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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:57 AM Original message |
Why We Are In Afghanistan. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yep. NuttyYahoo's paranoia fueled genocidal crusade is looking more likely every day. |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Do you have a link |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 04:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. Your thread title should read differently. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. No promotion. No question. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. Actually, I think Pakistan is one of the reasons we're in Afghanistan. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. The surge in troops is for the big military move to Kandahar |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. No, it's not. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. (See #19 below) |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Good Question. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 04:49 AM Response to Original message |
6. So weve been planning an attack on Iran since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I don't know about the "we" part, but... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Geography does not support your belief. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Correction noted. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. You're still quite mistaken. This may help: |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Thank you for making my point for me. Marjah was the pilot for Kandahar. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Kandahar is EAST of Marjah. Not west. Troops are moving east. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. OMG. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. "Kandahar is less than 300 miles from the Iranian Border" |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. An ex-military buddy told me that in 2003 |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. A Question to the OP |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Multi-Front. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. it'll provide the big distration for austerity cuts, a la Thatcher's war on Argentina |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. what about the trans afghanistan pipeline? nt |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. Bibi's visit ot Washington... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yep. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Because Bush want to show himself a "strong" leader and Obama want's to show he's tough. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. I think it's pretty much inertia at this point. nt |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-08-10 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. I thought you were gonna simply post the map of oil in that entire region |
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