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81. "High turnout in Afghanistan elections."

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 07:22 PM

Oct 2015

Despite the Taliban threat, turnout was seven million out of 12 million eligible voters, or about 58 percent, according to preliminary estimates, election commission Chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani said. That was well above the 4.5 million who voted at the last election in 2009, as voters this time refused to be cowed by the armed group.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/5/afghan-election.html

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Enough. Enough. Enough enough FUCKING ENOUGH. [View all] NuclearDem Oct 2015 OP

Absolutely! marym625 Oct 2015 #1

Damn right! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 #2

More than fucking enough. What the fuck are we gaining? Autumn Oct 2015 #3

KnR! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #4

I agree. And we should also talk about the unnecessary damage and lives we have taken overseas!!!! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #5

Some are making big $$$$$'s with the MIC with death, destruction and rebuilding. It's gross RKP5637 Oct 2015 #6

Why do you hate President Obama? tularetom Oct 2015 #7

This isn't just about President Obama. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #9

Actually I could not agree more tularetom Oct 2015 #13

I got your point, tularetom Skittles Oct 2015 #17

Probably not going to end until 2naSalit Oct 2015 #8

I Like What You Are Saying About Young People Stopping To Enlist.... global1 Oct 2015 #14

A casualty of raising the minimum wage? sorechasm Oct 2015 #23

I doubt it would work passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #25

I do ponder this 2naSalit Oct 2015 #33

Tuition-free college will be a big driver in lowering enlistment numbers.. Volaris Oct 2015 #48

College is too expensive and there are no more blue-collar jobs to go to. HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #52

I don't believe that would do it. bvar22 Oct 2015 #62

The draft link Roy Rolling Oct 2015 #71

I approve of this message. Rex Oct 2015 #10

I think it may be a counter ploy to the Russian move in Syria. kentuck Oct 2015 #11

Or because if the "situation" in Afghanistan goes any further downhill, panader0 Oct 2015 #18

reasoned the same, kentuck hopemountain Oct 2015 #30

If it were left to me I would let Russia see if they can handle jwirr Oct 2015 #40

...and we have done so well in the Middle East. bvar22 Oct 2015 #65

<10k soldiers IS hopemountain Oct 2015 #70

Since you claim to "know" the history of Afghanistan, bvar22 Oct 2015 #72

none that i know of. hopemountain Oct 2015 #73

"the us has neither invaded nor occupied their government"...???!!!! bvar22 Oct 2015 #74

Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is the elected President of Afghanistan... EX500rider Oct 2015 #75

We WERE talking history. bvar22 Oct 2015 #77

7,947,527 people voted...the guy they selected won...sounds like a democracy to me. EX500rider Oct 2015 #78

Yeah...there are no US Tanks in Afghanistan, bvar22 Oct 2015 #80

"High turnout in Afghanistan elections." EX500rider Oct 2015 #81

Well GOOD!!! bvar22 Oct 2015 #82

ENOUGH- ruffburr Oct 2015 #12

Agreed lpbk2713 Oct 2015 #15

Hillary would certainly continue playing USA as "World Policeman" Cosmic Kitten Oct 2015 #16

I posted this to another thread. Plucketeer Oct 2015 #19

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #20

K&Rnt stage left Oct 2015 #21

"People are fungible. You can have them here or there." - Rummy Brother Buzz Oct 2015 #22

Where did you dig up that 'Skelator' as Rumsfeld photo? sorechasm Oct 2015 #29

KnR SammyWinstonJack Oct 2015 #24

Stop the war machine. Start waging peace. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #26

Enough with the deployments, enough with the wars of corporate convenience, Warpy Oct 2015 #27

But... but Cameroon has oil and "substantial mineral resources" arcane1 Oct 2015 #28

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #31

First Home Gonzalo Oct 2015 #32

Exactly what you just said. retrowire Oct 2015 #34

Ab-so-lutely... Thespian2 Oct 2015 #35

kick midnight Oct 2015 #36

Institute a draft and the war will end. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #37

well the last war "ended" by the draft took 58K MisterP Oct 2015 #42

I understand that, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #43

We would be less likely to go to war on a whim as we do now. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #58

we went from 100,000 troops to 10,000 today. Now plan is down to 5k instead of 1k Sunlei Oct 2015 #38

CNN Punx Oct 2015 #39

k&r avaistheone1 Oct 2015 #41

K&R. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #44

Correct flamingdem Oct 2015 #45

Fund the schools and the soldiers but let the military contractors do bake sales. KentuckyWoman Oct 2015 #46

+1 Enthusiast Oct 2015 #59

The only reason they hate us is because we are propping up oppressive regimes.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #47

Putin wouldn't do that--unlike American hacks, Russians learn their history Demeter Oct 2015 #49

Is this satire? randome Oct 2015 #50

Syria attacked Russia? I must've missed that headline. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #54

Tell the people in Crimea that Putin isn't empire building. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #55

The People of Crimea told you so, themselves Demeter Oct 2015 #56

The ones he's killed? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #57

Have you verification? A link? Demeter Oct 2015 #61

Okay, I see, you're going to go THERE. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #64

Proud to be the 200th like. HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #51

To them we're expendible deutsey Oct 2015 #53

You know the irony? Joe Biden's son Beau went Demeter Oct 2015 #63

I actually thought of him when I wrote this deutsey Oct 2015 #67

K and R bigwillq Oct 2015 #60

The entire World would breathe a sigh of relief... bvar22 Oct 2015 #66

More than 10 years--at least 150! Demeter Oct 2015 #68

It's crazy that DocMac Oct 2015 #69

We need to take the lead in things like creating peace rather than war... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #76

We have always been at war with Eastasia. Glassunion Oct 2015 #79