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Tue Dec-01-09 01:53 PM
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Poll question: The Afghanistan escalation is a serious mistake of US policy- agree/disagree |
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don't have an opinion or hold a different one. I feel that this is going to be recognized as a very harmful decision in the long and short run for US.
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Tue Dec-01-09 01:56 PM
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1. Other--I don't know yet how this will serve national interests. |
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Tue Dec-01-09 01:56 PM
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2. I started a similar poll yesterday, that's currently 6 to 1 opposed.... |
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Tue Dec-01-09 01:58 PM
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4. This poll and your poll lack the timetable mention, so they aren't accurate, IMO. (nt) |
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:02 PM
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6. no, they simply don't poll the questions YOU'D like to ask... |
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Edited on Tue Dec-01-09 02:03 PM by mike_c
...so why not start one that you like better?
Did you cast your vote, or are you complaining without voting?
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:15 PM
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12. I voted for "other" no other option fits for my opinion. |
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Tue Dec-01-09 04:58 PM
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15. I appreciated both your poll and this one. |
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A handful of the Obama/war enthusiasts were so vocal on every thread trying to demonize anyone who opposed the war that I was starting to lose faith in DU as a whole. It's reassuring to see it really is a small minority.
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Tue Dec-01-09 05:55 PM
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21. that was my reason for conducting the poll.... |
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Yeah, I was starting to feel like I'd wandered down the rabbit hole.
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Tue Dec-01-09 01:57 PM
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3. Serious mistake is putting it way too mildly |
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:01 PM
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5. Understatement is part of my repertoire-so is attempting to influence elected officials to listen |
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to we the people regardless of all else.
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:05 PM
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8. Catastrophic rather than serious. And, planned, rather than mistake. |
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:08 PM
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9. Other, I'll wait to hear what Obama has to say. nt |
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:10 PM
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10. I will wait to hear his justification... |
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...before deciding how catastrophically bad an idea this escalation is.
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:13 PM
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Edited on Tue Dec-01-09 02:13 PM by mvd
But I've heard "exit plan" so much that it doesn't say much to me. I think he is taking a better approach than Bush, but we'll see if it's enough. We should be gradually withdrawing troops starting now, with a total exit date not far out. No solution is perfect, but leaving is better IMO than the huge spending over there - and the best way to stop terror is not occupation.
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Tue Dec-01-09 02:23 PM
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14. "Vietnamzation" was an exit plan too mvd-this is what I and others remember vividly |
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Tue Dec-01-09 05:02 PM
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16. Something that's pre-meditated & strategized isn't a "mistake" in my view. |
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Tue Dec-01-09 05:13 PM
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18. Not a mistake, a disaster. |
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Tue Dec-01-09 05:16 PM
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19. A "mistake" is thinking another car in a parking lot is yours. This is a DISASTER. |
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Edited on Tue Dec-01-09 05:16 PM by TexasObserver
So, yeah, it's a mistake. A great, great big one.
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Wed Dec-02-09 03:39 PM
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22. I watched and listened last night... one year ago I was celebrating with others saying "We did it!" |
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