One thing Obama can do to make the GOP look out of touch. End the Afghan war this yr

[GusFring]

Pull out the troops. Watch the GOP go ape sh1t and watch the rest of the country applaud his brave decision.

[think]

1. Outstanding idea and it would work

[exboyfil]

2. GREAT IDEA

The best timing would have been after we got Bin Laden, but he can still do it. He should get airtime on the networks, lay out his reasoning, and pull the trigger. Don't forget to mention the dollars that will be saved etc.

I would like to see a policy speech directed at our allies as to how we are going to cut back on the military and how they should step up if defense is really important to them. If not then why are we spending the dollars???

It is a winning issue if handled correctly.

[ClassWarrior]

3. K&R

NGU.

[pipoman]

4. Combined with ending the 'war on drugs',

it would be a lock..

[WonderGrunion]

6. I've seen no proof that ending the war on drugs would have any effect

on President Obama's reelection.

Not to say it shouldn't be ended, just that their is no correlation.

[pipoman]

8. Yeah,

it may be a better issue for a second term and for legacy. The long term effects of a complete, more liberal, overhaul of US drug policy would prove more significant than ending prohibition. Emphasis given to defunding worldwide enforcement and interstate prosecution and building an infrastructure for treating mental illness and chemical dependency.

[Quartermass]

5. The flaw is Obama wants the war and supports it.

[Luminous Animal]

7. We can't leave until all the prisons are built and state security apparatus

is firmly in place.

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