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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 11:24 AM Original message |
Afghanistan Draw-Down Imminent... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'll believe it when I see it. I expect *some* troops will come out in July |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. No decision yet on Afghanistan troop drawdown |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Thanks for that.....OP debunked. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Well actually tekisui's link supports varabella's op.. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. The link refers to no decisions and only possible recommendations for a draw down. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. No it stated there have been no recommendations yet. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. How is my post de-bunked? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Reuters would be the only one lost. All other media outlets. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. I agree with you. So does Bob Woodward. His choice of Panetta to replace Gates |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Sure,we'll get out. But when? No one will say. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. We start in July and finish by 2014. They DID say. n/t |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. More than 3 years until a complete withdrawal?? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Correct... |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Training troops while firing predator drone missiles in areas populated by civilians |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yup, that's what he's doing... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Intentions notwithstanding, the outcomes have been atrocious. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The drone strikes have killed numerous civilians and not just the targets defined by the Pentagon |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. That isn't entirely clear. Do have a link for 2014? |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. always pays to ask I say |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. A bunch of squishy words there. As I expected, |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Seriously, we have not even got all the combat troops our of germany and japan |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I'm against the US acting a an Empire by maintianing troops |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I can appreciate that.. the whole idea of American as the worlds cop has got to end |
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Admiral Loinpresser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. Almost certain he'll reduce troop size |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. Draw down Imminent? Guess it depends on your definition of "imminent". |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. And there is no number set on. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. A National Guardsman who is a personal friend of mine and co-driver on my tractor/trailer just got |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Yes and what does it mean? |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Listening in on the news today and having Pateaus moved to the CIA..opens the way for |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Nothing has happened except a decade of war. |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. If President Obama starts closing up shop in Afghanistan in July, |
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