Bush could have finished the job in Afghanistan but at a critical moment decided to pull troops out for the invasion of Iraq. He later said that he was no longer interested in capturing bin Laden. We need to forget appeasing the republican war mongers now and pull out.
Bush Lost the War in Afghanistan and We now need to accept that
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by alatide, Oct 8, 2009.
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Alatide
You need to move on. Really. You remind me of someone who is divorced and keeps talking about their former spouse forever. It's over, get over it. Bush is no longer President. Obama is President now.
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Another nonsensical thread by "whoever" similar to The Pentagon "Lost" $2.3T in One Year under Rumsfielf. Poor fellow needs some serious counseling!
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RE:Bush Lost the War in Afghanistan...
HankD -
What Bush is also responsible for, according to alatide:
Global Warming
Global Cooling
War
Disease
Death
Pestilence
Unemployment
Underemployment
Overemployment
Medical Prices (greed)
Doctors (greed)
Insurance Companies (greed)
Greed (greed)
Gas Prices (too high)
Gas Prices (not high enough)
Islamic Terrorism
Eco-Terrorism
Jock Itch
New Coke
Windows Vista
Sunburn
Traffic Jams
E. Coli Infections
Michael Jackson's Death
Chevrolet Cobalt
Any Movie Featuring Glenn Close
That Hangy-Down Thing in the Back of your Throat
Janet Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction
Bill Clinton's Wardrobe Malfunction
Jimmy Carter's Stupidity
Michelle Obama's Sleeves
Racism
Homophobia
Heterophobia
Phobophobia
Anything Involving David Letterman's Staff
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Quit feeding the troll
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You are in serious need of a high school American History and government class. -
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Aww.. but it's fun!!!
Besides...I think this is the first thread that he has EVER disagreed with Obama...
Obama doesn't want to pull them out.. Alatide does!!!
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Look at the poor troll living under the BB bridge. No Jr., don't feed him or he will cough up another asinine thread blaming Bush or telling us how the conservatives have destroyed the United States.
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Vietnam War–August, 1964 to April, 1975= 129 months (American involvement began in the late 1950s, but major U.S. combat forces began taking part in large-unit combat in 1964. August, 1964 is the month of the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the U.S. bombing of North Vietnamese targets.)
American Revolution–April, 1775 to September, 1783= 100 months
Afghanistan– October, 2001 to Present (as of March, 2008)= 78 months
Iraq War–March, 2003 to Present (as of March, 2008)= 60 months
U.S. Civil War–April, 1861 to April, 1865= 48 months
World War II–December, 1941 to September, 1945= 45 months
World War I–April, 1917 to November, 1918= 19 months
Korean War– June, 1950 to July, 1953= 37 months
War of 1812–June, 1812 to February, 1815= 32 months
U.S.-Mexican War– May, 1846 to February, 1848= 21 months
Spanish-American War–April, 1898 to August, 1898= 5 months
Gulf War–January, 1991 to March, 1991= 3 months
Source: http://www.historyguy.com/american_wars_by_length_of_time.html
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It's longer than WW1, WW2, and the Civil war. Just exactly have we achieved in the last 8 years. Please don't say made America safe from terrorists. That's not true. We can't even prove that bin Laden was involved in 9/11. Bush said that capturing bin Laden was no longer a priority. Would you fight and die in this war? I certainly wouldn't. -
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No outsider EVER won a war in Afghanistan
About 65 years ago the first book I can remember reading in school was about Afghanistan. one statement was to the effect that no country had ever successfully invaded Afghanistan. The LOVE fighting and are happy as a clam when foreigners give them a new target. -
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The war in Afghanistan was never winnable - if winnable means making Afghanistan a governable nation by 21st century standards. The British Empire and the Soviet Empire couldn't do it and neither can we.
What we won was destroying al Qaeda in Afghanistan and that should be our only interest. We need to pull our troops back to the population centers, do what we can for the next 15 months for the people in these cities, and then pull totally out. We can destroy any al Qaeda training camps that may pop up there(if they dare) via drones/bombs/missiles. There is no good reason to keep our troops in harm's way past 2010. -
HankD
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