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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:07 PM Original message |
Obama's Wrong Turn in Afghanistan |
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golddigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks for your concern. It's really important. |
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jumptheshadow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. What a tired way of trying to stop any intelligent discourse |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
47. It sounds childish because it IS childish. nt |
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golddigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. You might want to read what I said again. It's really important!!! |
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caledesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Yes, thank you for your concern. NT |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Thanks for a tired cliche that says nothing but makes you feel powerful. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obama has always--*always*--been in favor of fulfilling Bush's broken promises to Afghanistan. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:19 PM Original message |
Why is it pacifism to retreat from a country that has defeated invaders in recent history? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because we, alongside the Afghans, are the ones defeating the invaders at the moment. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Who are the invaders we are defeating? I thought the Taliban were predominantly Pashtuns from |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. They are indeed. They are without the support of the Afghan people, and operate from foreign soil. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I believe the Pashtuns number about 12 million in Afghanistan so invaders is not the proper word to |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. They are a military operating from foreign soil, with the aim of hostile takeover of an unwilling |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. You really need to get your terms correct. Pashtuns are native to Afghanistan and the largest ethnic |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I am--and have consistently been--referring to the Taliban, not the Pashtun people. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. "The overwhelming majority of Taliban movement were ethnic Pashtuns from southern Afghanistan and |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Ha ha ha. Good one! |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. A escalation of the war in Afghanistan & you are right behind him |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. What position did your Hillary take on Afghanistan during the primaries? |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Who cares? It's about all your idol now. Blaming Clinton isn't going to |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. LOL! |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Give me five Bro' |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I was always in favor of rebuilding Afghanistan so long as its people want us to. I still am. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe John Nichols should've paid more attention to what Obama has been saying for over a year. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. lol you again |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. Better Believe It... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
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Windy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm sorry, but Afghanistan and Pakistan are the right locations to place resources to |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. Of all the places on the planet, |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. Don't forget the Taliban raping little boys.. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Those are some incredibly sick people.. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Sorry for Mr. Nichols |
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Duder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Obama in Afghanistan |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. This is what Hitchens was talking about. |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. Uh....riiiiggghhhhttt....Your concern is wearing on your sleeve. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Will a US Troop Surge bring Peace & Democracy to |
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salonghorn70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. Obama Is Correct |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
31. I really don't remember in the primary him speaking against Afghanistan... |
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my3boyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
35. Why don't you buzz the hell off. I'm so sick of people posting |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. what IS it about people who registered last January? |
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my3boyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 06:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I didn't tell anyone one to shut up I told told them to leave the damn board. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. I'm sorry, you don't get to tell people what to do or say. Thanks for playing. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. Wow... your post is incredibly disturbing and I would bet you don't even understand why. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
39. An incredibly naive article. |
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NattPang (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. Thankfully for me, you are going on Ignore until you are banned. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I knew right away that his/her papers were not in order. And he/she did speak blasphemy. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. He should be sent to a re-education camp until he can be taught to think correctly !! |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. I am really surprised that Mr Nichols wrote this. |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
44. Sorry, this is dumb. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
45. Afgahnistan is one of the areas I agree with Obama about. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
48. No good will come from this war /NT |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Obama in Afghanistan: Careful What You Wish For |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. Nichol's Incorrect Assessment about Obama in Afghanistan |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Sounds Like A New And Improved "Coalition of the Willing" |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Just leaving Afghanistan at this point is also not acceptable |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
57. Why is The Nation so anti-Obama lately? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I Don't Think The Nation Is Really Anti-Obama |
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