So now we're staying in Afghanistan until 2024 .. or maybe forever. So who do you trust?

2seaoat wrote:The tow truck driver arrives at the accident scene.   The driver and his friends had been drinking and made some bad decisions and drove the car off the road into a bayou.   The tow truck driver sets up for the extraction, and begins having some difficulty getting it out in a timely manner.  He may need another truck, or maybe stronger cable.    

The driver and his buddies were able to save a case of beer from the vehicle before it started sinking......as they sit around guzzling their premium beer, in concert they scream at the tow truck driver.......you are a liar, incompetent, and guilty of towing crimes.  

The utter absurdity of so many people being experts on pulling the vehicle from the bayou, or the idea that the tow truck driver is conspiring to not pull it out because he can share part of the tow fee for a second truck, makes one wonder if they are observing the circle jerk which got the car in the bayou in the first place, and from who the loudest criticism of the tow truck driver can be heard.

PkrBum wrote:WAR CRIMINAL..!!

Joanimaroni wrote:

PkrBum wrote:WAR CRIMINAL..!!

Easy......you will confuse certain dems.

Markle wrote:President Barack Hussein Obama failed to secure an agreement for us to remain in Iraq and the country is falling back into a civil war.  Due to President Obama's inexperience and ignorance regarding foreign policy and his hiring of people dumber than himself, all will be wasted.

When Wordslinger believed President Obama would bring Communism to the United States Wordslinger was a flag carrying Obamaite.  Now, not so much.

Republicans and Conservatives TOLD DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVES, that this is exactly what would happen on the foreign scene, with health care and an abysmal economy.

What have they not even built yet on ObamaCare?  HOW TO PAY.

Imagine if ANY private corporation had rolled out such a failed product.  On top of that, President Obama has hired the same people who screwed it up in the first place to "fix" this mess.  IT IS NOT FIXABLE.

For the failure, he had to hire a company from Canada...who had been fired by Canada for not performing the jobs they were hired for in Canada.

You just can't make these things up.  If it were not such a tragedy for our country and our children, it would ALMOST be funny.

Wordslinger wrote:Among the many lies we've received from President Obama and his administration, is the one we got last year when the president declared that ALL our troops would be out of Afghanistan by 2014.

Today, it appears, Kerry has cemented a deal with Karzai for our troops to remain in Afghanistan for eleven more years.

That's eleven more years of wasting American lives and money to that Amerika's MIC continues its profit taking.

And we continue to pay the costs of disabled and homeless vets and PTSD sufferers. And the costs to maintain our presence in Afghanistan are deducted from us investing in infrastructure repair, creating jobs, medical research, seniors, education, etc.

Wanna do something about it? Tell Boeing and Northrup Grumman to go fuck themselves!!

Screw Washington DC and Screw Amerika Inc!!

othershoe1030 wrote:The Bush neo-cons lied us into the damn war, there is no doubt about that. The problem now is there is no good solution only bad and worse choices.

The bottom line is the cultural mindset of the people in Afghanistan. If they wanted to fight the taliban and al qaeda they could. They just don't have the will to do it. They were once declared to be fierce and determined fighters back when they wanted the Russians out. Now they've turned into pot smoking slackers? You've seen the reports from our military guys who are training these locals?

So, which advice do you go with? Like, don't throw good money [lives] after bad or do you go with the 'cut your losses' point of view? I think we've determined many times on this forum that it wouldn't matter if we stayed five more minutes or 50 more years, the outcome would be the same and that is civil war.

When the original idea was to go into Afghanistan to deny Al qaeda a base of operations I thought that was a supremely poor reason given the none national form the group takes and the fact that they have many other basically lawless areas to gather in.

Bob wrote:First McCain says we need to occupy Iraq for a 100 more years,  and now Obama says we need to occupy Afghanistan for 24 more years.
I just wish somebody would occupy Brownsville for a change.

PkrBum wrote:

Joanimaroni wrote:

PkrBum wrote:WAR CRIMINAL..!!

