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If this works as reported, this is truly great. But you know what would save even more lives? If we got the f&ck out of Afghanistan. What are we even doing ther
by nhebb 13y ago
If this works as reported, this is truly great. But you know what would save even more lives? If we got the f&ck out of Afghanistan. What are we even doing there? When is this last time a reporter asked the President about the Afghan war and when it will end? The tolerance of the current situation just baffles me.
- callmeed 13y agoI don't know if the sunk cost fallacy applies to politics and war but I suspect that comes into play here. Recent (July) articles indicate he's considering a withdrawal in 2014. This article is interesting as well http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/08/obama_sidesteps_afghan_war_--_with_medias_help_119533.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/08/obama_s...
- rimantas 13y agoAnd just this morning in the news I heard about bigger plans for Syria than just a few air strikes.
- redrocket 13y ago"What are we even doing there?" Opium.
- pekk 13y agoWe got out of Iraq and plenty of lives are still being lost there, even though the government is still in place. Afghanistan is a tougher case. They will lose even more lives.
- InclinedPlane 13y agoThe Iraqi government actually wants US troops to return... More than a bit ironic in a lot of ways.