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SLSmith Donating Member (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:06 PM
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Kucinich: This Debate Today Congress Will Have Chance Reflect On Our Responsibility Being @ War
 
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March 10, 2010
Kucinich H. Con Res. 248 - War Powers - resolution that would direct Obama to pull U.S. forces out of the war.

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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:10 PM
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1. Just A Thought - I Think I Heard It Reported That Robert Gates Indicated That......
we would be pulling our troops out of Afghan before the scheduled time.

I'm just wondering if the Administration is giving Dennis his day on this topic of the Afghan war in exchange for his support of HCR? Just a theory. Any comments would be appreciated.
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Mithreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:52 PM
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4. Tangential? Increased reliance on contractors
Edited on Wed Mar-10-10 04:52 PM by Mithreal
Obama Has 250,000 "Contractors" in Iraq and Afghan Wars, Increases Number of Mercenaries

Overall, contractors (armed and unarmed) now make up approximately 50% of the “total force in Centcom AOR .” This means there are a whopping 242,657 contractors working on these two US wars. These statistics come from two reports just released by Gary J. Motsek, the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Program Support): “Contractor Support of U.S. Operations in USCENTCOM AOR, IRAQ, and Afghanistan and “Operational Contract Support, ‘State of the Union.’”

“We expect similar dependence on contractors in future contingency operations,” according to the contractor “State of the Union.” It notes that the deployment size of both military personnel and DoD civilians are “fixed by law,” but points out that the number of contractors is “size unfixed,” meaning there is virtually no limit (other than funds) to the number of contractors that can be deployed in the war zone.

http://rebelreports.com/post/116277092/obama-has-250-000-contractors-in-iraq-and-afghan

I don't put much stock into the whole "pulling out" spin.
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liberation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:53 PM
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11. Mr. Gates, just like his predecessor Rumsfeld, says many things....
Edited on Wed Mar-10-10 05:53 PM by liberation
I fail to see how on earth people are still taking seriously the word of the same people who have forced our country to fight a useless and immoral war for the better part of 1 decade. Esp. a douche bag like Gates, you know the same asswipe who lied through his teeth during the whole Iran-Contra debacle. How quickly people forget that Robert Gates was up to the gills in the Iran-Contra fun and games during the Raygun years. It must have been all that hype and change...

Besides, this DLC White House would never dream of enabling Kucinich on the slightest. Giving that the DLC talking points have been rather nasty and vitriolic against DK for his opposition on the piece of sh*t health bill which is being rammed down our throats. The DLC does not do compromise with liberals, period. And that is because in their feeble little minds, they assume they have the liberal vote locked down.
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RoccoR5955 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:16 PM
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2. K & R for the Kooch!
He speaks for WE THE PEOPLE, not them, the corporations. That includes the military industrial complex that Ike warned us about!
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gimama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:17 PM
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3. house debate on the Cspan, NOW!
Rep. John Lewis just spoke, beautifully!
I called my rep's ofc..will YOU?
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Mithreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:53 PM
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1-800-828-0498

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Ty to orleans for compiling.
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gimama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:22 PM
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8. goood job! thank YOU!
now, let's make those calls!:hi:
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Mithreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:57 PM
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7. Link to the Live Stream
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gimama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:24 PM
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9. excellent, thank YOU!
Kucinich is doing a wonder-full job.

Thanks, again..:woohoo:
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BigBro72 Donating Member (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 04:53 PM
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5. Kooch for Prez
Can someone with Brains, Guts, and a Spine actually get into the oval office today?
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gimama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:27 PM
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10. not "today", but 2012?!!!
Today, let's just get THIS res. passed!
:woohoo:

Hey! welcome to du!
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