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Sarah Palin: Finally, A Decision for Afghanistan: We're In It to Win It
Sarah Palin Facebook ^ | Dec 1, 2009 | BigTigerMike

Posted on 12/01/2009 7:43:51 PM PST by Bigtigermike

Three months ago, I joined a number of Americans in urging President Obama to provide the resources necessary to achieve our goals in Afghanistan. Tonight, I am glad he mostly heeded that advice........


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012palin; 2012sarah; 2012sarahpalin; afghanistan; madamepresident; madamepresidentpalin; mittbotsontheattack; obama; oef; oefsurge; palin; palin2012; ruderomneylover; ruderomneylovr; ruderomneyluver; ruderomneyluvr; sarah2012; waronterror; zotorama
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To: SmokingJoe
Look in the dictionary. It tells you what “victory” means. If you are too ignorant to know what “victory” means, I am afraid I can’t help ya.

He didn't ask for the meaning of victory, he asked for what victory would be in Afghanistan.

A very reasonable question.

161 posted on 12/02/2009 12:41:08 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: org.whodat
I repeat again, what is victory in Afghanistan, there is childish victory like, we won the foot ball game, now what is victory in Afghanistan. What set of events happen to have a pronouncement of victory in Afghanistan.

You would think that this would have a simple answer!

Why all the resistance in answering it?

162 posted on 12/02/2009 12:45:28 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: Cicero
Really there was no good response to this idiot/Communist/Muslim in the White House.

Yes, there is, the TRUTH.

Tell him that his 'policy' is a non-policy that will result in nothing but defeat.

This is how LBJ dragged us into Vietnam.

163 posted on 12/02/2009 12:47:54 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: missanne
Governor Palin is Ronald Reagan in a skirt!

Reagan would never have ever resigned being Governor.

164 posted on 12/02/2009 12:49:48 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: fortheDeclaration
He didn't ask for the meaning of victory, he asked for what victory would be in Afghanistan”

Victory in war is victory in war.
The word “victory” does not change meanings just because we are in Afghanistan.
Look it up sometime will ya?

165 posted on 12/02/2009 12:51:25 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: WillT

You do know that no criticism of St.Palin is allowed on FR?


166 posted on 12/02/2009 12:56:47 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: SmokingJoe
Victory in war is victory in war. The word “victory” does not change meanings just because we are in Afghanistan. Look it up sometime will ya?

It is?

So victory over Germany and Japan in WW2 was the same as victory over Germany in WW1 or over the British in the American Revolution?

No politican ever defines what victory means anymore, since they have no intention of obtaining it.

167 posted on 12/02/2009 1:01:05 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: fortheDeclaration
So victory over Germany and Japan in WW2 was the same as victory over Germany in WW1 or over the British in the American Revolution”

Nice try.
You seem to forget that after we fought and won the conventional war in Japan and Germany in WW II, our troops were then subjected to guerrilla warfare and what we would call terrorist attacks for years in those 2 countries, before we finally pacified those countries.
In fact, things got so bad, that the New York Times, at one time was calling for our troops to be pulled out of Germany, because according to them, the Germans were simply not genetically made to practice Democracy. Same things were said about the Japanese too.
Its funny when we look back at those statements today isn't it?
There is no easy way out anywhere.
You either finish the job, or it comes back to bite you in the butt.
You wanna try again?

168 posted on 12/02/2009 1:28:18 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: fortheDeclaration

“Reagan would never have ever resigned being Governor. “

Now how the hack do you now that?


169 posted on 12/02/2009 1:30:22 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: fortheDeclaration

Now how the heck do you now that?


170 posted on 12/02/2009 1:32:28 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: fortheDeclaration
You do know that no criticism of St.Palin is allowed on FR?”

Playing the victim again are we?
If criticism of Sarah Palin is now allowed, how come you are still posting here, when all you do all day is criticize and attack Sarah Palin like a paid troll?
And how can you even complain when you are challenged after attacking Sarah Palan, when you yourself are doing most of the attacking?
You can't attack, then turn round and whine when you are attacked right back.

171 posted on 12/02/2009 1:38:27 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SoCalPol; Victoria Delsoul; cripplecreek; PennsylvaniaMom; KansasGirl; Perdogg; jla; ...
To all those who think she's "off base" and "not critical of Obama", please note the last paragraph.

Talk of an exit date also risks sending the wrong message. We should be in Afghanistan to win, not to set a timetable for withdrawal that signals a lack of resolve to our friends, and lets our enemies believe they can wait us out.

She has always said we should listen to our Generals and fight to win. To oppose the troop surge would be a non-sequitur. She approves of THIS part.

However she hardly hides her criticism of Obama's defeatist talk.

172 posted on 12/02/2009 1:39:28 AM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: SmokingJoe
“If criticism of Sarah Palin is now allowed, “

Should read:
“If criticism of Sarah Palin is not allowed, “

173 posted on 12/02/2009 1:43:37 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Pan_Yan
Finally a comment I can agree with.....You folks have to read Madame President's comment deeper and pay more attention to what she actually says, and not act like Daily Kos fools.......

We need the surge, we got part of it, you have to acknowledge facts when they present themselves, or your criticisms are not valid.

174 posted on 12/02/2009 3:34:01 AM PST by The Wizard (I support Madame President, the only President in America today)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
She said exactly what a Statesman had to say... and she set the pieces in place to eviscerate the kenyan marxist when he tries to cut and run or ties our Military up with defeatist ROE’s. This was Churchillian.

LLS

175 posted on 12/02/2009 4:14:08 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
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To: MNlurker; shaft29
To quote a line from the movie “Next Friday”... “shaft29... you got knocked the **** out”!

LLS

176 posted on 12/02/2009 4:16:31 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
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To: sailor4321
Its got to be something along the lines of insuring that Afghanistan is never again used as a base for launching attacks against, or trying to destabilize, us or our allies

Impossible.

Man can't insure that Germany or Canada or the house next door can never again be used as a base for launching attacks against us. It can't be done at any price. Even if we turn it into a crater and fill it with brine, it can still be used against us.

177 posted on 12/02/2009 4:35:44 AM PST by Theophilus (Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?)
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To: Bigtigermike
Why all of the fuss? She knows and we know that its half-hearted at best. But we take what we can get, and even she doubted that mentioning an exit strategy was a good idea (of which there have been very few).

If this is based upon the needs of the military leadership in order to achieve mission objectives and win, it beats having done nothing.

178 posted on 12/02/2009 5:12:05 AM PST by pvoce ('Good' sense and 'Common' sense are two entirely different concepts.)
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To: SmokingJoe
In fact, things got so bad, that the New York Times, at one time was calling for our troops to be pulled out of Germany

Cite?

179 posted on 12/02/2009 5:20:23 AM PST by Jim Noble (We Are Traveling in the Footsteps of Those Who've Come Before)
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To: fortheDeclaration

“With SEALS being persecuted for being too hard on a terrorist, you think Obama is going to aggressively pursue the war?”

I wasn’t agreeing with Obama, I was agreeing with Palin.


180 posted on 12/02/2009 5:20:50 AM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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