Comments on: Pentagon weighs Afghanistan surge. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223398 Gregor Samsa Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:04:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223398 Why is a surge needed in Afghanistan? I thought Afghanistan was this administration's <i>real</i> success story... /sarcasm off Why is a surge needed in Afghanistan?

I thought Afghanistan was this administration’s real success story…

/sarcasm off

]]> By: GSD http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223067 GSD Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:11:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223067 The US has just dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs in Baghdad in 10 minutes to strike at "Al Qaeda" targets. You know the Al Qaeda we were told was just about run out of Iraq in December. Well, I hope the McCainiacs have plans for their children to be sent to Iran and Pakistan and Syria. -GSD The US has just dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs in Baghdad in 10 minutes to strike at “Al Qaeda” targets.

You know the Al Qaeda we were told was just about run out of Iraq in December.

Well, I hope the McCainiacs have plans for their children to be sent to Iran and Pakistan and Syria.

-GSD

]]> By: Frosty Cupcake http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223051 Frosty Cupcake Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:34:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223051 Doc Rock: It's all about the oil. Any other excuse Bush gives is a lie. Doc Rock:

It’s all about the oil. Any other excuse Bush gives is a lie.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223047 Doc Rock Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:59:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223047 Afghanistan's a mess because Cheney-Bush wanted revenge on Saddam and siphoned needed forces away before finishing the job against bin Laden and the Taliban because, as draft-dodgers and AWOLer's, they understood "victory" only as a slogan for election campaigns and "warfare" only as a cover to drain the treasury. Afghanistan’s a mess because Cheney-Bush wanted revenge on Saddam and siphoned needed forces away before finishing the job against bin Laden and the Taliban because, as draft-dodgers and AWOLer’s, they understood “victory” only as a slogan for election campaigns and “warfare” only as a cover to drain the treasury.

]]> By: familyman http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223045 familyman Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:37:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223045 Surge! The sequel. Coming to a desert near you! Spring 2008. A follow up to the blockbuster you couldn't get enough of. Surge! The sequel. Coming to a desert near you! Spring 2008.

A follow up to the blockbuster you couldn’t get enough of.

]]> By: Keith H. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223022 Keith H. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:45:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223022 No . . wait . . . it's 'decider' and 'commander guy' . . sorry for the confusion. No . . wait . . . it’s ‘decider’ and ‘commander guy’ . . sorry for the confusion.

]]> By: Keith H. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4223020 Keith H. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:44:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4223020 Okay, here's the thing . . . Any scumbag politician that provokes an invasion should be the first one over there on the front line. If he or she wants it . . . he or she better damn well step up and prove that they believe in the action they're calling for. GWB is the weakest excuse for a 'decider guy' anyone has ever seen. Do us all a favor Laura, throw his stupid ass under the moving bus. Okay, here’s the thing . . .
Any scumbag politician that provokes an invasion should be the first
one over there on the front line.
If he or she wants it . . . he or she better damn well step up and prove
that they believe in the action they’re calling for.
GWB is the weakest excuse for a ‘decider guy’ anyone has ever seen.
Do us all a favor Laura, throw his stupid ass under the moving bus.

]]> By: Sabyen91 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222995 Sabyen91 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:12:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222995 Night delafield. Have a good night's sleep. Night delafield. Have a good night’s sleep.

]]> By: delafield http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222994 delafield Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:11:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222994 Dandy, delafield. And in a pissy mood. I may be overly aggressive tonight and for that I apologize. Comment by Sabyen91 — January 10, 2008 @ 1:50 am Recommend (0) | Report Abuse I have to hit the hay. I took a sleeping pill about an hour ago and I can't hold my head up anymore. I'll catch you later. Sorry about that. Dandy, delafield. And in a pissy mood. I may be overly aggressive tonight and for that I apologize.

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I have to hit the hay. I took a sleeping pill about an hour ago and I can’t hold my head up anymore. I’ll catch you later. Sorry about that.

