BlueIris
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Sat Jan-05-08 03:59 AM
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So, in news beyond the primaries: what. the. fuck. is being planned for Afghanistan? |
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Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 04:01 AM by BlueIris
Why are there so many new ("new"?) deployments there? Explain it to me like I'm five years old.
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:21 AM
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1. Border with Pakistan? That's my guess. nt |
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:34 AM
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2. Okay, but—like I'm five. What are we going to do there with the greater number of troops |
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that can't be done with the military folks already stationed there?
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:44 AM
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If things there explode. Musharraf's military is filled with Islamic extremists, so he's been walking that tightrope. If there is a serious push against Musharraf that he can't contain, we will deploy.
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:51 AM
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Sigh.
Anybody got a bunker I can borrow?
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:53 AM
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5. Eh? That's my guess. Disagree? nt |
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:59 AM
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There are millions of them. A few thousand of us.
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Sat Jan-05-08 05:24 AM
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8. Bring democracy, Aquart. DEMOCRACY. |
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Liberation. Freedom!
Who do you people think I am, Joe Biden? ;)
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Sat Jan-05-08 04:55 AM
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Sun Jan-06-08 02:06 AM
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But I still feel like they could have some plan.
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