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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 06:53 PM
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I just heard on MSNBC 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. that our President
isn't in such a hurry to end this war, it may go on for years. Please let President Obama know that we are holding him to his promise to end this war in months, not years! (if you know of a better way to contact him please let me know)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 06:56 PM
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1. Who did you hear that from? Who is saying this? nt
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:29 PM
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11. Some guy who wrote a book and has zero insight into actual WH thinking on the matter.
Whereas Ryan Lizza pointed out that when he asked that very question to sources within the WH, he was told that Obama might give a couple extra months to appease the Generals, but not much more.

DU hysteria, you know how it goes :eyes:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:32 PM
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12. Sounds like the same Fortune Teller who
was on Jon Stewart last week..predicting all kinds of shit.
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TeamJordan23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 06:57 PM
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2. which war? He has always said that he would have a surge-like action in Afghanistan. nm
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:04 PM
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7. The OP was referring to the Great DU Hero Worship War of '09 I believe.
Obama's a luker.
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4lbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 06:57 PM
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3. And who is making this claim? Someone from the administration or some dude giving his opinion?
n/t
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 06:59 PM
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4. Too many in the media are just trying to stir up trouble by making up stuff.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:04 PM
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5. !
:think:
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tyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:04 PM
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6. Shuster
was making it seem as though Obama had said that ALL of the troops would be out in 16 months...which, of course, he didn't.

He always stated that there would be troops left to guard the embassy, train Iraqi's, and to combat AQ elements.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:05 PM
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8. Then you should've ALSO heard Ryan Lizza in the same segment saying his reporting
was that after speaking to someone in Obama's admin., they replied it could be 18 months or 20 months if necessary. They may have to stretch it out a few months past their promised timeline-not years past.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:10 PM
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9. To be honest I always figured that would be the case.
I mean I do think he'll pull out of Iraq, there's no doubt about that. However, when it comes to sending more troops into Afghanistan (with really no timetable in sight for that to end), which says to me that he'll pull out troops in Iraq to put in Afghanistan. Then I had the impression that many wars would be waged in other parts of the world if we he felt we needed to play "big brother". When he talked about Pakistan, which could insight war there... Saying that what Russia did should not happen again in Georgia, then he was talking about parts of Africa. I reached a point where I was like, I like a lot of his policies but I also feel we'll be fighting endless wars, yet with really no military to really end them. Stretching ourselves thinner than ever.

I will of course give Obama the benefit of the doubt, however we may get out of Iraq and never go into Iran....those two things I'm definitely certain of or more believing, however other wars and fighting in Afghanistan....I see no end in sight.
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:25 PM
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10. MSNBC??? Did it come from President Obama's mouth???
:think:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 07:34 PM
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13. MicroSoftN00zeBullCrap..
Except for KO and Rachel.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 02:17 AM
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14. I saw that asshole doing an awful lot of authoritarian talking,
without attribution.

The media is trying hard to set up our President......
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