Comments on: Mullen: Can’t have more troops in Afghanistan ‘until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:23:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Erroll http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067868 Erroll Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:07:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067868 #21-Max-1 You seem to have come to have come to the bizarre conclusion that I favor U.S. troops in Iraq. It does not seem to have occurred to you that the U.S. military belongs neither in Iraq nor Afghanistan. Having the U.S. occupying those two countries will never win the hearts and minds of the citizens of those two countries, just like the U.S. was doomed to fail in attempting to occupy and subjugate the Vietnamese people. Bring the troops-ALL of them-home-now. #21-Max-1

You seem to have come to have come to the bizarre conclusion that I favor U.S. troops in Iraq. It does not seem to have occurred to you that the U.S. military belongs neither in Iraq nor Afghanistan. Having the U.S. occupying those two countries will never win the hearts and minds of the citizens of those two countries, just like the U.S. was doomed to fail in attempting to occupy and subjugate the Vietnamese people.

Bring the troops-ALL of them-home-now.

]]> By: Cal Malenky http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067574 Cal Malenky Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:12:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067574 Whatever the experts say, Bush and Cheney will do the opposite. Whatever the experts say, Bush and Cheney will do the opposite.

]]> By: Bushie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067398 Bushie Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:17:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067398 Next week Mullen will issue a statement, that in order to spend more time with his family, he is retiring immediately. Next week Mullen will issue a statement, that in order to spend more time with his family, he is retiring immediately.

]]> By: DallasNE http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067156 DallasNE Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:16:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067156 Why can't more troops be shifted from places like South Korea and Germany? Also, why are so many military trained for non-combat roles. Lastly, our military is Officer heavy. Adm. Mullen is in a position to correct these shortcomings. Why doesn't he rather than complain about the hand he is dealt. Frankly, after 5 1/2 years, I don't see why it is necessary to have 150,000 troops in Iraq. Proping up al Maliki hardly seems like a valid mission for our troops. As I have said many times, the war in Iraq has been poorly Generaled going all the way back to Tommy Franks. Somebody needs to address this problem at the top of our military. Why can’t more troops be shifted from places like South Korea and Germany? Also, why are so many military trained for non-combat roles. Lastly, our military is Officer heavy.

Adm. Mullen is in a position to correct these shortcomings. Why doesn’t he rather than complain about the hand he is dealt.

Frankly, after 5 1/2 years, I don’t see why it is necessary to have 150,000 troops in Iraq. Proping up al Maliki hardly seems like a valid mission for our troops. As I have said many times, the war in Iraq has been poorly Generaled going all the way back to Tommy Franks. Somebody needs to address this problem at the top of our military.

]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067130 Evil Spaniard Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:15:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067130 <em>“Mullen: Can’t have more troops in Afghanistan ‘until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq.’”</em> Bush, Cheney, McCain, Liebermann and the rest: same goes for Iran. “Mullen: Can’t have more troops in Afghanistan ‘until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq.’”

Bush, Cheney, McCain, Liebermann and the rest: same goes for Iran.

]]> By: Ichi263 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5067126 Ichi263 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5067126 ....besides we need troops for Iran.... really people.... ….besides we need troops for Iran…. really people….

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066900 Max-1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:49:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066900 . Erroll, ummm... and staying in Iraq is winning their hearts and minds...? LOL U-R teh CRAZYYYY!!!!! Has YOUR CIC found OBL...? DOES he even care...? WHO let OBL slip into Pakistan...? DO YOU even care...? . .

Erroll,
ummm… and staying in Iraq is winning their hearts and minds…?

LOL

U-R teh CRAZYYYY!!!!!

Has YOUR CIC found OBL…?
DOES he even care…?
WHO let OBL slip into Pakistan…?
DO YOU even care…?

.

]]> By: LibertyLover http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066780 LibertyLover Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:02:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066780 Then how's he gonna invade Iran? Then how’s he gonna invade Iran?

]]> By: Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066748 Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:16:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066748 It is a little ironic, to say the least, that the Imperial USofA doesn't not seem to care for its own Middle Eastern creations over the long term. We helped put Saddam in power as the dictator of Iraq and we helped train, arm and create the Taliban in Afghanistan to oppose the Soviet occupation (done in the early 1980s by Republican President Reagan and the CIA). O/T, it would seem that Senator John McForrestalFire does not want reporters to do a thorough investigation of his naval aviator career... It is a little ironic, to say the least, that the Imperial USofA doesn’t not seem to care for its own Middle Eastern creations over the long term. We helped put Saddam in power as the dictator of Iraq and we helped train, arm and create the Taliban in Afghanistan to oppose the Soviet occupation (done in the early 1980s by Republican President Reagan and the CIA).

