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**MichaelfromSpace** · 07-08-2010, 11:23 PM

You rightly make the point that continuing to tacitly fascilitate torture is also counter-productive. Yet you have not addressed the point that the antics of the Republican Party play into terrorist hands. Are you admitting that they do? I've been honest with you, can you do the same?

As for Afghanistan, Obama had to play the hand he was dealt. After much debate, he decided it was in America's long-term security interests to make one last-ditch effort to secure Afghanistan from the Taliban (and thus al Qaeda). Airstrikes in Pakistan are an essential part of that effort.

But although you would love to side-track the discussion into debating Obama's strategy in Afghanistan, let's not let you off so easily. You have not addressed that point that right-winger Republicans are demonstrating the very behaviors bin Laden accuses us of--behaviors that are detrimental to our standing in the world and indeed, to our national security.

You seem to be portraying Obama as the victim here. Actually Obama has stated repeatedly, unequivocally, that Afghanistan was the "right war". On the campaign trail he waved the banner and cited that we can't afford to lose there. Didn't hear a lot of debate or hand wringing from him.

So does that make him Osama bin Ladin's lackey....???

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07-08-2010, 11:23 PM	#13
MichaelfromSpace Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	You rightly make the point that continuing to tacitly fascilitate torture is also counter-productive. Yet you have not addressed the point that the antics of the Republican Party play into terrorist hands. Are you admitting that they do? I've been honest with you, can you do the same? As for Afghanistan, Obama had to play the hand he was dealt. After much debate, he decided it was in America's long-term security interests to make one last-ditch effort to secure Afghanistan from the Taliban (and thus al Qaeda). Airstrikes in Pakistan are an essential part of that effort. But although you would love to side-track the discussion into debating Obama's strategy in Afghanistan, let's not let you off so easily. You have not addressed that point that right-winger Republicans are demonstrating the very behaviors bin Laden accuses us of--behaviors that are detrimental to our standing in the world and indeed, to our national security. You seem to be portraying Obama as the victim here. Actually Obama has stated repeatedly, unequivocally, that Afghanistan was the "right war". On the campaign trail he waved the banner and cited that we can't afford to lose there. Didn't hear a lot of debate or hand wringing from him. So does that make him Osama bin Ladin's lackey....??? .
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