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TheWraith

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2. I think he did a good job. It was a bit vague, but it had to be.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 08:23 PM

May 2012

He's threading the needle of extracting us from Afghanistan ASAP while trying not to leave a power vacuum. Hence we clean up as much of the mess as we can, get the troops out within a couple years, and offer some secondhand support to the Afghan government while they're trying to stabilize the rest.

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President Obama's Speech Tonight - Your Opinion [View all] MineralMan May 2012 OP

Thanks for your votes. Keep 'em coming. MineralMan May 2012 #1

I think he did a good job. It was a bit vague, but it had to be. TheWraith May 2012 #2

We should have been out years ago. Daniel537 May 2012 #3

I think we should never have been there MineralMan May 2012 #4

We got out of Iraq pretty easily in the end Daniel537 May 2012 #7

It took too long, though, and the end result is not yet visible. MineralMan May 2012 #8

We were there 8 years as opposed to 11 in Afghanistan. Daniel537 May 2012 #11

And it was a much worse decision to go to Iraq. MineralMan May 2012 #12

The speech was very good as usual. MrSlayer May 2012 #5

Pitch perfect and reminded people that the Iraq war was not about Osama!! I want the troops home Pisces May 2012 #6

+1 JNelson6563 May 2012 #10

Good speech as always; bad policy. baldguy May 2012 #9

Not fast enough. Texasgal May 2012 #13