O/T, it would seem that Senator John McForrestalFire does not want reporters to do a thorough investigation of his naval aviator career…

]]> By: Cal Malenky http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066746 Cal Malenky Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:15:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066746 And Junior wants one more before he goes. And Junior wants one more before he goes.

]]> By: MOONBAT http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066736 MOONBAT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:07:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066736 Do I feel a draft? Do I feel a draft?

]]> By: Erroll http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066702 Erroll Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:34:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066702 In contrast, what Obama, the [alleged] antiwar candidate wishes to do is shift the focus from Iraq to Afghanistan by sending more troops to Afghanistan. But sending more troops into Afghanistan where they can bomb more Afghan villages and homes does not exactly seem like the best way to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people, now does it? But since Obama is actually moving to the right of McCain and Bush by also calling for an INCREASE in the military budget, one wonders how Obama can claim to be an actual antiwar candidate. Perhaps another example of Americans once again thinking with their hearts instead of their heads. In contrast, what Obama, the [alleged] antiwar candidate wishes to do is shift the focus from Iraq to Afghanistan by sending more troops to Afghanistan. But sending more troops into Afghanistan where they can bomb more Afghan villages and homes does not exactly seem like the best way to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people, now does it? But since Obama is actually moving to the right of McCain and Bush by also calling for an INCREASE in the military budget, one wonders how Obama can claim to be an actual antiwar candidate. Perhaps another example of Americans once again thinking with their hearts instead of their heads.

]]> By: StratRat http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066674 StratRat Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:17:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066674 I feel a draft! Hide your children. I feel a draft! Hide your children.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066662 upside99 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:58:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066662 OT but interesting: McCain just fired his Campaign Operations Manager and replaced him with Steve Schmidt, a KKKarl protoge'. I bet things will get REALLY ugly now! The final selling of McDepend's soul. OT but interesting:

McCain just fired his Campaign Operations Manager and replaced him with Steve Schmidt, a KKKarl protoge’.

I bet things will get REALLY ugly now!

The final selling of McDepend’s soul.

]]> By: Saint Augustine http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066660 Saint Augustine Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:55:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066660 john kerry Thanks for asking. After 7 years of being conned by Bush it doesn't feel good at all! john kerry

Thanks for asking. After 7 years of being conned by Bush it doesn’t feel good at all!

]]> By: kasinca http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066658 kasinca Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:53:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066658 <strong>Don't worry trolls</strong>, there is a lot of room between Obama and McSame and the third term of the worst president ever. How does it feel to be in the lower 23% of intellect and everything by supporting the thugs in the Bush Crime Family? How does it feel to vote against your own self interest? I could never be a bottom feeding, knuckle dragging, troglogdyte who supports the crime family while they are picking my pocket. I wouldn't have the nads to go on a board with intelligent people and post how stupid you are. Don’t worry trolls, there is a lot of room between Obama and McSame and the third term of the worst president ever. How does it feel to be in the lower 23% of intellect and everything by supporting the thugs in the Bush Crime Family? How does it feel to vote against your own self interest? I could never be a bottom feeding, knuckle dragging, troglogdyte who supports the crime family while they are picking my pocket. I wouldn’t have the nads to go on a board with intelligent people and post how stupid you are.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066648 upside99 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:47:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066648 john kerry, welcome to the good side! We appreciate your support and know there are a lot more like you out there. john kerry,

welcome to the good side! We appreciate your support and know there are a lot more like you out there.

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066644 barfly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:45:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066644 <em>ATTENTION LIBS! How does it feel to be TOTALLY conned!!!!</em> About how you must have felt after the Deulfer report exploded your WMD fantasies. ATTENTION LIBS! How does it feel to be TOTALLY conned!!!!

About how you must have felt after the Deulfer report exploded your WMD fantasies.

]]> By: Hussein McCain http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066640 Hussein McCain Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:44:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066640 John K, how does it feel to follow corrupt morons into defeat? John K, how does it feel to follow corrupt morons into defeat?

]]> By: k http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5066638 k Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:43:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/02/mullen-cant-have-more-troops-in-afghanistan-until-i-have-a-reduced-requirement-in-iraq/#comment-5066638 #1, #2, #3 - that was non-stop! thanks for the laugh. #1, #2, #3 – that was non-stop! thanks for the laugh.

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