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Old 11-18-2007, 11:38 PM
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We have already lost in so many ways, and we still cannot get out.

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We either stay in, and finish what the enemy said we don't have the fortitude to do. Or we get out and repeat the Nam experience. When are we finished? When the Iraqis all together cry uncle. They will beg us to leave, but they will have stopped the sectarian killing and built up their government, police and security to manage themselves without falling apart.
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Old 11-18-2007, 11:56 PM
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We either stay in, and finish what the enemy said we don't have the fortitude to do. Or we get out and repeat the Nam experience. When are we finished? When the Iraqis all together cry uncle. They will beg us to leave, but they will have stopped the sectarian killing and built up their government, police and security to manage themselves without falling apart.
"...without falling apart."
...speaking of not having the fortitude.

I sure don't see that happening any time soon.
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Old 11-18-2007, 11:59 PM
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Unfortunately that, imho, is a fantasy that will never happen.

I am old enough to remember the arguments from the nam days...."if we pull out now all our loved ones will have died for nothing", so 20,000 dead us troops later we still pulled out....losers.

We declared victory though!

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... "if we pull out now all our loved ones will have died for nothing".......
It was true then and if the Surrender Party has it's way (again) it will be true, again.

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Oh, yeah, if we had only stayed until we lost 100,000 american lives we would have won.

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Oh, yeah, if we had only stayed until we lost 100,000 american lives we would have won.

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Correct, but its American life and he don't really care too much about that.
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Oh, yeah, if we had only stayed until we lost 100,000 american lives we would have won.

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Nice crystal ball. How are things going in Iraq, now?
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Nice crystal ball. How are things going in Iraq, now?
Getting ready for Iran now
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Nice crystal ball. How are things going in Iraq, now?
"Shades of gray".

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You're making statements on a topic that you know nothing about.
He said he would do his duty. He knows more about what he would do than you ever will, so technically you are making statements on a topic that you know nothing about.
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The best commentators on the NFL actually participated in the game.
That Howard Cossell sure did have a short career, didn't he?

Guess Hillary would be your choice next? How about Edwards? Biden, Kucinich, Giuliani............
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He said he would do his duty.
I'm waiting for that to happen.
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That Howard Cossell sure did have a short career, didn't he?

Guess Hillary would be your choice next? How about Edwards? Biden, Kucinich, Giuliani............
Are you equating watching a football game with waging war?
I'm not guessing- you're full of poop.
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I'm waiting for that to happen.
Come up with some more cliches (that apply, are relevant) while you wait.

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