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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:27 PM Original message |
What is the war in Afghanistan for? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Don't ask me I don't give a damn |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. TAPI pipeline and some money from the heroin trade to launder money and... |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. so who is actually deciding this? |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I heard on NPR today that we are trying to convince the locals that it will be different this time.. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. And they already screwed that one up..... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Profits for a precious few. Misery fo millions. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. So the President could keep a campaign promise. |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. So, what then? 9/11 was MIHOP? al Qaeda had nothing to do |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What a better way to make Al Qaeda stronger than to give them a perfect marketing tool |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Actually, you should do your homework. The abuses we did in |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Ferchrissakes, do you think the Taliban want Al Qaeda in Afghanistan? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The Afghan warlords are our allies, and control the Karzai government |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Obviously, you know nothing about the Afghan warlords. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Who is cooperating with us? Where is bin laden? 9 years. |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Duh, bin Laden was protected by the Taliban. You made my point |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 07:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Duh - the taliban have been in no position to protect anyone for 9 years. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. You sure it wasn't the flight schools in America? |
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Sancho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. 40 years ago I would have never said this... |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Sadly, a woman president would have to have the balls to demonstrate she is not soft on |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Circumstantial evidence suggests that is the case |
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jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
18. When the MIC can fool "Democrats" |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. +1 |
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change_notfinetuning (750 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
20. War is peace. This proves we are a peace-loving nation. n/t |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. well, a big part of it is to keep the money flowing to the |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. Vengeance ... |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's a profit thing. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's about politics |
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