maverick4

A former marine captain, a very well regarded person across the military.

U.S. official resigns over Afghan war - Washington Post- msnbc.com

Matthew Hoh: new poster boy for critics of Afghanistan war | csmonitor.com

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It's interesting that the Taliban eliminated the drug crops in Afghanistan, and since we've been in there Afghanistan is the world's biggest narcotics maker (again).

JackBauer

It's unfortunate but I have to agree. There is no good way forward in Afghanistan.

PatsWSB47

Yes because the good Taliban have the welfare of Afghanistan's citizens at heart while we support the narcotics industry over there.

Holy Diver

Osama Bin Laden is dead....

Harry Boy

Change We Can Believe In

KABUL (Reuters) - Eight U.S. service members working for the NATO-led force and one Afghan civilian were killed in multiple bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said in a statement.
Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan bomb attacks | Special Coverage | Reuters

WHERE ARE ALL THE BUSH HATING ANTI WAR HERO'S CINDY SHEEHAN, PENN, SARANDON, JON STEWART, JOHN (SLOP FACE) MURTHA, JOHN FONDA KERRY, NANCY (TOOTH SUCKER) SKUNK PELOSI, DIRT BAG LETTERMAN WHERE ARE THEY , WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE THEY SHOWED TOWARDS BUSH, WEASEL BASTARDS.

OBAMA IS BUSY FIGHTING GLENN BECK, DIRTY ARROGANT SON OF A B!TCH.

YES WE CAN, OH GOD WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE, TINGLE TINGLE, Arghhhhhhhhhahhhhh

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maverick4

Actually, while the Taliban are brutal and backwards in many ways, it's true that they eradicated drug crops while in power, and the recent rise of Afghanistan as the world narcotics producer is directly related to our presence in there. Do you actually still think everything we do in foreign lands are for good? Do you also still believe in other lies like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy?

DarrylS

Get out of Afghanistan now.. get out of Iraq now... not all that complicated, then start closing down some of the 700 bases we pay for world wide...

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maverick4

What you said goes directly against PNAC and neo-con ideology to maintain modern empire/hegemony, at all costs. We have enough crazies who will want to launch nukes before they're willing to withdraw military might across the planet.

The only way we will withdraw is if we can't afford it anymore... actually we already can't afford it, but we definitely can't keep doing it once our foreign investors (China, Japan) stop funding our wars for us.

IcyPatriot

I've said it before I would rather deal with the Taliban then with qaeda. That brings horror to some when it is said ... but we deal with others in the world just as bad. The country is a wasteland ... always will be. You need infrastructure to build an economy ... they don't have any.

Real World

You know what, maybe you're right. Maybe we should start chopping off limbs, slaughtering children, or raping the wives of poppy growers too. That will surely help eradicate the problem.

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