I assume bush & cheney's wars will just go on forever, going on 7 years now.

Philosoraptor

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Thu May-21-09 06:23 PM
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I assume bush & cheney's wars will just go on forever, going on 7 years now.

This to me is extremely disappointing, and has left me in a major funk. I assume at this point that there is no plan to end these two illegal wars at all. No one even talks about it anymore, except to say that it's the longest war America has ever had, if you don't count the war on drugs.

Very, very disappointing. I guess maybe I just set my standards too high, and then I set myself up for disappointment.

I know someone will say, 'be patient, these things take time and diplomacy', I respectfully say 'bullshit'.

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ShortnFiery

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Thu May-21-09 06:25 PM
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1. It doesn't have to continue. Our shrinking "multi-national coalition" in Afghanistan will come

to a decision point for Obama. I hope he ceases with BOTH occupations. We can station troops on the periphery in "fairly friendly countries" but not in either Afghanistan or Iraq.

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Xipe Totec

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Thu May-21-09 06:34 PM
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2. Yes, but we have them cornered now

Sooner or later, Bush and Cheney will have to surrender to authorities, and then the war will be over.

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Mari333

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Thu May-21-09 06:40 PM
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3. follow the money. no, they wont end.

dont count on the MSM to tell the american public the real reasons for these occupations, they have too much corporate interest at stake, too, in the Military Industrial Complex.

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Philosoraptor

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Thu May-21-09 06:45 PM
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4. And the world's largest embassy in Baghdad.

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Mari333

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Thu May-21-09 07:13 PM
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7. yeah, we arent leaving

we are there permanently, until they kick us out. as long as our puppets stay in there, like the Shan of Iran did, we will stay. Until the people kick our asses out.

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AndyTiedye

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Thu May-21-09 06:50 PM
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5. How Are We Going to Pay for These Wars?`

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Wapsie B

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Thu May-21-09 07:01 PM
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6. Goodness we don't worry about that. That $$$ just comes out of thin air.

Off-budget stuff doesn't cost anything. Now single-payer healthcare is an extravagance we just can't afford. :sarcasm:

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