With President Obama's statement that with-drawl from Afgahanistan

[bighart]

will not even be considered, has he saddled himself with the legacy of being a "War President"? I have begun to hear that term being used in the media. I find the fact that with-drawl is not even a topic for discussion perplexing. What is it we, the public, don't know about this war? Why is it so important that staying is the ONLY option? Given that fact is the only option then I believe we owe it to the soldiers we send over there to do everything possible to keep them safe and achieve the objective, whatever that is. I will be very interested to see what the strategy sessions going on now will come up with.

[NMDemDist2]

1. with drawl??? he's speaking in a southern accent now?

wow, Bill Clinton will be pissed

:rofl:

edit to add

withdrawal (wĭth-drô'əl, wĭth-)
n.
The act or process of withdrawing, as:

A retreat or retirement.

Retreat of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat.

Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

A removal from a place or position of something that has been deposited.

Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.

The physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies such discontinuation.

Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.

The physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies such discontinuation.......


drawl  
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.
–noun
2. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.

[bighart]

4. thank you for the grammer correction, I often need it.

and I am not being sarcastic in any way.

[NMDemDist2]

5. ....

:pals:

[bif]

2. If you look at history

In 2000 years, no one has successfully occupied Afghanistan. How the heck are we going to be any different? Bring all the troops home, today!

[theoldman]

3. The British were not defeated, they give up.

The Russians had to fight the Afghans and the US. We only have to subdue the insurgents, a much easier task. However we will be there for many years to come, at least 20 or more.

[avaistheone1]

6. We have to do everything we can to save that pipeline. It is our sacred duty.

Blood for oil. No problem. Life is cheap. Oil is expensive





:sarcasm:

[zalinda]

7. And here is the sane solution

If you took all the money that is spent on the war on Afghanistan and spent it on developing renewable energy here in the states, not only would we not need the pipeline, but we would put our country back to work.

zalinda

[ieoeja]

8. Except for the Greeks who occupied it for centuries. (nt)

[ieoeja]

9. And the Persians who kicked out the Greeks then occupied it for centuries. (nt)

[ieoeja]

10. And the Arabs who kicked out the Persians then occupied it for centuries. (nt)

[ieoeja]

11. And the Mongols who kicked out the Arabs then occupied it for centuries. (nt)

[ieoeja]

12. And the Indians who kicked out the Mongols then occupied it for centuries. (nt)

[ieoeja]

13. And the British who kicked out the Indians then occupied it for a century. (nt)

[ieoeja]

14. The only ones not to successfully occupy Afghanistan the past 2300 years are ... the Afghans! (nt)