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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:15 AM Original message |
U.S. to boost combat force in Afghanistan |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. Military thinking does not change. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Plus, I'm told by many politicians that we can't afford a public option. |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. bingo |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Apparently thinking in the executive branch doesn't change much either |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. May I point out that it was civilian leaders that couldn't bring themselves to accept war was lost |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yes. Military thinking has influenced the civilian leadership. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 05:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Nixon's numbers are about 20,863 |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. cash money works too |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. That headline is misleading. It sounds like they are increasing troops |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bottom line: More dead GIs. Is that what you want? |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. And 14,000 less support troops. Would you rather they stay? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. No, I rather they all come home now from this foolish escalation |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. Johnson and McNamara visited this same crossroad 45 years ago. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It is always the 'Best and the Brightest' that get us into quagmires |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Nothing new under the sun |
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