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mackattack

(344 posts) Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:04 PM Mar 2012

Why is no legitimate candidate for president running on ending the War in Afghanistan?

Ive seen several polls that this war is very unpopular among both the left and right. Around 50% of Americans want us out of it.

In the 1960s-70s politicians of both parties (in primaries and general elections) ran on ending Vietnam.

Why is no one talking about it now? Why is the focus on Iran and not ending a long and unpopular war?

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Why is no legitimate candidate for president running on ending the War in Afghanistan? (Original Post) mackattack Mar 2012 OP

Ahhh.... because Republicans are war profiteers. FarPoint Mar 2012 #1

Actually Huntsman ran on ending it. Of course you saw how well he ended up doing. Paul Tom Rinaldo Mar 2012 #2

Bipartisan consensus on imperial wars. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #3

Because anyone who talks Dokkie Mar 2012 #4

Politically it's better to keep killing than admit we lost another war. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #5

There are at least two sides to every issue and there is only one credible candidate for president. Gore1FL Mar 2012 #6

Because Obama is for that. He's made progress (think Iraq here), but the GOP won't support that. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #7

FarPoint

(12,426 posts)

1. Ahhh.... because Republicans are war profiteers.

Reply to mackattack (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:11 PM

Mar 2012

So...take this inquiring thought to one of them.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)

2. Actually Huntsman ran on ending it. Of course you saw how well he ended up doing. Paul

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:16 PM

Mar 2012

wants to end it also (along with half of the things that our government does).

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

3. Bipartisan consensus on imperial wars.

Reply to mackattack (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:40 PM

Mar 2012

On some levels, the folks who say there isn't much difference between the two major parties are right.

Dokkie

(1,688 posts)

4. Because anyone who talks

Reply to mackattack (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 02:00 PM

Mar 2012

about ending the war in Aghanistan automatically becomes illegitimate. Just look at Paul, Kucinich and I think Hunstman who never really had any support outside his sugar daddy father.