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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 9:25 PM
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> See? Even dyed-in-the-wool conservatives pull their
> head out of their ass from time to time!
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> DaN
Where are the liberals, Dan? Now that BO has been elected, we aren't hearing much of anything (here or the pundits) about Afghanistan or Iraq- from the folks that were talking about it before.
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 8:06 PM
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See? Even dyed-in-the-wool conservatives pull their head out of their ass from time to time!
DaN
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 7:06 PM
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Info, I'm sure you are saying something important, but I don't know what it is. You are on ignore.
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Edited by solong at 09/01/2009 4:07 PM PDT
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 7:05 PM
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> > I'm still trying to understand why this is news.
> Who
> > the fuck is George Will?
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> Alfalfa?
Ah, yes. I knew he looked familiar!
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 6:55 PM
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> I'm still trying to understand why this is news. Who
> the fuck is George Will?
Alfalfa?
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 6:53 PM
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> I'm still trying to understand why this is news. Who
> the fuck is George Will? He is a citizen with a bad
> toupe. Why does his opinion carry so much weight?
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> As for the war, I have been getting a Viet Nam vibe
> about this one for some time. The enemy is scattered
> throughout the mountains. They are being supported by
> the locals. There is no clear objective that I can
> see. How will we know when it's over? What would
> winning look like?
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> I think I would rather we spend the money and
> resources here at home. More money for protection at
> the rail stations and waterways. More money and
> people to screen everyone coming into the country.
> And more money and personnel to find the enemies who
> are already here.
Don't forget to relocate a few cities or build some real infrastructures to counter the effects of global warming.
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 6:51 PM
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> Yes. but those poppy fields!
It's the terrorists and WMD from Pakistan, Iran, or the Russians and Chinese, Indian, and Turks.
If it's Muslim and nuke, then war it is.
When was the last time poppy fields in Afghanistan bothered anybody before 9/11?
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 6:48 PM
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I'm still trying to understand why this is news. Who the fuck is George Will? He is a citizen with a bad toupe. Why does his opinion carry so much weight?
As for the war, I have been getting a Viet Nam vibe about this one for some time. The enemy is scattered throughout the mountains. They are being supported by the locals. There is no clear objective that I can see. How will we know when it's over? What would winning look like?
I think I would rather we spend the money and resources here at home. More money for protection at the rail stations and waterways. More money and people to screen everyone coming into the country. And more money and personnel to find the enemies who are already here.
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Sep 1, 2009 6:40 PM
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> I think whether a man pulls out or not should be a
> personal decision.
Was just thinking that myself...
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 11:28 PM
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Jetblakc
I just read that today, coulda knocked me over with a feather
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 10:33 PM
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I think whether a man pulls out or not should be a personal decision.
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 10:09 PM
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> I've never cared for George Will, but it is good to
> see him take this position. He must be getting
> old... 
...I want to see the Taliban eliminated and I doubt people would disagree with that but intervention/ nation buliding has failed in that area quite spectacularly in history. Both Britain and the Soviet Union, who at the times of their respective engangements in the region were world military powers, failed
..what is the purpose of staying engaged.. preventing the return of a safe haven for terrorists that might strike outside the borders? ( I might agree with Mr. Will that this might be dealt with as he suggests ) Or is it the fear that by withdrawing, a terrible horror will descend on Afghanistan as the Taliban return with real vengeance ( if so, then we will be there for a long long long time...one must think in terms of at least a generation, not years ) ..the policy seems somewhat muddled and should be clearly articulated.
...I am not surprised that George Will has come to this conclusion and I expect more conservatives to do so also ( particularly those who focus or try to refocus the Republicans on fiscal conservatism )..they would see that the Taiban's return and the effect on domestic Afghanistan is not a something for the US to deal with on its own or with limited assistance ( effectively only the UK )...
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 9:35 PM
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I've never cared for George Will, but it is good to see him take this position. He must be getting old...
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 8:35 PM
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Where was Georgie during the Bushco years?
Cheerleading.
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Re: George Will calls for pull-out
Aug 31, 2009 7:31 PM
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> Yes. but those poppy fields!
We could buy them to make pharmaceuticals like we do with Turkey a nation that needs none of our building.
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