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We are only there now because Obama the Magnificent claimed it was the smart war to be fighting, and nobody questioned that because he is so smart.

And so it continues

We are there because of mineral rights.

Turdacious wrote: Just like we only had advisors on the ground prior to 68?

Ike left office in 1968?

johno wrote: I'm saying when a President not only continues, but doubles-down on an activity that is in his power to completely stop, he owns it.
It is now "Obama's War."

No, what you're saying is "fuck Obama." Bush took the country to war in Afghanistan - even you can admit that. Was it a good war in 2006? January 2009?

Obama's policy is getting us nowhere, as with most of his policies, but it's a joke to pretend that he all the years of war before he reached office never happened.

tough old man wrote:

We are only there now because Obama the Magnificent claimed it was the smart war to be fighting, and nobody questioned that because he is so smart.

And so it continues

We are there because of mineral rights.

i wish. What is going on now is a joke and will leave us on 3 "Ft Apache" islands. In the micro we are very effective at dealing with the bad actors, but in the macro it has no point or endgame and gives the worst players access to the mineral resources. And our unwillingness to deal with and confront the Paks and their infiltrated intell networks make it all a lose/lose game.

milosz wrote:

Turdacious wrote: Just like we only had advisors on the ground prior to 68?

Ike left office in 1968?

So your argument is based solely on semantics?