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Obama prepared to pay off the Taliban
Unto the Breach ^ | 12 Oct 2009 | Chris Carter

Posted on 10/12/2009 9:44:51 AM PDT by Crush

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1 posted on 10/12/2009 9:44:51 AM PDT by Crush
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We are soooo screwed..paying off your enemies worked so well for the Byzantines *snorts*.


2 posted on 10/12/2009 9:47:46 AM PDT by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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He being a good Kenyan-born, illegal alien, devout muslim, why are we surprised. Can’t wait to find out in a tell-all book about his muslim prayer rug. What a POS!


3 posted on 10/12/2009 9:47:50 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: Crush
Here we go again!

Recall Chamberlain and Hitler and notice the outcome.

The outcome will be similiar or worse. Obama may happily BAIL THEM OUT with our tax dollars of ocurse, and they can use the money to drop a bomb on all of us. How nice!

4 posted on 10/12/2009 9:48:43 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Mmogamer

Same with Chamberlain and Hitler ... .

There does our debt, AGAIN!


5 posted on 10/12/2009 9:49:25 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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What happens when the Taliban ups the payment to $30 per day? Will we jump in with $40?
Maybe this is the way obama plans to handle crime, too - pay the perps to not murder, cheat, and steal.


6 posted on 10/12/2009 9:54:15 AM PDT by ElayneJ
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To: nmh
Here is what a soldier had to say on Anysoldier.com It makes me just furious at this AWFUL administration....


"11 Oct 2009: I don't know what you heard about COP Keating. A week and a half ago we moved from our O.P. to our COP. COP keating. On the 3rd we were overran. We were pinned down by over one hundred mortar rounds and the as soon as those stopped, they took out our trucks and towers with RPGs. They had snipers everywhere and kept us pinned down. Then they managed to infiltrate the wire and it was just Armageddon. We had to call for fire on our own position. We lost 8 men. None of us have anything left. It was all destroyed. This is the first chance that I have had to get on the Internet. They pulled us out about 36 hours ago. I don't know what else to say"
7 posted on 10/12/2009 9:55:20 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: nmh
and they can use the money to drop a bomb on all of us. How nice!

With the removal of the defense missiles in Poland, your statement takes on a new level of truth.

God help us all.

8 posted on 10/12/2009 9:57:41 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Crush

Gee, what if King George had thought of this? We all know that the Patriots were totally lacking in faith in the cause and were in it just for the money.


9 posted on 10/12/2009 9:58:22 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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“Gilles Dorronsoro from the Carnegie Institute insisted: “You cannot break an insurgency that strong with money. It’s not a mercenary force — it’s a very powerful movement”

BHO has no clue what so ever, at least that guy does. The Taliban are an ideologically/religiously driven movement. No way money will “buy” them at least not for long. Maybe our Nobel laureate can put the bidding up on Ebay for transparency purposes./s It would be ironic if the Taliban refused dollars and wanted other currencies just like the Saudis are talking about doing with their oil transactions.

10 posted on 10/12/2009 9:59:33 AM PDT by Polynikes (Viene una tormenta)
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To: Crush
Paying off the Taliwhackers worked out SOOOOO well when BJ Clinton tried it....


11 posted on 10/12/2009 10:10:29 AM PDT by RasterMaster (The only way to open a LIEberal mind is with a brick!)
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To: Crush

Ah sheesh! Who gave this ahole a blank check? Get him out before it’s too late. VOTE against the person that isn’t Bush.


12 posted on 10/12/2009 10:10:54 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (dimocRATS, the party of taxes and death. Is this what you want?)
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Let’s give them Massachusetts, but they have to take Barney Frank or no deal.


13 posted on 10/12/2009 10:11:12 AM PDT by wny
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To: nmh
Read a book recently about the Battle of Britain.

Apparently, while Neville Chamberlain and his predecessor, Baldwin, were appeasing the Germans, the Brits were developing the Hurricane and Spitfire, the radar system and the doctrine that defended the UK and won the Battle of Britain. In fact, this may be very reason he was “appeasing” the Nazis. So, he wasn't all bad.

Unlike Obama.

14 posted on 10/12/2009 10:13:04 AM PDT by Little Ray (Obama is a kamikaze president aimed at the heart of this Republic.)
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To: RasterMaster

Of course, Bush did it too by paying off the insurgents.


15 posted on 10/12/2009 10:13:58 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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To: Crush

They’re probably now gonna want to be paid in EUROs, since ZERO is letting the Dollar drop down to same!


16 posted on 10/12/2009 10:21:04 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA
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To: Captain Kirk

That’s funny...I must have missed the insurgents flying planes into buildings. Paying them to turn on the mullahs and turn in those our troops were hunting for isn’t what BJ Clinton was doing.

Nice try though.


17 posted on 10/12/2009 10:28:52 AM PDT by RasterMaster (The only way to open a LIEberal mind is with a brick!)
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To: Crush
What a schmuck.

They'll take our money and pull the trigger anyway.

18 posted on 10/12/2009 10:37:51 AM PDT by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
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To: Mmogamer

While I don’t think it is a good idea here, the Byzantine reference is a poor example. The Byzantines used this tactic, along with others for a thousand years and survived through numerous enemies. It was only when the West completely turned their backs on them that the Byzantines were overcome.


19 posted on 10/12/2009 11:19:34 AM PDT by gbscott1954 (Sarah 2012!!!)
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The Pashtun Taliban also did not fly planes into buildings. Those were Arab Sunni members of Al Qaeda from Saudi Arabia and Egypt. In case you weren’t reading the papers, the insurgents bribed by Bush were the same ones killing Americans and civilians with suicide bombers allied with the Arab Al Qaeda in Iraq.


20 posted on 10/12/2009 11:32:00 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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