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Michael Steele is right when he said Afghanistan is Obama's war. The Democrats were attacking Bush on the Iraq war, but to not appear weak on defense, they claimed to support the war in Afghanistan.
1 posted on 07/02/2010 8:00:49 PM PDT by SmartInsight
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2 posted on 07/02/2010 8:03:57 PM PDT by garjog
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Michael Steele isn’t right about anything! I wouldn’t trust him to give the time of day. He is the Republicans’ gift to the Democrats.


3 posted on 07/02/2010 8:13:40 PM PDT by iowamark
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Steele was wrong and should resign. Trying to twist logic and back him just because the other side attacks him makes us no better than they are when they cover for the idiotic statements made by their side.


4 posted on 07/02/2010 8:15:45 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Barack Obama is the Coleman Francis of presidents.)
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You’re using logic and facts to make your argument in favor of Steele. Many FReepers don’t care about any of that—their hatred for Steele trumps all else.


9 posted on 07/02/2010 9:22:57 PM PDT by PaleoBob
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Yes, and I wish people would take the blinders off and realize that there was a reason we never became fully engaged in Afghanistan. We had a containment policy that the public never understood. Now we are trying to occupy a country that is not and likely never will be a country for a long time or never.

We, with our rules of engagement and war ethics cannot do the things necessary to put this lawless territory into a state of peace and unity.

Just as Israel will never win in Gaza.

This is Obama's Waterloo. Let it be so and don't prop up this tin pot dictator and by doing so waste the lives of many more of our boys. It is such a waste on such a useless piece of rock populated with people who have no sense of it even being a country.

I say this with great reverence to what it means. I am a Vietnam Vet.

We won the war in Vietnam but lost the political war. There is no war to win here. It can't be won because to win it you will have to kill most of the population and in time, kill their children when they grow up to fight you as their father did.

It's not worth it. Let Obama and the Democrats eat this politically.

10 posted on 07/02/2010 10:07:25 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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BULL!!!

Steele didn’t say Afghanistan was BO’s war, he said it was a war Obama chose. And that’s putting aside the defeatist blather he spewed about us not being able to win.

Time for Steele to go.


12 posted on 07/02/2010 11:00:12 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Vuvuzela: The ancient, traditional, injection-molded polystyrene horn of the Zulu people.--Wideawake)
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There are three problems with Steele. The first problem is that he has repeatedly made statements regarding policy. This is not his job and he should stop. The second problem with Steele is that everything he says regarding policy is ignorant, wrongheaded, and/or false. Ideologically the guy is a complete and utter jackass and is not the least bit conservative. Problem number three is that Steele is raising too little money, spending too much money on himself and RNC operations, and he is not in control of the organization. Steele should go now.


14 posted on 07/02/2010 11:07:21 PM PDT by rogue yam
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When I am President, we will wage the war that has to be won, with a comprehensive strategy with five elements: getting out of Iraq and on to the right battlefield in Afghanistan and Pakistan;

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A choice. Yet to be impressed by many Republican men, resigning over this is foolish fodder.


19 posted on 07/03/2010 3:38:06 AM PDT by Son House (No Scammers or Spammers CASH ONLY SALE! No coupons, IOU's, Foodstamps, Checks, etc THIS IS CASH ONLY)
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I concur and so do the facts


20 posted on 07/03/2010 3:54:46 AM PDT by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now and in the future)
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Steele is an incompetent fool but on this one he was stating some facts.

All Hussein is doing is getting a bunch of kids killed for nothing, as he intends to cut and run next July anyway.

21 posted on 07/03/2010 4:23:28 AM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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Much to do about nothing. Steele is not in an elected leadership position in this country. He is the chosen head of the other failed party. I am not a Republican and the upcoming elections will have nothing to do with Republicans, except that they will be included in our “across the aisle” hatred for this government.
26 posted on 07/03/2010 7:51:36 AM PDT by carolinacrazy (Bow to your sensei.... BOW TO YOUR SENSEI...... www.jackassdemocrats.com)
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Just because the naive smack-talking poser obama politicized the war to use in his campaign, does not make it “obama’s war”

Afghanistan is America’s war

and we did not choose it- the islamofascists chose it when the taliban ignored President Bush’s demand and deadline to sever ties with and turn over Bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders after 9-11

Steele made (an)other idiot comment. He should resign or be put on minimum wage until he does


28 posted on 07/03/2010 9:04:21 AM PDT by silverleaf (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)
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I dont care if he is right about about this or not, He should be Bashing the Marxist every minute of every day on the Economy and Jobs. Why are we having an Election in November since everything we should be basing our decisions on will be Announced AFTER the elections? Dont you think you should Know which direction the people you are going to vote for are going to take to try and Fix the Diastrous mess this Marxist is foisting upon the Country? Why Is Steele not DEMANDING the Democrats answer questions now about the MASSIVE tax increases that are coming when Bushs Tax cuts Expire Jan.1st, Now these are separate from all the Nice Goodies that Obamas Deficit reduction Commission will be Dropping on us and to which Obama ALREADY Knows about judging by his remark that he will be Calling all those Whining about Deficits,BLUFF,next year ,so WHY is That Buffoon Steele Not Demanding the Democrats explain BEFORE The Election so we can Cast an Informed Vote .
I will tell you Because the Republicans Dont have a Clue and Steele is an Incompetent Buffoon.


54 posted on 07/04/2010 6:14:26 AM PDT by ballplayer
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