Posted on 01/06/2014 8:22:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
allowing al quada to establish a safe haven for training and planning purposes is what led to 9/11 in the first place.
this seals it. we will see another attack, perhaps even more spectacular than 9/11.
Public support for sending US troops to Iraq would be around 10 or 20%.
McCain, Grahamnesty, Bill Kristol, probably Cheney, ....only the neo-con club wants to go through that again.
Now, too busy being an ambassador for global homosexualization than to be concerned about Fallujah.
Not our problem.
Muslims are animals and aren’t deserving of American blood being wasted.
Now, too busy being an ambassador for global homosexualization than to be concerned about Fallujah.
EXACTLY what I was thinking.
Why would we attack them when they are helping us in Syria? Or vice versa, whatever.
What? Is he now Commander-in-Chief too?
We all knew this would happen. Now Iraq will have to figure it out without us.
Our troops will be back in the Middle East once the jihadi takeover is accomplished. Then, we can be shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU, that this area poses a threat to Freedom (cue "The Battle Hymn of the Republic") around the globe.
It's time for World War III!!! (Corporate defense contractors all cheer at this point)
There is an old saying that”Afghanistan is the place where big nations go to die.” That is not only true but also includes pretty much all if the Middle East. These tribal nations have no understanding of truly representative government and little or no desire to live within its confines. There has been almost constant war or invasion since 5000 B.C. in most of that region. Who in hell are we to think that sort of history can be reversed? Drill our own oil and tell them to shove theirs back where the sun don’t shine.
No, mac daddy tell horse face what to say therefore when the shi* hits the fan mac daddy can once again say he knew nothing about what was going on and only found out about it from the nws today.
The only true friends we have in the mideast is Israel. I also include Jordan but that’s only true for as long as Abdulla lives. I suppose we could also include Egypt for as long as we continue to pay them.
Personally I would quit screwing around with troops and money in the mideast and park a carrier group in the eastern Mediterranean and make a solid trade and defense pact with Israel.
Obama’s friends and allies have taken what we gave lives and wealth to capture. Of course we won’t do anything to stop them. Little Obama is probably giddy.
RE: These tribal nations have no understanding of truly representative government and little or no desire to live within its confines. There has been almost constant war or invasion since 5000 B.C. in most of that region.
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Remember our original rationale for going to Afghanistan?
It was to get Osama Bin Ladin. DONE.
It was also to drive Al Qaeda and the Taliban away from Afghanistan. NOT DONE.
Maybe we might just want to forget the second goal... well what’s to stop the next Bin Ladin from taking over the place and recreating another 9/11 if we leave the place?
We might not be interested in war, but war is interested in us.
Where do we stand on THAT tally ?
Or does it really matter ?
I think you badly overestimate the popularity of sending in troops.
So
Your solution is to stay in Afghanistan for how long exactly? Until what happens?
The enemy center of gravity is in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Conquer there, and Afghanistan becomes meaningless.
Leave them in peace, and our sacrifices remain meaningless.
Your call.
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