]]> By: Sabyen91 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222987 Sabyen91 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:50:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222987 Dandy, delafield. And in a pissy mood. I may be overly aggressive tonight and for that I apologize. Dandy, delafield. And in a pissy mood. I may be overly aggressive tonight and for that I apologize.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222986 WaltTheMan Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:46:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222986 I am a Liberal, but I beg to differ from the crowd. Gates is the sole bastion of sanity in the G. W. administration. G. H. W. slipped him in under Cheney's line of fire and now the foxes are trying to get back into the hen house. Gates wants to refocus the war on terror back to where it deserves attention, Afghanistan (and potentially - Pakistan). Cheney wants to go back to where the oil is. For the last ten months, Cheney seems to have vanished into the woodwork, except for a few free-fire game hunts and fishing expeditions where dynamite is the preferred bait. I am a Liberal, but I beg to differ from the crowd. Gates is the sole bastion of sanity in the G. W. administration. G. H. W. slipped him in under Cheney’s line of fire and now the foxes are trying to get back into the hen house. Gates wants to refocus the war on terror back to where it deserves attention, Afghanistan (and potentially – Pakistan). Cheney wants to go back to where the oil is. For the last ten months, Cheney seems to have vanished into the woodwork, except for a few free-fire game hunts and fishing expeditions where dynamite is the preferred bait.

]]> By: delafield http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222984 delafield Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:42:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222984 Poor delafield. Comment by Sabyen91 — January 10, 2008 @ 1:30 Hello Saby. How are you today? Poor delafield.

Comment by Sabyen91 — January 10, 2008 @ 1:30

Hello Saby. How are you today?

]]> By: Sabyen91 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222979 Sabyen91 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:34:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222979 When you support a poorly disguised right-winger don't be surprised if some liberals take issue with it. NAFTA. When you support a poorly disguised right-winger don’t be surprised if some liberals take issue with it. NAFTA.

]]> By: Sabyen91 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222974 Sabyen91 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:30:01 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222974 Poor delafield. Poor delafield.

]]> By: delafield http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222971 delafield Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:28:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222971 The draft will be blamed on Clinton. Comment by Roket — January 9, 2008 @ 11:25 pm Be careful when you mention the name "Clinton", Roket. There are a lot of Clinton bashers lurking around this web site. The draft will be blamed on Clinton.

Comment by Roket — January 9, 2008 @ 11:25 pm

Be careful when you mention the name “Clinton”, Roket. There are a lot of Clinton bashers lurking around this web site.

]]> By: bs http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222951 bs Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:06:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222951 btw.....the last i heard it was going to be marines only and because they project a spring uprise. meaning they know it will be one because they will start one. just in case my ass btw…..the last i heard it was going to be marines only and because they project a spring uprise. meaning they know it will be one because they will start one. just in case my ass

]]> By: Bad Eye http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222892 Bad Eye Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:55:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222892 <em>“oceans no longer protect us”… Comment by katy — January 9, 2008 @ 10:25 pm</em> Don't forget "We tried calm." As for your assertion of "planned chaos," amen, sister...Amen! “oceans no longer protect us”…

Comment by katy — January 9, 2008 @ 10:25 pm

Don’t forget “We tried calm.”

As for your assertion of “planned chaos,” amen, sister…Amen!

]]> By: Roket http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222874 Roket Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:25:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222874 The draft will be blamed on Clinton. The draft will be blamed on Clinton.

]]> By: Impolitics http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222866 Impolitics Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:17:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222866 Comment by tom — January 9, 2008 @ 11:11 pm I prefer to think that moderates are hoping he doesn't represent the U.S. mainstream. And his international reputation, as a bumbling boob, is well established. He can still do some damage but I don't think many take him that seriously anymore. I hope. I still won't feel comfortable until he, his family, his friends, parnters, co-conspirators and acquaintances are out of the chain of command. Comment by tom — January 9, 2008 @ 11:11 pm

I prefer to think that moderates are hoping he doesn’t represent the U.S. mainstream. And his international reputation, as a bumbling boob, is well established. He can still do some damage but I don’t think many take him that seriously anymore. I hope.

I still won’t feel comfortable until he, his family, his friends, parnters, co-conspirators and acquaintances are out of the chain of command.

]]> By: Impolitics http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/comment-page-1/#comment-4222864 Impolitics Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:12:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/pentagon-weighs-afghanistan-surge/#comment-4222864 Back on topic: I haven't seen anyone "connecting dots" between the reported "success", of the surge, with the need for more troops in Afghanistan. (Though, as I recall, that would pretty much use up the number actually going home as a "draw-down" of the surge.) Specifically, how many "terrorists" are "fighting us at home" in Afghanistan rather than "fighting us over there" in Iraq? Back on topic:

I haven’t seen anyone “connecting dots” between the reported “success”, of the surge, with the need for more troops in Afghanistan. (Though, as I recall, that would pretty much use up the number actually going home as a “draw-down” of the surge.)

Specifically, how many “terrorists” are “fighting us at home” in Afghanistan rather than “fighting us over there” in Iraq?

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