34K more troops to Afghanistan

[dellinger63]

over nine mos. begining in March can't fault Obama for this as he is listening to his Generals

[randallscott35]

What a mess. Get them out of that hell hole. Not to mention we can't afford it.

[SOREHOOF]

Whatever happened to Code Pink? Are they still camped out in Crawford TX? Does the media just ignore them since Obama took office?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

over nine mos. begining in March can't fault Obama for this as he is listening to his Generals

Doesn't matter much....if they can't aggressively engage the enemy!

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Whatever happened to Code Pink? Are they still camped out in Crawford TX? Does the media just ignore them since Obama took office?

To me, Code Pink is Iraq, not Afg. where we should have been in the first place

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by GBBob

To me, Code Pink is Iraq, not Afg. where we should have been in the first place

Thank you, General...errr

[SOREHOOF]

Afghanistan is a different situation. I guess we'll just have to see how it plays out. I'm not sure more troops in that "country" is the answer. There is a lot at stake. If we are seen more and more as an occupying force it might go downhill fast. The Taliban is seen as the home team to a lot of Afghans. I just hope there is some kind of plan.

[Antitrust32]

Good for Obama.. right decision IMO. listen to the guy in charge over there and do what is right for the situation. It only took 3 months but hey, he cant say he rushed the decision!

[randallscott35]

Yes Obama and Bush neck and neck with Hoover so far.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

over nine mos. begining in March can't fault Obama for this as he is listening to his Generals

Damn! Have to cross out # 6, and replace it with, "Change to bitching about the cost"

(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus" bill;

(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;

(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;

(4) We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check;

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;

(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;

(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;

(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;

(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and

(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFngt...ure=popt00us0c

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Damn! Have to cross out # 6, and replace it with, "Change to bitching about the cost"

funny like a clown! give us some Jimmy Carter 'he get's it' lines or am I misquoting?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

funny like a clown! give us some Jimmy Carter 'he get's it' lines or am I misquoting?

It has been fun watching you go on, and on, and on for the past few months about stuff I never said about Carter

My reference was to some of the GOP, who started publically complaining about cost a couple days ago, but then apparently were told by party elders, "No, shush, we are FOR this! "

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

It has been fun watching you go on, and on, and on for the past few months about stuff I never said about Carter

My reference was to some of the GOP, who started publically complaining about cost a couple days ago, but then apparently were told by party elders, "No, shush, we are FOR this! "

you said you were GOP at one time though the evidence is not and as never been there. If there is one conservative post by you it's as rare as the Holy Grail! Or are you now saying you are not a Carter fan and he didn't 'get it'? (came back to your senses)

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

you said you were GOP at one time though the evidence is not and as never been there. If there is one conservative post by you it's as rare as the Holy Grail! Or are you now saying you are not a Carter fan and he didn't 'get it'? (came back to your senses)

Seriously, Dell, I think you are a bit too fixated on this

I've said this several times to you before, you just choose to ignore it. I have been GOP my whole life, this is the first time I've ever voted for a Dem for President (Obama). The GOP has always liked taking my donation money, too. Never said I was a Carter fan, in fact I've told you the opposite.

That I don't make posts you deem "conservative", again, really doesn't matter to me.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Afghanistan is a different situation. I guess we'll just have to see how it plays out. I'm not sure more troops in that "country" is the answer. There is a lot at stake. If we are seen more and more as an occupying force it might go downhill fast. The Taliban is seen as the home team to a lot of Afghans. I just hope there is some kind of plan.

Yea, plan should be to find them, and send Daisycutter 1 ...send Daisycutter 2.......send Daisycutter #103. Either do that, or get out. Stop wasting decent people's lives (and $) on that trash. Killing one roach at a time is not gunna solve it. Nobody has ever won there doing that. You never finish something with people this uncivilized. You contain them. This is pest control. Spray, set traps etc.