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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:07 AM
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McCain seeks more troops in Afghanistan to smoke Osama out of his cave
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/16255828.htm

KABUL, Afghanistan - Washington will send more troops to Afghanistan if need be, Sen. John McCain said Saturday, while urging European allies to send their troops to the country's restive south.

McCain praised Afghan, U.S., Canadian, British and Dutch forces for bearing "a great deal of the combat responsibilities in recent months," but pushed for more from other key allies of the United States.

Other NATO countries with troops in Afghanistan should remove their "national caveats," which make it "extremely difficult for our NATO commanders to call on them for assistance when needed in combat zones, particularly in the southern part of the country," McCain, a 2008 presidential hopeful, said during a two-day visit in Afghanistan with three other Congress members.

France, Germany, Italy and Spain said last month at the NATO summit that they would not send troops to fight regularly on the front lines of battles with the resurgent Taliban in the restive south and east.

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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:09 AM
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1. Send Geraldo back in there!
Osama won't stand a chance!
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:10 AM
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2. With his little pistol n/t
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:11 AM
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3. And that goofy Alfred E. Newman look-alike, Oliver North.
Edited on Sat Dec-16-06 09:12 AM by Lastlaughin08
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:12 AM
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4. Where is the COW?
Isn't it time to ask some other countries to send some troops and help pick up the cost?
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:14 AM
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6. "CHARGE"
"IT!"
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:14 AM
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5. Maybe he can visit the Kabul Hilton
Or take his illegitimate brother with him.





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katsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:23 AM
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7. Sure, Osama'll sit still until your troops are in place. nt
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The Count Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:25 AM
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8. Where else should we send more troops, dear? Iran? Syria? The Moon?
McCain seems to have one answer to anything.
Cure for the common cold? "More troops"
Corporate corruption? "Moore troops"
Sounds even more imbecilic than Little Boots, and that's not easy!
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 09:45 AM
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9. He went hysterical trying to prod Clinton into getting "boots on the ground" in Kosovo
I remember watching him on TV. That would have been another great move. McCain is ate up from the booze or something.

Don
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 10:03 AM
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10. Send the twins with a message for Osama
for a good time, call ......
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pdxmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 10:09 AM
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11. Where is McCain getting all these "more troops" to send anywhere?
We keep hearing that the military is already spread thin. Does McCain have a closet-full of spare troops that he's going to whip out and send around the world? This man is as delusional as his illegitimate brother.
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alamsalam Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-16-06 10:21 AM
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12. McCain is a woobly person
I believe that Mr McCain is not of true character, as most politicians are, The American way is to value a candidate more from the outside, If Mr Kerry was 5 feet 5 inches in height, he would not be where he is today, If John Edwards look like the actor Karl Malden he wouldnt have a chance, If the anglo wasps didnt spoke like an Italian immigrant they too would not be revered. The curse of vanity has out weighed the content of a person. Appearance allows many to decieve, leveraging a false impression to desimnate. Mys appearance by Western standards is revolting, When will the voice of the Elephant Man be heard.

Alam
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