https://freerepublic.com/tag/notinterestedinawin/ en-us Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:08:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398213/posts CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Only a handful of the thousands of troops in the U.S. Marines' main base here thought it worth the effort to get out of bed for President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan, which began at 5:30 a.m. local time. In the workout gym — one of the few public places with TVs — only two Navy Seabee engineers were watching when the speech began, and they were sharply divided on the wisdom of the president's plan. "I didn't really hear a good reason," said E3 Steven Lewis, 23, of Boise, Idaho. "I think it's all gone... McClatchy Newspapers https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398213/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:08:08 GMT