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99th_Monkey

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13. Instead of just saying "Oops, sorry about those Korans getting burnt up", how about Obama says

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 07:09 PM

Feb 2012

"... and the US is going to show you HOW sorry we are, by leaving Afghans to
run their own country for a change.

Not that it will be pretty, how that plays out on the ground there, but at least
the US Blood & Treasure won't continue to be shoveled into a black hole to make
things progressively worse and worse and worse. geesh.

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2 U.S. officers dead in Afghan shooting [View all] Eugene Feb 2012 OP

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All for naught... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #2

indeed KG Feb 2012 #3

It wasn't always like that. In late 60s - early 70s it was among the most progressive Fool Count Feb 2012 #6

Guess who started the CIA activities? BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #8

The fanatical islamist textbooks used to indoctrinate Afghan kids came from the US government JohnyCanuck Feb 2012 #12

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BBC riverwalker Feb 2012 #5

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We need to get the FUC* out of there. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #9

Meanwhile the clown circus is upset because Obama the C-in-C apologized... Historic NY Feb 2012 #10

Gee, do you ever get the impression the Afghans don't really want us there? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #11

Instead of just saying "Oops, sorry about those Korans getting burnt up", how about Obama says 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #13

WE taught Afghanistans how to bankrupt Russia... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #14

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2012 #15

next time the military should keep its koran-burning/corpse-pissing secret. alp227 Feb 2012 #16

BBC: Afghan police officer sought over Kabul Nato killings Eugene Feb 2012 #17