 |
70. they must be making sure a pipeline is being built or defended |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Kinda like the Russians did? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Get WHAT done by February? |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. February of when? |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. "Get It Done By Feb"????? Riiiiiiiggght |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
68. Get what done exactly? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
72. I think your namesake just rolled a little bit from that one. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. A new day in America ..... forecast to be a little cloudy, though. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. how do you know that before anyone else??? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Adding troups has been in the news already. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. the 'possiblility' of adding troops has been in the news. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. When the pentagon spokespeople talk about the posibility |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. no shit, the pentagon wants to increase troops? color me surprised. have you been paying attention |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. What does that response have to do with anything? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. It is all over the place. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. I feel fury. |
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NOW tense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. What I would like to know is |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. Surprised by this, I am not. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. he does, and he is toast. I wont vote for him again, ever,. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
38. +1 |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
52. +1. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
16. I'm fine with it. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. george bush and dick cheney, halliburton and XE and Triple Canopy |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. +1 |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Wow. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Deleted message |
SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. So you finally put me on ignore? |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. To bad it's my opinion and I have made it |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Go! Fight! Kill! Woohoo! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Deleted message |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Here you go: |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Funny did that ever work when you used it on a republican? |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Nope, never worked on the Republicans, either. n/t |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. wrong place |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. really? we are going to win the war on terrorism? |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
24. we have been at war since 1941...... |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
28. It's stupid. |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. Obomba lama fofama |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
36. His war policy is a disaster. |
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rusty fender (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Yup, they own him. |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
42. And you are a Political advisor to who again? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Are you serious? |
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montanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. Yay, the sooner we bankrupt ourselves |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
47. At a million dollars per soldier per year, this is gonna get expensive pretty quickly. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
49. The "New Strategy". When stuck in hole dig deeper. Same one LBJ had. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. "We're waist deep in the Big Muddy" |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
51. DLC and the military industrial complex go hand in hand |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. Link? Proof? How do YOU know this? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. I've been following the story. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
57. all this money for wars and none for Healthcare, what total BS!! |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Taking to the streets wont help or happen. |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
58. Not to mention the unknown numbers of private contractors there... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
60. Deleted message |
BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Welcome to DU |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. What would a "win" be? |
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happy2bhere (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. well the CIA needs help harvesting their opium |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Welcome to DU |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
66. I've tried hard to find a coherent justification for escalation, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
71. It's a shame he's too young to see he's repeating the mistakes of Johnson. |
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