Reply #101: He promised NOT to withdraw all troops [View All]

[noamnety]

and the ones staying are going to be staying under pretty much the same mission as Bush had them there for "fighting terrism."

But those of us who brought that up during elections were generally accused of mentioning that inconvenient truth because we were bitter about Clinton's loss - even though many of the same people spoke out against her as well, for similar reasons.

DU had some exceptional blinders on for a while.

"What's a positive way to note that someone is publicly saying they are going to "start" withdrawing troops ASAP, while quietly planning to leave 50,000 troops in a country we have no right to occupy?" - Dec 2008 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8045166#8045200

""the tiniest flaws - I'm sorry, I can't tell from that vague phrase if you are referring to the FISA vote, keeping 50,000 troops in Iraq after "withdrawing" our troops, promoting the antigay bigot, or escalating the idiotic occupation of Afghanistan." Jan 2009 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8070113