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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:41 AM Original message |
US Mulls ‘Keeping 10,000 Troops In Iraq’ |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. I never want to hear word one about why we have to ... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. +1 |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. +1 more. |
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FlyByNight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Another +1 |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Get Out Already |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. +1 but I think the real reason is to provide BigOil with protection |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 04:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Amen to that!!! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just declare it a territory then no problem |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Par for the course. We still have 50,000 troops in Germany. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. We do have a big footprint worldwide |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Or put them to work on U.S. infrastructure. |
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orangeapple (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. yeah, let's keep borrowing money |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. As you said, |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. That's a five star country club for Army men |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. Lots of fudge and weasel words in the operative clause.. |
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TatonkaJames (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. All part of that old imperialist mindset |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The end is increasing the size of the military, or at least not decreasing it. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. We'll be there until multi-national oil companies say it's ok to leave. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. bingo - and "Smithers, I'll be visiting the hospital from time time since your legs are blown off" |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. NO! |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. Why? they'd still be targets. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
18. Mulls is an interesting word - - it implies an alternative answer |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. +1 "We're broke and we're leaving" - keep it simple |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
20. We can't leave behind our toys. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I dunno |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. why would the Iraqis approve of this since every poll ever taken of them shows they want us out? |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. article states they still want us out & US is "keen to end their involvement" |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 04:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Did we ever really care about what the Iraqis wanted? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Chalabi invited us in, but that's scrounging pretty low for a prom date. |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Told you so |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
28. and yet another |
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marasinghe (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. and then there's this .... |
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