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In reply to the discussion: From AFGHANISTAN tonight, President Obama will make Mitt Romney look LILLIPUTIAN! [View all]
Enrique
(27,461 posts)5. Romney could say it was his idea
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From AFGHANISTAN tonight, President Obama will make Mitt Romney look LILLIPUTIAN! [View all]
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
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What I want to know is WHO yelled "Thank you Governor Romney" less than 5 minutes after
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#7
That was off the coast of California, far, far away from the war zone. Far away
lunatica
May 2012
#15
Shouldn't you wait to hear what he says before jumping to that conclusion?
Motown_Johnny
May 2012
#28
The similarity extends even to the calling of abject failure "success!"
kenny blankenship
May 2012
#46
Also reporting that the historic agreement says troops will stay until 2024. Plenty of cash in
sad sally
May 2012
#9
True, but COMBAT troops out next year, and no permanent bases, according to Chuck Todd on MSNBC
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#10
If reports are true (and of course only the truth is told by our government to our free press)
sad sally
May 2012
#21
"Permanent bases" -- Chuck Todd suggested the US might LEASE bases --
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#22
I'm sure the US taxpayers will be more than happy to find the cash to support LEASED bases
sad sally
May 2012
#24
$4 billion a yr to prevent another 9/11? Sounds like a pretty cheap insurance policy to me
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#26
But COMBAT TROOPS out next year. Would you withdraw all Special Operations units, so that
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#20
"The focus should be on intel and special ops". Couldn't have said it better myself.
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#42
In hindsight, the tip-off something unusual was about to happen was the President's schedule
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#31
He already DID! He just spoke to the troops there and then spent a long time shaking their hands,
jenmito
May 2012
#25
But will it have been shown over and over on FOX? That's where it has to be broadcast
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#29
When I checked, CNN was showing it (along with MSNBC) but Fox was playing a commercial. n/t
jenmito
May 2012
#32
I believe Fox failed to pre-empt its "The Five" to show it. That appears to be its
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#34
I'm not surprised in the least. Hopefully, viewers were channel surfing during commercials and saw
jenmito
May 2012
#35
"We should have left that place years ago" Before getting bin Laden's disk drives and taking out 20
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#51
I watched it live on Fox, from the President's walk to the podium to his conclusion and walk off.
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#44
Fox had to allow the President to broadcast some real information. Mow they;ll have to step up
ProgressiveEconomist
May 2012
#50