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Old and In the Way

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1. Time to declare victory and get out.

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:50 PM

Jan 2012

We got OBL...that was the original reason we went into Afghanistan. I'm sure there are strategic reasons to want to control the pipelines, but lets invest in our own energy strategy that focuses on renewables and jobs. We can use the money we save from providing muscle for Big Oil and invest it in our own economic future that makes us less dependent on ME oil.

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Pakistan holding trump card on NATO supply halt [View all] FarCenter Jan 2012 OP

Time to declare victory and get out. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #1

Perfect time to pack up and leave. Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #2

Of course leaving would require negotiating passage of heavy equipment through Pakistan FarCenter Jan 2012 #3