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1. 

   nomad2112 said, about 1 month ago

   … just stupid.

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   Fairportfan2 said, about 1 month ago

   Yes, the previos (Mis) Admninstration was.

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   cdward said, about 1 month ago

   But let’s be real. Whether he’s dithering or not, it is not a simple situation and probably does need thought. It would be great if there were a quick decision, but real life doesn’t usually work that way.

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   scottfreitas said, about 1 month ago

   Not fair to either our US troops who have accomplished so much in Afghanistan during these past 8 years, nor to Bush, whom unlike Osama’s gang never once waved his finger in the air to check which way the political winds were blowing…

   I won’t even pretend to be fooled by the usage of Dick Cheney. Cheney wasn’t master-minding our Afghanistan policy, nor was he the cartoon villian the Left loves to portray him as. Cheney scares the panties off feminized males, that’s about it.

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   HOWGOZIT said, about 1 month ago

   Yes Obama thinks it is more important he let CNN know what his favorite movies were. What leadership from King Waffle.

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   motivemagus said, about 1 month ago

   Zing!!

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   lalas said, about 1 month ago

   Well we all know that Cheney was plotting the invasion of Iraq as far back as 1997. So yeah, maybe that well thought out long-term planning and lying to the public is a much better strategy.

   Oooh, going in half-cocked with not enough soldiers, not enough equipment, not enough understanding of the 3 bitter factions in Iraq, etc… that’s a winning strategy. OOOOhhh no no… how abut start one war and then abandon it to go fight somewhere COMPLETELY unrelated.

   Dude, he should totally do that.

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   pbarnrob said, about 1 month ago

   Yeah, that’s the ticket! Abandon Afghanistan again, and go finish cleaning up Iraq, so we can all go home and start building something useful.

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   dtroutma said, about 1 month ago

   The simple fact is that if Cheney and Rumsfeld had NOT been in charge, we might well have accomplished the “mission” in Afghanistan more than six years ago, and never have been diverted to the stupid invasion of Iraq. Scott and Andy portray the ignorance of both the American people, and the Cheney/Bush administration, with regard to south Asia, the Middle East, and “little wars”. “Who’s the Boss” was a comedy sit-com on TV. There was nothing funny about people ignorant enough to think “W” was ever really in charge.

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    Libertarian1 said, about 1 month ago

    Of interest, Obama has now been President one month longer than Bush was on 9/11. On that date Bush assumed total command and assumed responsibility for his own decisions regardless of any previous administration errors. It is about time for Obama to assume total command and assume responsibilities for his decisions. He cannot blame Cheney ad infinitum.

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    av8tor said, about 1 month ago

    If he stays in his hole long enough, he will be buried in it…

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    lalas said, 29 days ago

    LOL! Libertarian, Bush NEVER accepted any responsibility for 9/11 or any other (of the hundreds) of mistakes that he ever made.

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    ahab said, 29 days ago

    Five time deferment Cheney should shut his pie hole and visit the V.A. soldiers in the hospital. No, he has been off hunting in Utah. At least President Carter builds homes for those without one. Cheney just lines his own pockets.

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    HOWGOZIT said, 29 days ago

    Obama has so much on his plate. Perhaps he should start eating it instead of looking at it.

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    michael said, 29 days ago

    This is spot on… Afghanistan gets ignored for 8 years, and then as soon as Bush is out of office its suddenly Obamas fault.

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    4uk4ata said, 29 days ago

    “Obama has so much on his plate. Perhaps he should start eating it instead of looking at it.”

    He only has one mouth. Right now healthcare reform seems to be the main dish. He was quite active pushing for it a while back, remember? When everyone was complaining he was pushing it on all the news?

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    dtroutma said, 29 days ago

    Obama has already stepped to the plate and taken big steps to help veterans and especially our folks coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. He is not just swinging wildly at pitches far outside the box thrown by the opposing team in efforts that include “bean balls” he must dodge at the same time.

    And by the way, Bush and Cheney have still never taken real responsibility for ANY of their errors , including insulting every nation on earth from Bush’s first day in office, that in large part led to 9/11.

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    HOWGOZIT said, 28 days ago

    Trout he has stepped to the plate and then took big steps away from it. Yes he was going to have veternas pay for their healthcare until there was an uprising from veterans’ groups. Quit with the “no responsibility” BS.

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    parkersinthehouse said, 28 days ago

    scottfreitas

    “Cheney scares the panties off feminized males, that’s about it”

    in

    his

    dreams

    which is part of his problem

    sorry for waiting so long to tell you, scott, that as of this post, in all of yours that i’ve read, you’ve yet to use whom correctly

    love,

    parks

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    cdward said, 28 days ago

    When a person creates a stunningly disastrous situation, they remain forever responsible for that situation, and everyone thereafter must look back to that person’s actions to understand what happened and how to move forward. Bush is and will always be responsible for the morass we got into in Afghanistan and Iraq. True, Obama is now responsible for how we move forward – but it is always easier to get into a mess than to get out of it, so it makes perfect sense that he take plenty of time to find the way forward.

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    HOWGOZIT said, 28 days ago

    It is always easier to blame someone else. cd, trout,
    ahab, lalas, BCS prove it day in and day out.

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    dtroutma said, 28 days ago

    By Sept 13, 2001, the world press had numerous articles showing what Bush and company had done to bring on the problem,(NOT “America” per se, there was considerable sympathy for “America”, but specifically the right wing, and most notably “W” Bush) and accurately predicting the mess they would get us into- check BBC, the Guardian and numerous sources. I noted, and predicted, the same in a letter published on Sept 17, 2001. It wasn’t prophecy, just predictability, of idiots. The hole was dug before 9/11, and invading Iraq was the goal.

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    churchillwasright said, 28 days ago

    TROUTMA: 9/11 was in the works for years before it was executed. In case your way-back machine isn’t working, that would have been during the Clinton years.

    In your own way, you’re as psychotic as Scott.

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    cdward said, 28 days ago

    church, aside from being a nasty swipe, that also misses what trout said. He said our response to 9/11 wasted the great sympathy and willingness to work with us that arose from the attack. And the foundation for 9/11 goes further back than Clinton. BTW, Clinton was every bit as conservative as Bush I, so I’m not sure I consider him Democrat.

    Howie, every time we mention Bush’s role in this, you say “There you go again.” But as I said before, you own your legacy – Bush owns his, Obama will own his. I also said you have to go back to review (sometimes over and over) how you got in to the mess before you can unravel it. Those who are unwilling to look at the roots of the problem can’t hope to affect any positive resolution.

    What I find frustrating is that you want to start right now with Obama as if there were nothing before, as if the situation started with him. Ie, you do nothing but blame him. And then you scream that there has to be instantaneous action – which of course is how bad decisions are made.

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    parkersinthehouse said, 28 days ago

    cd i always appreciate your wisdom and your patience

    you and trout have expressed what has been on some of our minds but we’ve not spoken

26. 

    charliekane said, 28 days ago

    Ah, yes, Dick. The name says it all.

27. 

    lalas said, 28 days ago

    Churchy… NO one is as psychotic as the Frito.

    Well put CDW.

    Howie – What CDW said. Obama can only own the way forward. W/Dick/Rummy have to own what they did to make the situation so crappy prior to 1/20/09. Or, they can try (unsuccessfully) to blame it on Clinton/Carter/your mom.

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    lindz.coop said, 24 days ago

    Too bad so many men are so concerned about having their “panties” scared off.