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21. I went, I saw, people died, I don't want to go back. nt

Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 11:09 AM

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Anbar Province [View all] H2O Man Jun 2015 OP

Agreed wholeheartedly n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #1

Thanks! H2O Man Jun 2015 #10

obama has been honest with his comments about not having a plan JI7 Jun 2015 #2

It is a difficult issue. H2O Man Jun 2015 #11

Does the use of military force set in motion a parade that is hard to stop? guillaumeb Jun 2015 #3

Very well said! H2O Man Jun 2015 #12

That first step is a large one. guillaumeb Jun 2015 #31

Those 450 "military advisors" in Anbar? Just call them "bait". scarletwoman Jun 2015 #4

Absolutely correct. H2O Man Jun 2015 #13

This is not our first rodeo... nt scarletwoman Jun 2015 #33

Excellent point. It happened that way in Vietnam. The same progression guillaumeb Jun 2015 #32

Even as I type this I hear the strains of "Ride of the Valkyries" in the distance. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author guillaumeb Jun 2015 #35

"You broke it, you fix it" may have some truth to it. Bonobo Jun 2015 #5

Right. H2O Man Jun 2015 #15

FUBAR Province. neverforget Jun 2015 #6

I agree. H2O Man Jun 2015 #17

K&R...n/t ms liberty Jun 2015 #7

Thanks! H2O Man Jun 2015 #18

LBJ.... Vietnam.... Bigmack Jun 2015 #8

Exactly. H2O Man Jun 2015 #19

At half a trillion per year, it isn't any surprise that we've created a living monster. Gregorian Jun 2015 #9

Yep. H2O Man Jun 2015 #20

"....over-ruled by forces more powerful than the executive branch of our government." kentuck Jun 2015 #14

Good question. Fair question. H2O Man Jun 2015 #22

Let this be a lesson.... CanSocDem Jun 2015 #16

Thank you. H2O Man Jun 2015 #23

I went, I saw, people died, I don't want to go back. nt Quackers Jun 2015 #21

I only know H2O Man Jun 2015 #24

I'm 33 now. Quackers Jun 2015 #26

Quackers, I hope you get every bit of help you need. democrank Jun 2015 #30

I've always viewed Barack Obama's approach to the Pentagon's prerogatives as naive compromises bigtree Jun 2015 #25

I've grown suspicious of the whole thing, frankly. We routed the Taliban fairly quickly in 2001. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #27

K&R! G_j Jun 2015 #28

The fact that we can`t seem to get out of Iraq democrank Jun 2015 #29