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To: tejek who wrote (882354)	8/25/2015 3:00:58 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578445

Yes, the R's have a number of candidates who could be president and a number who are damned strong. Dems have no one. It is so bad they've had to resort to Biden. You have to admit that is awfully weak.

To: tejek who wrote (882354)	8/25/2015 6:54:51 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Recommended By D.Austin FJB locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578445

you lefties sure are racist Group of black women kicked off Napa wine train after laughing too loud...

To: tejek who wrote (882354)	8/25/2015 9:00:23 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1578445

Hey tejek, Obomber has a new mission is Afghanistan recapture the poppy fields before the Taliban burn 'em down. NATO Troops Back in Combat as Taliban’s South Afghanistan Gains GrowTroops Aim to Try to Keep Taliban From Key Helmand City by Jason Ditz, August 24, 2015 Print This \| Share This The Taliban has been gaining ground in the Helmand Province for quite awhile, locking up important districts in the opium farming region in a sustained offensive against Afghan ground troops. Now, NATO is sending its own troops back into Helmand to try to stall the offensive. Details on troop numbers in Helmand are not public yet, but the Pentagon confirmed US airstrikes against Taliban targets inside Helmand were meant to target Taliban groups “threatening” NATO coalition troops in the area, as Musa Qala District Governor called for yet more military support for the region. Musa Qala is a valuable city in the opium trade in Helmand, and was held by the Taliban for some time before NATO troops took it in 2007. With Taliban fighters taking the neighboring district of Naw Zad last week, that gain may soon be erased. NATO has made much of “ending” the Afghan War and moving to a purely support role, but with the Taliban taking more and more territory across Afghanistan, they’re looking to again get more pro-active to avoid more calamitous losses for an Afghan military which seems in many cases outmatched. These territorial losses were less important when there was some peace process ongoing, but the Afghan revelation of the death of former Taliban leader Mullah Omar killed that, and has the new leader, Mullah Mansour, trying to prove he’s an effective war leader to unify commanders who aren’t all on board with him as a replacement. The reports of the Taliban splintering also have NATO interested in trying to further that divide, as they’ve been imagining for 14 years now that they’d eventually be able to divide and wipe out the Taliban. This too seems to be pointing away from everybody being resigned to some sort of diplomatic settlement, and toward yet more war.