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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri>I don't consider myself any sort of
military expert. As I have said before, I think Afghanistan is a lost cause that
has at least a quarter century before it manages to claw its way up to
third world status. I tend to agree with the faction that believes we should
drastically reduce troop levels, maintain/increase drone over flights, and
bounce the rubble as the opportunity presents itself. Pretending we can
establish any kind of functional government there is delusional.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri>g</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR></FONT>--------------------------------------------------<BR>From:
"Andreas Schou" <ophite@gmail.com><BR>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010
6:03 PM<BR>To: "Gary Crabtree" <jampot@roadrunner.com><BR>Cc: "the
lockshop" <lockshop@pull.twcbc.com>;
<vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sign seen in
Genesee<BR><BR>> The Iraq war is set to close-down within the timetable he
gave before<BR>> the election. What problem do you see there? Afghanistan,
due to seven<BR>> years of near-total neglect, is a mess. Karzai -- our
appointed<BR>> candidate -- has been taking giant bags stuffed full of cash
from the<BR>> Iranians, and has been doing so since before Bush left
office.<BR>> <BR>> What's the solution that seems so crystal-clear to
you?<BR>> <BR>> -- ACS<BR>> <BR>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:59 PM,
Gary Crabtree <jampot@roadrunner.com> wrote:<BR>>> To further your
half assed analogy, BHO bid on the home as is, all the while<BR>>>
boasting of being a master fire fighter. He then stands around
complaining<BR>>> about it being an inferno. Rather than doing anything
useful about the<BR>>> problem, he bitches about the previous owner,
reorganizes the sock drawer,<BR>>> and goes on a lengthy
vacation.<BR>>><BR>>> g<BR>>><BR>>>
--------------------------------------------------<BR>>> From: "Andreas
Schou" <ophite@gmail.com><BR>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010
5:36 PM<BR>>> To: "the lockshop"
<lockshop@pull.twcbc.com><BR>>> Cc:
<vision2020@moscow.com><BR>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sign seen in
Genesee<BR>>><BR>>>>> Looks as though GWB had a little help in
the undertaking. As to the<BR>>>>> assertion that BHO is on record
as opposing the effort, while he wasn't<BR>>>>>
in<BR>>>>> office for these votes,he did consistantly vote to fund
it.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Cutting the funding doesn't end the war. It
commits us to a war<BR>>>> without committing any resources. In every
way, it's the worst of both<BR>>>> worlds: it commits us to half-assing
a policy or, at worst,<BR>>>> half-assing the end to that policy. I
opposed the war in Iraq. I think<BR>>>> we've substantially completed
our mission in Afghanistan. As a<BR>>>> representative, I'd vote to
fund either, because half-assing it is not<BR>>>> an
option.<BR>>>><BR>>>>> Obama has been CiC for two years
now. If he really wanted us out, we'd be<BR>>>>> out. They're
his<BR>>>>> wars now.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Gary? Let's
say someone comes over to your house and sets it on fire.<BR>>>> In a
sense, that's your fire -- congratulations, you're the guy with<BR>>>>
the responsibility to put it out. We can talk about whether
you're<BR>>>> doing a good job stopping the fire. But if we're talking
about why<BR>>>> there's a fire in your house, cutting the arsonist out
of the picture<BR>>>> is not just nonsensical, but
insane.<BR>>>><BR>>>> -- ACS<BR>>>><BR>>>>
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