02-09-2008, 12:40 AM | #21 | |
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Maybe he could becomje McCains finance Czar welding the sword to cut D.C. down to size. McCain likes to brag about his forceful record against Pork Barrel spending, so why not unleash the Mittness and let him create an elite team that will have Washington running the way it was intended. |
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02-09-2008, 12:56 AM | #22 | |
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just like a west coast liberal to make the jump that because a doesn't lead to b, c isn't going to happen. Wake up. It doesn't matter why we are in Iraq. Reality is that we are, and the consequences of cutting and running are greater than the consequences of finishing this thing. |
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02-09-2008, 03:17 AM | #23 | |
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You conveniently skip over several obvious issues to reach that conclusion. 1. What does it mean to "finish this thing?" 2. Is it actually possible to "finish this thing?" 3. How long would it take to "finish this thing?" 4. How much would it cost in lives and dollars to "finish this thing?" 5. Is there a point at which we should ever give up (i.e., a point where the cost outweighs the benefit)? 6. When is that point? 7. What are the consequences of "cutting and running?" To name a few. And I am not "mak[ing] the jump that because a doesn't lead to b, c isn't going to happen." I don't even know what you are trying to get at there. |
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Of course. There's no terrorists in Iraq. What was I thinking.
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Intelligence (both now and before the war) indicate that the terrorists we are after are largely in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Aren't we letting them "win" by leaving them alone where they are while being distracted in Iraq? |
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02-09-2008, 03:24 AM | #26 |
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Saudi Arabia Pakistan Afghanistan Egypt Sudan Lebanon Israel Northern Ireland United States Canada Mexico Must we have a military presence in each of those places too so we don't "lose?" You are all rhetoric and no substance. Off you go to find an article from someone else who can give an argument you can't otherwise think of. |
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We are in Afghanistan and didn't we just nail a top Al Qaida guy in Pakistan the other day? I'm sure Hillary's threat to send missles to get Osama is a LOL punch line at every Comedy Club from Peshawar to Jalalabad.
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myboynoah, don't let him draw you into the tall grass. Smoke him out.
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