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Barack Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future
Times Online ^ | 10/08/2009 | Tim Reid in Washington

Posted on 10/08/2009 1:11:01 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

President Obama is prepared to accept some Taleban involvement in Afghanistan’s political future and is unlikely to favour a large influx of new US troops being demanded by his ground commander, a senior official said tonight.

Mr Obama appears to have been swayed in recent days by arguments from some advisers, led by Vice-President Joe Biden, that the Taleban do not pose a direct threat to the US and that there should be greater focus on tackling al-Qaeda inside Pakistan.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bho44; bhofascism; democrats; obama; sodomhusseinobama; taleban; taliban
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To: Arkansas Tider

I am so sorry for your loss of your friend. I am just sickened that all our brave men in uniform are being treated this way by this traitor to our country. We’ll be praying for you.

Dear Father in heaven, please watch over Arkansas Tider and our other troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Father please send revival and reformation to our country so that our people can once again know you and be educated in Biblical principles, so that we can elect wise and godly leaders. Then once again our government can rest upon Your shoulders (Isaiah 6:6) as it was in the founding our our nation.


81 posted on 10/08/2009 3:07:21 PM PDT by boxlunch
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To: MitchAccord
As long as we act as “Liberators” and not “conquerors” democracy will never be achieved. The lessons from WWII have been forgotten. We tried to win the hearts and minds of the people in VN and we didn't succeed there. “Alexander the Great” had the right idea when it came to fighting wars.
82 posted on 10/08/2009 3:11:14 PM PDT by NY Attitude (Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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To: kidd; Responsibility2nd

bttt

Absolutely.

BOILING MAD HERE

There was a time after the Soviets in the early 90s the Taliban seemed like a good idea to some Afghanis. Didn’t take too long for that illusion of restored order to turn into a repressive regime of Shari‘a law. Women taken out of teaching roles, thus affecting boys and girls - and ended up with young men only sitting in maddrasses getting heavy doses of anti-Western anti-Christian anti-Semitic indoctrination.

As an aside, IMHO, Obama would honestly welcome Shari‘a law here in the USA if any group would want it.

Oh yes, Obama, you’ve got a fine adviser in the form of Joe Plugs O’ Biden. What fools and tools you both are.

Biden was right in a way, Zero will be tested and we might not like his response.

We have our men and women along with just a few other foreign forces fighting for their lives there and for our protection here at home.

We are training soldiers, aviators, and support personnel every day and sending them over.

To what end, if Obama can’t say the word VICTORY? To what end, if he will not listen to military advisors and only a wet finger he sticks in the wind?

And Biden and Obama want to let the foxes guard the hen house?

STILL BOILING


83 posted on 10/08/2009 3:11:56 PM PDT by Sparko ("Barack Hussein Obama He said Red, Yellow, Black or White All are equal in His sight. Mmm, mmm, mmm")
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To: ArmstedFragg

It’s not a trial ballon. He is murdering our Warriors. It is MURDER pure and simple, and there is NO OTHER WORD FOR IT!!!


84 posted on 10/08/2009 3:16:44 PM PDT by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1.)
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To: Arkansas Tider

You got it. Every single day. Both me and my husband, until you all come back to us safe.


85 posted on 10/08/2009 3:21:07 PM PDT by kozanne
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To: Responsibility2nd

That. Son. Of. A. Bitch.

I detest FDR, but cannot imagine him saying, “Nazis can be involved in Germany’s future.”

We are so screwed.


86 posted on 10/08/2009 3:21:26 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Cheney/Palin 2012!)
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To: boxlunch
AMEN!
87 posted on 10/08/2009 3:22:05 PM PDT by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1.)
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To: Arkansas Tider

Prayers for YOU and ALL of your Brothers In Arms every minute of every day.

Stay Safe


88 posted on 10/08/2009 3:25:27 PM PDT by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1.)
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To: kidd; Responsibility2nd; PghBaldy

I had written

“As an aside, IMHO, Obama would honestly welcome Shari‘a law here in the USA if any group would want it.”

See post here

Barack Obama adviser says Sharia Law is misunderstood
Telegraph ^ | October 8 | Andrew Gilligan and Alex Spillius
Posted on Thu Oct 8 17:21:24 2009 by PghBaldy


89 posted on 10/08/2009 3:29:12 PM PDT by Sparko ("Barack Hussein Obama He said Red, Yellow, Black or White All are equal in His sight. Mmm, mmm, mmm")
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To: MitchAccord

>>> What still hasn’t been explained are why the Afghanis are so reluctant to fight the Taliban. <<<

Perhaps because they realize that our country’s military is now led by the Obamanoid, and that consequently their chances of being abandoned by the US — a la South Vietnam after Nixon’s resignation and the Demonrat ascendency in Congress — has increased significantly.

>>> Can we really impose a democracy on such a relatively primitive people? <<<

Primitive relative to what? LA? Chicago?


90 posted on 10/08/2009 3:32:07 PM PDT by Poe White Trash (Wake up!)
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To: NormsRevenge

“Why is anyone surprised at how The One makes his decisions and where his empathy lies?”

He said it. He meant it. No one believed it. And if they did, they agreed with it. (Those who didn’t vote for him excluded.)
Everyone who voted for this muslim fakir should be hanged.


91 posted on 10/08/2009 3:32:37 PM PDT by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Mr Obama appears to have been swayed in recent days by arguments from some advisers, led by Vice-President Joe Biden, that the Taleban do not pose a direct threat to the US...

Dumb f***s.

92 posted on 10/08/2009 3:41:45 PM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: theDentist

Where does that jerk General Biden think AQ trained!!!!! and does he and Obama care so little for women and children they will turn them back to Taliban rule!!!!!!


93 posted on 10/08/2009 3:45:29 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: MindBender26

“He is exactly on track toward in goal of destroying the United States, as his mother and mentors taught him to do.”

You are exactly right.

Too bad Americans won’t allow themselves to see the truth.

After all, it can’t happen here.

Too bad Americans aren’t up for a fight. Instead they’ll wait, in quiet desperation, to vote in 2010 for their next set of ‘leaders’. Who will screw them over just like the last set of ‘leaders’.

Constitution? What constitution?

This country is doomed.


94 posted on 10/08/2009 3:50:50 PM PDT by Boucheau
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To: RobinOfKingston

“Has the rectum-in-chief given his consent for the republicans to be involved in America’s future?

Next question, even with his consent, do the republicans want to be involved in America’s future?”

Answer: no to both.


95 posted on 10/08/2009 3:52:20 PM PDT by PIF
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To: Arkansas Tider
Thank you for your service. God Bless you.
96 posted on 10/08/2009 3:52:59 PM PDT by 444Flyer ("Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: billsgottago

+100


97 posted on 10/08/2009 3:53:12 PM PDT by PIF
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To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
Ditto! My heart breaks for the families of the fallen.
98 posted on 10/08/2009 3:53:32 PM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Obama has just readied his surrender
99 posted on 10/08/2009 3:55:42 PM PDT by tobyhill (The Communist has arrived)
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To: Seaplaner

Hillary Rodham is a Marxist and would take us to some form of benign socialism likethe EU. Hussein is a Maoist, and like Mao Tse Tsung, wants to destroy the country to remake it in his image - litteraly.


100 posted on 10/08/2009 3:57:11 PM PDT by PIF
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