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To: Lane3 who wrote (72836)	6/18/2008 11:42:36 AM
From: biotech_bull	Respond to of 542967

I had a boss once whose favorite saying was that we judge others by what they actually do but we judge ourselves by what we know that we can do. That's a great point - very true

To: Lane3 who wrote (72836)	6/18/2008 11:44:53 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542967

Similarly we judge the opposition candidate by his rhetoric and our candidate but what we believe is underneath the rhetoric. Obama's rhetoric was specifically a 16-month withdrawal with residual forces remaining for antiterrorist missions, all subject to conditions on the ground as described by the field commanders. I don't have to dig underneath that to see if it fits Friedman's view. I can't figure out what is underneath McCain's rhetoric. If things go really well, do the troops come home, or do we stay forever to make sure we don't "lose" somehow? It doesn't add up in my calculator.