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Title: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 12:23:02 PM
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Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Dos Equis on March 28, 2010, 12:24:50 PM
I watched some of his speech to the troops.  Sounded like a lukewarm reception compared to past presidential visits.  I can't even listen the man anymore. 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 28, 2010, 12:27:48 PM
I watched some of his speech to the troops.  Sounded like a lukewarm reception compared to past presidential visits.  I can't even listen the man anymore. 

More wasted tax dollars.

He is just trying to divert attention away from the healcare mess. 

 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 12:29:17 PM
'More wasted tax dollars. '

What was a waste?  Him flying there?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 28, 2010, 12:31:01 PM
'More wasted tax dollars. '

What was a waste?  Him flying there?

Yes.  Most of those soldiers probably dont want to see him in the first place and he is there for a photo op only.   
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 12:31:49 PM
Was it a waste when Bush made the trip?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 28, 2010, 12:33:19 PM
Was it a waste when Bush made the trip?

Yes.  This is all to make the news tonight to get off the topic of health care.  His bounce is over and his ratings are heading down again.
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Dos Equis on March 28, 2010, 12:34:21 PM
More wasted tax dollars.

He is just trying to divert attention away from the healcare mess. 

 

Nah man.  I disagree.  The CIC should be visiting troops in theater.  Not a waste of money.  I don't mind paying.  But I know a substantial number of them don't like him.  
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 12:34:39 PM
Was it a waste when Palin visited the troops?

I mean, as a political candidate, her visit was mostly to grow her foreign experience from 3 countries (USA, Canada, Mexico) to include some new places.  I think she even included the nations where she was on the runway for 5 min and never exited the plane, oddly.

Anyway, if the Commander-in-Chief visiting the troops at war during the Holy Week just before they begin a huge assault on the Taleban stronghold of Kandahar is a "waste" as you say... what would you call Ms. Palin's visit?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 28, 2010, 12:37:33 PM
240 - this is the first trip this communist asshole has made there since taking office.  Dont you think he could have went when he spent those many many weeks in europe asia or other places? 

This is all about diverting the news away from health care and nothing else. 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 12:59:36 PM
According to the Washington Post...
Bush's first trip to Afghanistan was 3/01/06
His second trip to Afghanistan was 8/05/07
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 28, 2010, 01:04:11 PM
According to the Washington Post...
Bush's first trip to Afghanistan was 3/01/06
His second trip to Afghanistan was 8/05/07


And your point by bringing up Bush again is? ? ? ? ?   
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Coach is Back! on March 28, 2010, 01:36:56 PM
Is going to say how well its going over there when in actuality there have been three times as many soldiers killed since January?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 01:38:55 PM
We lost a lot of troops in iraq during the surge too.  When you 'take the fight to the enemy', you kill a lot more of them, and yes, more soldiers die, sadly.

We're essentially using a surge in Afghanistan now.  Deaths are double what they were last year, yes.  But we're making more progress than we did for the last 8 years of stalemating there.
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: BodyProSite on March 28, 2010, 04:00:45 PM
we lost more lives on the tex  mex boarder, due to drug cartel,  almost double in 2009  than all 8 years of war 240    why are you not crying about that
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: BodyProSite on March 28, 2010, 04:01:55 PM
to bad bam bam dont run into osama  and they were forced to fight to the death america would be in a win win situation no matter the outcome
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2010, 04:20:37 PM
'we lost more lives on the tex  mex boarder, due to drug cartel,  almost double in 2009  than all 8 years of war 240    why are you not crying about that "


I've said a hundred times, we should mine the borders.  Any illegals should have a leg broken and dropped off at southernmost tip of MEX.  Prob solved.
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 29, 2010, 06:25:33 AM
And your point by bringing up Bush again is? ? ? ? ?   

To show the hypocrisy and contradictions of your delusions.

Quite successfully at that too I might add.

Change your tampon, your whining is old.
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 29, 2010, 06:31:07 AM
To show the hypocrisy and contradictions of your delusions.

Quite successfully at that too I might add.

Change your tampon, your whining is old.

I was never a big fan of Bush. 

Plus, I thought MAObama was supposed to be the anti-bush no? 

Next. 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 29, 2010, 08:28:36 AM
So you support the POTUS not going to visit the troops in a time of war.  Is that what you are saying?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 29, 2010, 08:35:18 AM
So you support the POTUS not going to visit the troops in a time of war.  Is that what you are saying?

Of course he should, but why now? 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2010, 08:44:32 AM
we're ramping up the kandahar afghan surge shortly.  it's the holy week.  is there a better time?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: BM OUT on March 29, 2010, 09:24:29 AM
Was it a waste when Palin visited the troops?

I mean, as a political candidate, her visit was mostly to grow her foreign experience from 3 countries (USA, Canada, Mexico) to include some new places.  I think she even included the nations where she was on the runway for 5 min and never exited the plane, oddly.

Anyway, if the Commander-in-Chief visiting the troops at war during the Holy Week just before they begin a huge assault on the Taleban stronghold of Kandahar is a "waste" as you say... what would you call Ms. Palin's visit?

Did my tax money pay for Palin to go there?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 29, 2010, 10:08:10 AM
Of course he should, but why now? 

Then when?
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 29, 2010, 10:09:12 AM
Then when?

how about when he went on his world apology tour last year?  Or the bid for the olympics?  Or how about when he went for the nobel peace prize? 
Title: Re: Obama visits Afghanistan today
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 29, 2010, 11:38:36 AM
What is the standard measure of time line that is acceptable?  Just what YOU think it is?