Increase US Troops in Afghanistan?

[witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Mmmm I tought the Obama plan was to pull out? This has to be another mispoken blunder by Biden, once again because we all remember this was Bush's personal war.

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You were not listening. The plan was to pull out of Iraq(I believe in 18 months). Obama was saying that we need to change and escalate in Afganastan.

[Danzig]

that's right-he wants out of iraq-never said he wanted to pull out of afganistan. that's where the taliban was centered, that's where we should have kept our focus, and that's where we're losing.

[dellinger63]

OK my bad...Although I'm staunch Rep the war was something I felt we needed to get out of. Never believed it was Bush's private war though. Afghanistan it is then. When we pulling out of Iraq?

[dellinger63]

And it was the Taliban who really was responsible for 911? Al Qaeda ok now? I'm confused. Is Bin Laden Taliban or Al Qaeda? Clever Bast-ard has us all fooled and he was Taliban all along I guess.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

And it was the Taliban who really was responsible for 911? Al Qaeda ok now? I'm confused. Is Bin Laden Taliban or Al Qaeda? Clever Bast-ard has us all fooled and he was Taliban all along I guess.

no, but al qaeda is has a lot of terrorists in Afghanistan and on the Pakistan/Afghan border. It is important that we straighten out the mess in Afghanistan.

I'm in the minority view about the Iraq war. While it should have never happened to begin with (and I would NEVER believe that it was a Bush personal war). I dont think pulling out all of our troops is the answer. What is going to happen to that country if we just up and leave? I think our government should be very sure of an answer to that question before we leave. Just as we SHOULD HAVE been sure of what was going to happen when we invaded Iraq (something that was grossly miscalculated by Bush & crew)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

no, but al qaeda is has a lot of terrorists in Afghanistan and on the Pakistan/Afghan border. It is important that we straighten out the mess in Afghanistan.

I'm in the minority view about the Iraq war. While it should have never happened to begin with (and I would NEVER believe that it was a Bush personal war). I dont think pulling out all of our troops is the answer. What is going to happen to that country if we just up and leave? I think our government should be very sure of an answer to that question before we leave. Just as we SHOULD HAVE been sure of what was going to happen when we invaded Iraq (something that was grossly miscalculated by Bush & crew)

i think our job in iraq is as done as we can get it. it's up to them now...

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i think our job in iraq is as done as we can get it. it's up to them now...

I'm just worried about the country totally imploding (sp?) after we leave and then becomming a hot bed for terrorists to build strength.

I feel it is important to carry out our mission of democracy over there now that we started that mess. It is so unstable in that region (the whole middle east) that I worry if we turn a blind eye, even for a second, all hell could break loose.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by witchdoctor

You were not listening. The plan was to pull out of Iraq(I believe in 18 months). Obama was saying that we need to change and escalate in Afganastan.

i remember him saying to bring the troops HOME..

The plan is to get out of Iraq and increase the troops in Afghanistan then invade Pakistan and cause WWIII.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

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