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2008-05-04 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2008-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 It doesn't matter how many troops we have there.

Posted by gromky 2008-05-04 00:36|| 2008-05-04 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Because Afghanistan doesn't matter.

Posted by phil_b 2008-05-04 01:10|| 2008-05-04 01:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Make sure every one of those soldiers is a pilot who comes with a crop duster and 10,000 gallons of Roundup(TM) and this "surge" won't need to last longer than a week or so.

Posted by gorb 2008-05-04 02:28|| 2008-05-04 02:28|| Front Page Top

#4 shouldn't hollywood and the democrats be right on this? They've been complaining for some time now that this is where we should have taken the fight. It will be fun to watch their disorganized retreat.

Posted by Sninert Black9312 2008-05-04 04:29|| 2008-05-04 04:29|| Front Page Top

#5 US weighs more troops

In the middle of a war, and they're still pushing height and weight standards?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-04 08:48|| 2008-05-04 08:48|| Front Page Top

#6 The New York Times reported on Saturday. Citing unnamed Bush administration officials,

because the NYT has "favored insider" status among Bush officials....riigghht

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-05-04 09:02|| 2008-05-04 09:02|| Front Page Top

#7 IMO, this is more evidencia of COVERT, PC = PDENIABLE recognition by the USA = USDOD that Osama + Radical Islam are indeed redirecting their Jihad's strategc focii towards RUSSIA-CHINA + CENTRAL ASIA. IN THE ABSENCE OF INVADING IRAN, THE USA = US-ALLIES MUST PRECLUDE ISLAMIST NUCLEAR TERROR [Iran-Bloc + Militants] EVEN IFF IT MEANS RISKING ANTAGONIZING RUSSIA-CHINA, etc.

*2008-2012/13 > USA = rising US-led OWG-NWO is presently winning the WOT in the ME, but can still be defeated at this stage - likewise, Radical Islam is presently losing in the ME but can still defeat the US-Allies. IFF THERE IS ANY ISLAMIST "HIDDEN IMAM-MAHDI", andor AMER HIROSHIMA options, THE TIME FOR SAME IS NOW!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-04 19:02|| 2008-05-04 19:02|| Front Page Top

#8 No, AFGHANISTAN does matter - my read of Islamist strategy indics that Osama = Islamists have decided that BIPOLAR [US-West vs Islamism] IS BETTER THAN MULTIPOLAR [West, Islamism, Russ-China, etal.], at least for time being in CENTRAL ASIA AS ISLAMISTS ACQUIRE ENCLAVES + espec STRATEGIC WEAPONS CAPABILITIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-04 19:17|| 2008-05-04 19:17|| Front Page Top

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