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Alamuti Lotus

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30. I fear more for the wedding parties and sleeping children that the bombs have "been there" for.

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 02:11 AM

Jul 2013

They were bombed under US rule; the more unfortunate were shot in the night. They were then called collateral damage (perhaps slandered as "suspected militants" when the evidence of the deed was murkier) and their surviving were given a small fist full of green papers, if they would only believe that the deaths of their kin had a value that could be so quantified.

What colossal arrogance for the cheerleaders of the invaders to believe that the world is but a savage place without their beneficent patronage! The special message about "being there for them" is brought to you by the good people at Lockheed-Martin, and whoever cuts a check for those drones to rain their "liberation" upon whoever is on the receiving end of the public relations campaign at the moment.

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President Obama Considering Faster Pullout of Afghanistan W/No Troops Left Behind [View all] bigtree Jul 2013 OP

Just like it happened when the Russians left, I fear for the girls and women. Beacool Jul 2013 #1

What do you want us to do? Pirate Smile Jul 2013 #2

Leave a presence to impede the Taliban from taking over the country. Beacool Jul 2013 #40

they will revert to what they've done for past 3000 years nt msongs Jul 2013 #3

Is it right to allow that? nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #4

No, but where's the money to not allow that? Amonester Jul 2013 #5

Is it our place to stop it? We haven't stopped the genocide in the Congo cali Jul 2013 #35

What exactly are you trying to say with this post? Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #29

That's not exactly so. Beacool Jul 2013 #41

that seems unrealistic bigtree Jul 2013 #7

Of course we're number one and need to show that we can xtraxritical Jul 2013 #24

You have asked the only important question Recursion Jul 2013 #31

I don't know the answer to your valid points, Beacool Jul 2013 #42

I dunno bigtree Jul 2013 #47

You could say the same thing about Texas. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #21

I fear more for the wedding parties and sleeping children that the bombs have "been there" for. Alamuti Lotus Jul 2013 #30

I don't disagree. Beacool Jul 2013 #43

Does anyone else see the connection to Edward Snowden ? kentuck Jul 2013 #6

No. phleshdef Jul 2013 #8

The terrorists now have the word... kentuck Jul 2013 #13

Don't you see one with Rick Perry? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #22

Sounds like their work is done. Cha Jul 2013 #9

our troops have done all that our men and women in uniform should be expected to in Afghanistan bigtree Jul 2013 #12

Perzactly! Cha Jul 2013 #14

oh hell yes and please AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #10

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #11

Call it Operation Fuckit NightWatcher Jul 2013 #15

call it Operation Limits bigtree Jul 2013 #18

Of course Vietnam taught us none of those things. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #26

Wag the dog Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #16

DU AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #25

care to tell us WHY we are still there? Skittles Jul 2013 #32

To tick you off Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #44

see my previous post referring to five year olds Skittles Jul 2013 #45

Wow, about fucking time. Good news! n-t Logical Jul 2013 #17

Quit considering, get us out! morningfog Jul 2013 #19

yesterday! bigtree Jul 2013 #20

Go ahead. Accuse him of "dithering". It will carry with it some element of symmetry Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #27

"Obama Considering" tblue Jul 2013 #23

Right after Gitmo is shut down. n/t reusrename Jul 2013 #33

yeah, right? burnodo Jul 2013 #34

Yay! Something I can be happy about. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #28

better late than later. cali Jul 2013 #36

seriously? You think Obama 'condisering' something means anything at all? bowens43 Jul 2013 #37

as in his withdrawal from Iraq bigtree Jul 2013 #38

Meanwhile, the American Taliban take over this country. kentuck Jul 2013 #39

Kick Scurrilous Jul 2013 #46