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38. as in his withdrawal from Iraq

Reply to bowens43 (Reply #37)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:12 AM

Jul 2013

. . . the President's pullback from Afghanistan has been ahead of the schedule he set for withdrawal as CIC.

Those earlier withdrawals have both been escalated ahead of schedule by the collapse of will, the tightening of resources, and the obvious and evident failure of the mission to accomplish anything more prescient than the huddling of our troops around Baghdad and Kabul.

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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