Easy......you will confuse certain dems.

I can't help it. I started off teasing flatex with this... but now it's turned into a form of political turrets syndrome.

othershoe1030 wrote:The Bush neo-cons lied us into the damn war, there is no doubt about that. The problem now is there is no good solution only bad and worse choices.

Markle wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:The Bush neo-cons lied us into the damn war, there is no doubt about that. The problem now is there is no good solution only bad and worse choices.

The bottom line is the cultural mindset of the people in Afghanistan. If they wanted to fight the taliban and al qaeda they could. They just don't have the will to do it. They were once declared to be fierce and determined fighters back when they wanted the Russians out. Now they've turned into pot smoking slackers? You've seen the reports from our military guys who are training these locals?

So, which advice do you go with? Like, don't throw good money [lives] after bad or do you go with the 'cut your losses' point of view? I think we've determined many times on this forum that it wouldn't matter if we stayed five more minutes or 50 more years, the outcome would be the same and that is civil war.

When the original idea was to go into Afghanistan to deny Al qaeda a base of operations I thought that was a supremely poor reason given the none national form the group takes and the fact that they have many other basically lawless areas to gather in.

Who lied then?


"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow."
- President Clinton in 1998 “

[…], when I say to Saddam Hussein, "You cannot defy the will of the world", and when I say to him, "You have used weapons of mass destruction before; we are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again.”
- President Clinton , Jan. 27, 1998 – State of the Union

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 .

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

“Earlier today, I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraqis nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.”

“Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world.”

“Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons.”

- President Bill Clinton, Dec. 16, 1998


"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 Clinton Secretary of State

"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed."
- Madeline Albright, 1998 Clinton Secretary of State

"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 "

Update: September 8, 2005 - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser was sentenced to community service and probation and fined $50,000 for illegally removing highly classified documents from the National Archives and intentionally destroying some of them..

[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998 .

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 .

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 .



"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 .

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 .

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons but has not yet achieved nuclear capability."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 .

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002.

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002.

"Saddam Hussein's regime represents a grave threat to America and our allies, including our vital ally, Israel. For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has sought weapons of mass destruction through every available means. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons. He has already used them against his neighbors and his own people, and is trying to build more. We know that he is doing everything he can to build nuclear weapons, and we know that each day he gets closer to achieving that goal."
- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002

"The debate over Iraq is not about politics. It is about national security. It should be clear that our national security requires Congress to send a clear message to Iraq and the world: America is united in its determination to eliminate forever the threat of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction."
- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002

“We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002 .

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America’s response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm. So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003"  (Currently President Barack Hussein Obama’s Secretary of State)

I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out."
- Clinton's Secretary of Defense William Cohen in April of 2003

 

"Saddam is gone and good riddance," former President Bill Clinton said yesterday, but he urged President Bush to resist trying to get even with nations that opposed the war.



"There are German and French soldiers in Afghanistan today. Does the President want them to come home?" Clinton said at a Manhattan forum on corporate integrity.



He praised Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for their handling of the war, but said Bush should have waited longer before attacking for the "chance that either [Saddam Hussein] would have disarmed or . . . we would have had far more members of the Security Council with us."



Clinton also said Bush should not be faulted if banned weapons of mass destruction aren't found.



"I don't think you can criticize the President for trying to act on the belief that they have a substantial amount of chemical and biological stock. . . . That is what I was always told," Clinton said.

-  Former President Clinton Wednesday, April 16, 2003

"Could Be One of the Great Achievements of This Administration" The vice president said he’d been to Iraq 17 times and visits the country every three months or so. "I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society" he said. "It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences."

- Vice President Joe Biden (D) Feb. 10, 2010

How has the war President Barack Hussein Obama said we SHOULD have been fighting going?  How is the Middle East going now that President Obama is President?  Oh, Afghanistan just crossed 2,000 American fatalities.  Seventy percent of whom died since President Obama took office.

And now the Obama administration wants to TAKE CREDIT for the Iraq war…whew….