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22. "Permanent bases" -- Chuck Todd suggested the US might LEASE bases --

Tue May 1, 2012, 04:32 PM

May 2012

A 10-year lease of bases the US has built but turned over to the Afghans would allow substantial US military secrecy and air support for counterterror operations.

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From AFGHANISTAN tonight, President Obama will make Mitt Romney look LILLIPUTIAN! [View all] ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 OP

and Rmoney eats pizza w/Rudy 9/11 Giuliani at a NYC firehouse today Bozita May 2012 #1

He better eat his pizza the right way! randome May 2012 #6

What I want to know is WHO yelled "Thank you Governor Romney" less than 5 minutes after ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #7

I'm howling with laughter malaise May 2012 #2

He is taking a big ol' dump in Romney's mouth. AngryAmish May 2012 #3

Bush-worthy kenny blankenship May 2012 #4

Oh, shut up. SpencerShay May 2012 #13

Bush-worthy, right down to sweet sayings of his 'backwash' kenny blankenship May 2012 #17

Not at all - Obama did not declare victory karynnj May 2012 #47

That was off the coast of California, far, far away from the war zone. Far away lunatica May 2012 #15

Don't forget to bring the plastic turkey kenny blankenship May 2012 #16

Karl, is that you? emulatorloo May 2012 #18

Why would anyone want to bring Bush? lunatica May 2012 #23

Shouldn't you wait to hear what he says before jumping to that conclusion? Motown_Johnny May 2012 #28

You must think Bush called the troops bad names or something kenny blankenship May 2012 #30

I am sure if the Mission had failed DearAbby May 2012 #40

The similarity extends even to the calling of abject failure "success!" kenny blankenship May 2012 #46

Romney could say it was his idea Enrique May 2012 #5

Mitt's ass is clenched so tight rufus dog May 2012 #8

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

I can hear him now: "Even Jimmy Carter would have gone to Afghanistan." Bolo Boffin May 2012 #11

10 MORE YEARS. bluedigger May 2012 #12

But COMBAT TROOPS out next year. Would you withdraw all Special Operations units, so that ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #20

Spies are the CIA's business. bluedigger May 2012 #48

Sorry, but he can only be president for FOUR more years! jenmito May 2012 #27

We'll see. bluedigger May 2012 #49

I dont like it but it sounds like it will be much more diminished role. DCBob May 2012 #36

"The focus should be on intel and special ops". Couldn't have said it better myself. ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #42

Intel and special ops are our biggest advantage over any enemy. DCBob May 2012 #43

They're eating his dust lunatica May 2012 #14

I'm loving this surprise visit. Life Long Dem May 2012 #19

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

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #33

"a two-country partnership agreement until 2014" Daniel537 May 2012 #37

"We should have left that place years ago" Before getting bin Laden's disk drives and taking out 20 ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #51

This President is about bury Romney and the Republicans. DCBob May 2012 #38

Is it going to be on CNN? underpants May 2012 #39

It will be on all the major channels. DCBob May 2012 #41

I watched it live on Fox, from the President's walk to the podium to his conclusion and walk off. ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #44

Yeah, I know... it was snarky comment. DCBob May 2012 #45

Fox had to allow the President to broadcast some real information. Mow they;ll have to step up ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #50