SHRED
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:43 PM
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So the Soviet Union in Afghanistan taught us nothing? |
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How many more 10's of thousands of personnel and billions of dollars Mr. President?
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:44 PM
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1. Hes a total idiot if he does this |
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a fool, a HUGE fool. He will lose his base, and he will end up a lame duck idiot.
I have finally given up on him.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:46 PM
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I would hate the thought of another rpublican president - any republican. But Jesus this is getting ridiculous. Some I blame on Obama, some on Reid.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:45 PM
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2. Not to mention that little lesson called Vietnam. |
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I am thinking that mankind in general is simply unable to learn from past mistakes. Hubris? Stubbornness? who knows...but quite the fatal flaw.
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:04 PM
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8. The US defeated the Native Americans who fought hard and long |
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Afghanistan is not Vietnam as there are considerable differences. No conflict is a cookie cutter example of a previous conflict.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:50 PM
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4. Of course we didn't learn anything. |
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In any situation there will always be someone who thinks that they are better, brighter, and more wonderful than those people who tried it before.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:55 PM
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5. The Beast of War (1988) |
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:00 PM
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6. This decision could also screw Democrats out of power. |
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:05 PM
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9. this and no real public option are... |
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...the one-two punches coming.
Fucking DLC lovers (Obama included).
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:04 PM
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7. What lesson do you think he is missing? |
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:08 PM
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10. The lesson of Afghanistan is that it is... |
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..."where empires go to die".
Check the history.
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ManiacJoe
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Wed Nov-25-09 12:56 PM
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11. True, if the empire is looking to expand into Afghanistan. |
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Wed Nov-25-09 01:05 PM
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12. Modern empire is more sophisticated than the 19th century |
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No need to plant the flag, just control what ya need and to hell with the rest. In this case, pipelines, which will be impossible to protect without inflicting genocide on the Afghani people.
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