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2009-06-11 Britain

Former British commander in Afghanistan says Treasury is crippling war

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Consider the costs of not fighting. Got a few thousand lives and smoking holes in the ground here that make the current cost in trashcanistan pale in comparison.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-06-11 00:08|| 2009-06-11 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 "So sorry brigadier---we need the money to pay for the 8 child families of Muslim immigrants"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-06-11 02:02|| 2009-06-11 02:02|| Front Page Top

#3 and lazy jobless chavs

/facepalm

Posted by Unash Big Foot4389 2009-06-11 06:34|| 2009-06-11 06:34|| Front Page Top

#4 This isn't surprising. Brown made it clear he intended to cut off funding when he came into power. He did his best to do so earlier as Chancellor.

Whatever their limitations or faults, Bush and Blair were ten times better than their successors.

Posted by lotp 2009-06-11 06:48|| 2009-06-11 06:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, City of London and the Empire flourishes on opium money. You guys were sent there not to spend money on, but to bring in the cash. You guys should help the illegal stash of opium money gets to the offshore banks from where the City of London will do the needful. It is the opium, stupid.

Posted by Gravilet Lumplump5505 2009-06-11 07:19|| 2009-06-11 07:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, it looks like Lyndon Larouche dropped by...

Posted by tu3031 2009-06-11 09:08|| 2009-06-11 09:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Is that who drooled that?

Posted by Fred 2009-06-11 13:27|| 2009-06-11 13:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, that's also O(Shit)s plan, to bankrupt America so we cannot afford to fight, and thereby save the Muslim world.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-06-11 14:37|| 2009-06-11 14:37|| Front Page Top

#9 It is the opium, stupid.

well, that certainly accounts for the... quality... of your comment.

Posted by Pappy 2009-06-11 16:13|| 2009-06-11 16:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Pappy, FTW.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-06-11 23:41|| 2009-06-11 23:41|| Front Page Top

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