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Mon Feb-16-09 06:53 PM
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I just heard on MSNBC 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. that our President |
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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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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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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. |
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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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Mon Feb-16-09 07:32 PM
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12. Sounds like the same Fortune Teller who |
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was on Jon Stewart last week..predicting all kinds of shit.
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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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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. |
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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? |
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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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Mon Feb-16-09 07:04 PM
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Mon Feb-16-09 07:04 PM
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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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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 |
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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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Mon Feb-16-09 07:10 PM
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9. To be honest I always figured that would be the case. |
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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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Mon Feb-16-09 07:25 PM
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10. MSNBC??? Did it come from President Obama's mouth??? |
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Mon Feb-16-09 07:34 PM
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13. MicroSoftN00zeBullCrap.. |
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Except for KO and Rachel.
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Tue Feb-17-09 02:17 AM
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14. I saw that asshole doing an awful lot of authoritarian talking, |
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without attribution.
The media is trying hard to set up our President......
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