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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:45 AM Original message |
President Obama approves 13,000 more troops to Afghanistan ! |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. IOW, more National Guard troops returning to Afghanistan |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. 34,000 if you count the support troops. The WH announced the 21K but not the supporting 14K. nt |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They learned well from Bush practices!! |
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Windy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. for every combat soldier sent, there are two support persons sent. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. $13 Billion more |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. and 13,000 'contractors' no doubt - hence the 20,000+ is a done deal, eh? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. and how many mercenaries since Obama came into office ..was it 70,000? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. What a fucking joke |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. Four More Wars! |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Obama is singing the 'Bomb, bomb, bomb... bomb Iran' duet with McCain |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. Peace Prize my ass! nt |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Hope Brigade, two Regiments of the Change Division and the newly-formed 3rd Way Squadron |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan |
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