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Tierra_y_Libertad

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13. How long before we hear "Support Our Troops!" and have bumper sticker ribbons...again?

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 12:40 PM

Jul 2014

Probably after some of those well armed, but "peaceful" advisers are killed is my guess. Then it will be the usual rounds of "selective bombing", "free fly zones", "temporary deployments", with a booming finale of futile "surges" to try and rescue the situation.

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Obama sends up to 200 more troops to Iraq (up to 775 for those scoring at home, plus heliocopters) [View all] morningfog Jun 2014 OP

Ah yes. enlightenment Jun 2014 #1

What a creepy mission. morningfog Jun 2014 #2

I bet they hope no one will notice if they keep sending 200 or 300 at a time. morningfog Jun 2014 #3

Yep. nt clarice Jul 2014 #12

Why do I get the feeling we are going to be sending hundreds, and then thousands more in all due quinnox Jun 2014 #4

hate it. spanone Jun 2014 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2014 #6

It is interesting how little support I have seen on DU (or anywhere) for Obama on this. morningfog Jun 2014 #7

kick morningfog Jul 2014 #8

On Our Way To Our First Thousand... WillyT Jul 2014 #9

that sure is lots of *advisors*. nt m-lekktor Jul 2014 #10

We're witnessing a slow-motion surge. We're going back to Iraq. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #11

How long before we hear "Support Our Troops!" and have bumper sticker ribbons...again? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #13

Shh, if he sends them very slowly and quietly, no one will notice. woo me with science Jul 2014 #14

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #15

Waiting for his "Gulf of Tonikin" moment Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #16

I wish to all that is holy that I wasn't as cynical as you are, Lee-Lee Aerows Jul 2014 #17

800 US troops, 4,000 Hellfire missiles and unknown number of armed Apache helicopters and drones. morningfog Jul 2014 #18

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #19

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #20