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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 02:11 AM Original message |
Code Pink, fearful of setbacks for women, rethinks call for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Whlie I agree about the protection of women there |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 05:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Are you saying that Code Pink does not represent the interests of women? |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. did you even bother to read what I said? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Three disconnected sentences and a typographical error? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. Some values apparently trump mens lives. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Convenient, Not Hypocritical |
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InfiniteThoughts (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. afghan was the right battle, iraq wasn't ... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Battle?!? We've merely upped the slaughter. |
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Yehonala (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. Nukes Anyone? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. Code Pink needs to do their research. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Focus on security to achieve humanitarian goals and improve living conditions |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Here's RAWA's present stand: Troops OUT of Afghanistan NOW! See Video |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Warning, this is a terrifying, horrifying eye-opener |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-09-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
43. You cannot improve living conditions when you are constantly under attack |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. You want to defeat the Taliban? Arm and train the women of Afghanistan. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. i always said the world would be a different place if |
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Orangeone (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. What a plan |
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Yehonala (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. I agree |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. Women are abused and oppressed all around the world. |
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ro1942 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. That's it, plus, we cause more harm than good |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. There also aren't enough young US men to send to die for that purpose. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. Afghan women have had 8 full years to form militia and defend their rights..*crickets* let US do it |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Hey that's SEXIST. Now go and impose a civil society on those Afghanis with a rifle, will you? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'm not willing to lose ten to fifteen servicemembers a week |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Wow, CP is being sensible. Good for them. |
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harvey007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. The Taliban Must Be Crushed |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. When do you ship out? nt |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Code Pink does not advocate "crushing" the Taliban. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
16. They've gone Neocon -- spreading peace and justice through war and force. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. No, Code Pink is presently being influenced by Neo-Liberals - same horrific results but ... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. Disgusting hypocrites. nt |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. Wow-Code Pink has totally lost me with this one. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
26. It isn't news that Code Pink is untethered. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
27. Misleading headline. Code Pink has not changed it's anti-war position. nt |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-09-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. And the headline doesn't say that they have. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
28. Gotta love the purity testers here on DU. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Not sure about the rest of that you list, but certainly "mentally unbalanced." |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Believe me, I agree. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-09-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I never once saw them covered and thought "this helps our side." |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Yep |
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GivePeaceAchance (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Hartmann does always say to advance a nation you have to improve womens rights... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. setbacks - like this, they mean? |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-09-09 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
42. This is a joke right? Code Pink is going soft right when we need them the most. |
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