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89. According to DU...

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #75)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 11:45 PM

Sep 2014

Obama sucks 24-7~don'tcha know.

Democratic Underground We took a right turn.

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"No Boots on the Ground," my ass. [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2014 OP

They're being sent there to erect warehouses for the expected flowers flung by the grateful Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #1

+1 whereisjustice Sep 2014 #110

"After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over” leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

Iraq War Reboot. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #3

recommended phantom power Sep 2014 #4

C'MON we'll get it right this time, because...obama! KG Sep 2014 #5

Some of us fucking knew there would be boots on the ground. Autumn Sep 2014 #6

There was no doubt there would be boots on the ground. Over ballyhoo Sep 2014 #8

American leadership in the world. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #99

For 10-20 years. Terms of decades. morningfog Sep 2014 #7

Yes, it will, but, frankly, with the fascists firmly in control ballyhoo Sep 2014 #10

hopefully they are just there to return the nobel peace prize. Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #9

my ass too strawberries Sep 2014 #11

What's even worse, they will come home and get little to no care BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #22

+1,000,000 lark Sep 2014 #12

Military recruitment has been ramped up. louis-t Sep 2014 #13

and here I thought strawberries Sep 2014 #27

Actually that AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #47

Thanks for that info. louis-t Sep 2014 #55

Who could have possibly known????????????????? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #14

Gosh. Who knew, huh? Zorra Sep 2014 #15

One of my favorites. F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #46

Bush broke it, we bought it................ wandy Sep 2014 #16

Comparing ISIL to the Kardashians? mimi85 Sep 2014 #49

Not comparing. What did they call themselves before they became....... wandy Sep 2014 #54

Yup, but you know, we've always been at war with Eurasia tavalon Sep 2014 #93

Kardashians !!! Autumn Sep 2014 #59

You are correct. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #88

The last administration broke it, so we have to fix it? tavalon Sep 2014 #95

It's the oil, silly... freebrew Sep 2014 #105

Alas, you hit that nail on the head tavalon Sep 2014 #116

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The next domino... n/t whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #18

Thou shalt not question the sacred holder of... 99Forever Sep 2014 #19

Good way to put it. n/t Paper Roses Sep 2014 #35

Huge K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #20

I was repeatedly told the war in Iraq was over. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #21

I've come to the conclusion CJCRANE Sep 2014 #29

Having both parties at the executive level take part in these.... NCTraveler Sep 2014 #31

Who would have known that sending military advisors would escalate? EEO Sep 2014 #23

There's no doubt that our military advisors take orders from DU. mimi85 Sep 2014 #50

You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. EEO Sep 2014 #53

Manufactured consent. woo me with science Sep 2014 #24

this was predicted, and the usual suspects assured us it wouldn't happen frylock Sep 2014 #25

It's Haldeman's The Forever War minus the time travel. Aristus Sep 2014 #26

Soldier, ask Not... malthaussen Sep 2014 #109

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I'M SHOCKED! Maven Sep 2014 #30

Why are pro-war folks opposed to boots on the ground? Chathamization Sep 2014 #32

Good question n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #43

Because the cliche means men with guns and tanks and other toys, not clip pads. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #71

Other than weapons makers AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #83

They aren't, they just haven't been told to think otherwise. morningfog Sep 2014 #117

The 1% profit JEB Sep 2014 #33

as the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy frylock Sep 2014 #37

The decision to escalate the Great Middle East War transcends the mere President. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #34

+1,000,000,000,000 Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #65

Is that the higher pay scale? n/t xocet Sep 2014 #76

Yes, it's the race to be the worlds first trillionaire. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #118

You are correct. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #101

Might as weel send 100,000 troops because INdemo Sep 2014 #36

IMO this is bigger than parties and personalities. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #40

They are not combat troops, cliche comparisons to reality is unproductive. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #38

oh please. they are being sent to a war zone. cali Sep 2014 #42

Exactly! Good post Fred. mimi85 Sep 2014 #51

Yeah, let's call them advisers. That's the ticket. Is your point that it really isn't as bad as rhett o rick Sep 2014 #68

You think that matters to the ones who like a good "my ass" whine? "unproductive"? rofl.. as if. Cha Sep 2014 #69

I am sorry AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #84

Gotta agree with you. I disagree with the President I voted for (and would vote again for).... marble falls Sep 2014 #114

A trillion here and a trillion there nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #39

Unfortunately many don't understand the meaning of "boots on the ground" George II Sep 2014 #41

same shit, different day Marrah_G Sep 2014 #44

I commend you for leaving out "used car salesman" this time nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #45

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'I don’t know, Butchie,' instead RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #60

What are you ctsnowman Sep 2014 #48

These are not combat troops, Will. Your OP seems to suffer from a lack of msanthrope Sep 2014 #56

Oh Please... humbled_opinion Sep 2014 #74

Obama is a fool? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #75

According to DU... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #89

A correct turn. tavalon Sep 2014 #96

lookin' like tavalon Sep 2014 #97

Facts stopped working with OP & his crowd a long time ago. They love their rhetorical outrage stevenleser Sep 2014 #78

Indeed...that is an apt comparison. We have 3k troops fighting Ebola.... msanthrope Sep 2014 #81

How dare you question the OP. Maybe the OP can start calling Obama still_one Sep 2014 #80

Too bad AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #85

Gotta feed the MIC, Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #57

"The "MY TEAM FIRST!!!" ethos in American politics is going to be the death of us all." sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #58

If you count SOF, boots have been on the ground for weeks... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #61

It's ok... We're going to be treated as liberators. SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #62

I gave up on Obama long ago. cwydro Sep 2014 #63

"Tell me sweet little lies." blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #64

It is the same thing... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #66

Your "MY TEAM FIRST!!!" comment A Simple Game Sep 2014 #67

stop being such a hater n/t 1dogleft Sep 2014 #70

there is nothing wrong with hating senseless war Skittles Sep 2014 #103

An Army Division HQ usually commands between 10,000-18,000 soldiers neverforget Sep 2014 #72

Boots on the ground, Boots on the ground... humbled_opinion Sep 2014 #73

Only unlike Bush's war, ISIL isn't imaginary. cheapdate Sep 2014 #77

So when is the last time you supported occupy WS? Cleita Sep 2014 #79

Then let defense contracting firms work at cost, without profit IronLionZion Sep 2014 #82

Yes. Take the profit out of it. Cleita Sep 2014 #87

exactly what is needed in the USA right now. whereisjustice Sep 2014 #111

Hey, hey LBJ, how many boys did you kill today? obxhead Sep 2014 #86

Learn your history. It was Kennedy who started it. n/t Cleita Sep 2014 #90

And LBJ who tripled down. tavalon Sep 2014 #98

"The "MY TEAM FIRST!!!" ethos in American politics is going to be the death of us all." pablo_marmol Sep 2014 #91

I was on vacation when we went "to war" tavalon Sep 2014 #92

The Memo is being changed from "search and destroy" the Vietcong to "degrade and destroy" ISIS Baclava Sep 2014 #100

k&r for principal before party Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #94

Yes! Bobbie Jo Sep 2014 #113

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #102

kick. woo me with science Sep 2014 #104

Why do you talk about your ass so much? randome Sep 2014 #106

It's my best feature. WilliamPitt Sep 2014 #107

Your brain is the better ass-et emulatorloo Sep 2014 #112

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kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #115