Obama's Economic Plan Finally Explained

[guido911]

Now, I get it:

[FOTD]

You ever contribute anything of substance?

[tshane250]

^^^ Huh, with regards to the unborn it's just the opposite. 

[FOTD]

^^^ Huh, with regards to the unborn it's just the opposite. 

No. For the unborn, it's about the Mother's choice and has nothing to do with you and me. That's what the law says. Unless you are un American and don't believe in the law of this land.

Let's not get into that discussion, wingnut.

[tshane250]

No. For the unborn, it's about the Mother's choice and has nothing to do with you and me. That's what the law says. Unless you are un American and don't believe in the law of this land.

Let's not get into that discussion, wingnut.

Oh, I figured you throw out mother's choice.  Well, the same can be said about our beloved men and women in the military.  No one forced them to join the military.  They know full and well that they may be asked to sacrifice their life.  There is no draft, which is the law of the land, they are free to join on their own.  Oh and as for mother's choice, she also has a choice to 1) not have sex, and B) use protection.  And why the need to call me names?  I never called you a name. 

[PlanetX]

You ever contribute anything of substance?

I wonder what happened to those protesters about the war since Obama was elected President? He's increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, thus ratcheting up that war significantly.

[Conan71]

I wonder what happened to those protesters about the war since Obama was elected President? He's increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, thus ratcheting up that war significantly.

Did you also notice that the daily troop casualty count is no longer a prominent daily fixture in the media like it was before the November elections?  Unless you really keep your eye on it, it's almost as if no one is dying in Iraq or Afghanistan now.

[FOTD]

Drones.

[cannon_fodder]

Did you also notice that the daily troop casualty count is no longer a prominent daily fixture in the media like it was before the November elections?  Unless you really keep your eye on it, it's almost as if no one is dying in Iraq or Afghanistan now.

I hadn't noticed that.  But now that you mention it the point is very true.  How odd.

and FOTD, I'm disappointed.  No picture?

[Conan71]

I like mine better

[waterboy]

I have a friend who is going to serve in those mountains in the background come December. He says the average temp is 20 below. Troops can only work 10 hours at a time outdoors then have to recover for 50 hours. They sleep in their gear because the barracks are not heated.

What an experience. I do truly admire those who choose to serve under such adverse conditions. God bless them.

[USRufnex]

I wonder what happened to those protesters about the war since Obama was elected President? He's increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, thus ratcheting up that war significantly.

There weren't many war protesters when we invaded Afghanistan; many were in favor of that war.....

Barack Obama in 2002--- a war protest at the Federal Plaza in Chicago.

http://usliberals.about.com/od/extraordinaryspeeches/a/Obama2002War.htm

I don't oppose all wars. My grandfather signed up for a war the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, fought in Patton's army. He fought in the name of a larger freedom, part of that arsenal of democracy that triumphed over evil.

I don't oppose all wars. After September 11, after witnessing the carnage and destruction, the dust and the tears, I supported this administration's pledge to hunt down and root out those who would slaughter innocents in the name of intolerance, and I would willingly take up arms myself to prevent such tragedy from happening again.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne.

[Chicken Little]

Did you also notice that the daily troop casualty count is no longer a prominent daily fixture in the media like it was before the November elections?  Unless you really keep your eye on it, it's almost as if no one is dying in Iraq or Afghanistan now.

Sadly, I see them every day in the NY Times, WaPo, and news services.  Iraq casualties are down, as you might expect, but Afghanistan sounds like hell these days.  This Week still does In Memorium, which I find particularly poignant.  NewsHour, too.  

This is d*mn good soldier story from liberal media outlet, Vanity Fair.  It's from Jan, and about Korengal Valley (most of the stories are about Helmand Pvc these days).  But it's a great story with great pics so, if you haven't yet read it, you should:  http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/01/afghanistan200801

What is different right now is that the political debate is not hot.  We're ramping down in Iraq and ramping up in Afghanistan...which I guess makes sense to a lot of Americans of every stripe.  I don't think the lack of a policy debate means people don't care.   Maybe some media outlets aren't covering the story (perhaps those about those f***sticks at Fox News?), but it seems to me that there is a lot of reporting.

[FOTD]

I wonder what happened to those protesters about the war since Obama was elected President? He's increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, thus ratcheting up that war significantly.

We were protesting that war in Iraq for oil....and the lies that were told to get us there and the trillions it cost...and the hundreds of thousands deaths...and the change in our legal system arranged through shameful directives from our pitiful executive branch.

The Ghani War is not the same. It is being fought with drones, fewer casualties, less money, and more efficient. It is a war few understand as the US attempts to integrate the Taliban into a settlement pact with Pakistan. It is a war for energy transportation routes to be established from the Middle East to Asia. It is the USA's last stand in holding power over the the regions future oil and gas needs.

We finally have some smarts behind policy instead of Haliburton and you geeks just want to castrate POTUS OBAMA....that's it.

Here ...read up you dumb republijerks. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/0510_energy_cooperation.aspx
Peace Pipeline: http://www.heritage.org/research/asiaandthepacific/bg2139.cfm

Now, Planet X a picture of you for Conan!

[Conan71]

And I believe the government still does business with Halliburton, KBR, and Xe with much less fanfare than before.