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blkmusclmachine

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32. How much money and death have we sunk into Iraq, to get absolutely NOWHERE???

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 07:47 PM

Nov 2014

And, who is pocketing all that sweet American taxpayer lucre???

Pay your taxes. We've got more bombs to build.

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Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops for Iraq [View all] srican69 Nov 2014 OP

Deja Vu all over again nichomachus Nov 2014 #1

Infact I think he has lost it. srican69 Nov 2014 #3

This is back to the Shrub years - n/t mazzarro Nov 2014 #11

Will Their Boots Touch The Ground?.....(sarcasm) nt global1 Nov 2014 #2

Perhaps they no longer wear boots. zeemike Nov 2014 #37

No arguments from the Repubs on this one. n/t Contrary1 Nov 2014 #4

Wow erpowers Nov 2014 #5

Start the coffin assembly line... Hulk Nov 2014 #6

The Bush years are back. rocktivity Nov 2014 #7

Makes sense, we've only been training them for 10 years. Maybe the 11th is the charm? arcane1 Nov 2014 #8

Maybe they're slow learners? KansDem Nov 2014 #12

That guy has an impossible job. candelista Nov 2014 #38

F*ck!!! Old Nick Nov 2014 #9

We've been on a long journey since 2008 CJCRANE Nov 2014 #10

It was. Maedhros Nov 2014 #27

The Blood Is On Dubya's hands colsohlibgal Nov 2014 #13

Not JUST him. FiveGoodMen Nov 2014 #17

Don't look now, Kelvin Mace Nov 2014 #19

announced on the day of the ten-year anniversary of the Battle for Fallujah.. frylock Nov 2014 #14

Freedumb! progressoid Nov 2014 #15

"And it's 1 ... 2... 3... What are we fightin' for?" FiveGoodMen Nov 2014 #16

Apparently no longer any reasonto pretend anymore Kelvin Mace Nov 2014 #18

And in the meantime . . . Brigid Nov 2014 #20

the new overlords get their first tangible victory nt msongs Nov 2014 #21

Is PBO one of the new overlords? AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #22

Why? Cognitive dissonance. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #28

I cannot rule out the possibility that Douglas Adams pretty much busted out reality when he TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #49

"the troops won�t serve in a combat role, but will train, advise and assist Iraqi military..." uppityperson Nov 2014 #23

And where have we heard that before? Brigid Nov 2014 #25

How many times have we heard it before? Fuddnik Nov 2014 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Brigid Nov 2014 #24

Obama lost me years ago Demeter Nov 2014 #26

As much as this sucks, Hilary would authorize 10,000 Reter Nov 2014 #29

Sheer incompetence, or deliberate lying? blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #31

How much money and death have we sunk into Iraq, to get absolutely NOWHERE??? blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #32

War = Death = PROFIT = War blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #33

drip drip drip drip�. n2doc Nov 2014 #34

I heard the drone of Duval Nov 2014 #35

The Republicans are not in charge until January 2015 AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #39

Republicans are not in charge yet. 840high Nov 2014 #44

I'm a hardcore dem Skeowes28 Nov 2014 #36

n/t Alkene Nov 2014 #47

Okay so when ISIS lines up a group of U.S.soldiers for a beheading .. what then? YOHABLO Nov 2014 #40

The floodgates will open once again (nt) Jon Ace Nov 2014 #41

Here we go again..and again..and again..and again.. workinclasszero Nov 2014 #42

And all the private contractors lining up course for their piece of the action. YOHABLO Nov 2014 #46

"Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed." -- I.F. Stone DeSwiss Nov 2014 #43

Way to earn that Peace Prize, Mr. President! customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #45

Right on cue after the elections. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #48