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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: geode00 who wrote (48511)5/31/2005 12:54:10 AM
From: 10K a day  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
>"I trust 25% of my force, no more."

that's why i think this whole idea of training the iraq's is absurd. they don't even know who within their own group to trust. everybody is paranoid. And this recent attempt to ATTACK and show big force.... it's not going to work long term. it's not a long term solution. this is gang warfare. i'm sure it doesn't take much to be recruited by any team you want....

bottom line. i bet your base pay military grunt wants out of there....and the contract guys making a grand a day want to stay and play as long as the money holds out.

that's really all this is. ride the gravy train for as long as the american public is willing to ignore what is really going on over there...



To: geode00 who wrote (48511)5/31/2005 1:11:58 AM
From: American Spirit  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
And narco poppy clans have taken over for the Taliban, though the Taliban types are still there.

Why does it seem we can't really win in the Arab world?
Remember what really ended the Soviet Union?
Yes a lot of things, including Afghanistan.