I seem to recall the last time we did it this way
 

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as not turning out so well...


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The debate over whether to send as many as 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan is a major element of a strategy overhaul that senior administration policy advisers will consider this week as they gather for top-level meetings on the evolving direction of the war.

Obama has invited a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to the White House on Tuesday to confer about the war. He said the administration would brief leaders from both parties and key committee chairmen and would seek their opinions.

"They're an important part of this and the president wants to hear from them," Gibbs said.

No one is discussion immediate troop withdrawals in any serious manner. That's a phantom menace you've conjured up. The discussion is whether to increase current troop levels in Afghanistan. I'm glad I could step in to assuage your fears.

No, you missed the point entirely. But thanks playing.

Crap! With a liberals complaining less, I had high hopes that we had moved beyond the Vietnam War comparison days...

oh for two !


Capital HIll micromanagement gave us failure in Vietnam and prezbo has decided to pull that chestnut back for another go.

He can't change out generals like Lincoln did till h gets one he likes so just ignore them and let Congress to do whatever they feel like.

No, that is most definitely not what caused the failure in VN.

With any luck, when a Nixon wannabe (R) gets into the WH we can leave Afghanistan properly; and achieve peace with honor.

Huh? I made an observation, so "oh for two" doesn't even make sense...
Capital HIll micromanagement gave us failure in Vietnam and prezbo has decided to pull that chestnut back for another go.

He can't change out generals like Lincoln did till h gets one he likes so just ignore them and let Congress to do whatever they feel like. There were countless reasons for Vietnam ending the way it did. The two situations are hardly comparable at all.

Leaving VN worked out wonderfully for Vietnam. What's the problem?

Andrew

Can't say I supporte the entry into conflict (protecting Lady Bird's rubber tree plantations) but if you're going to fight, you fight to win.

exactly...and once you've lost, you've lost.

(we lost)

what, by murdering millions of defenseless people? how brave.... http://www.uspoliticsonline.net/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

Andrew

That's how we won WWII. And it's how the North won the Civil War. Most WWII vets are pretty old today, but I suspect most of them could still kick your butt.

This about covers it.

Lady Bird's Rubber plantations?

Thats some right wing crazy I hadn't heard before

So in you narrow little world, Vietnam was as justified a war as WWII? wow, that's a fucking idiotic suggestion.

Andrew

I don't believe that fighting communism is ever a lost cause. Nonetheless, I don't believe I brought up Vietnam. I believe I suggested that your implication that WWII vets were cowards was pretty asinine.

I always heard she had big stock holdings in General Dynamics. But, I never took the time to research it.

I never suggested anything of the sort.

Do you believe that murdering entire villages of defenseless people both from the ground and the air (who posed absolutely no threat to america) is wrong?

Andrew

how cute!! you mythologize about american wars. you silly thing you...