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Started by mcgonser, March 31, 2009, 09:56:59 AM

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mcgonser

March 31, 2009, 09:56:59 AM
Can anyone tell me why it is ok to go to war in Afghanistan but not Iraq. I would like to hear your opinions on this.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Exterminator

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March 31, 2009, 10:11:16 AM
An afghan is a blanket.  I don't think it's ever appropriate to go to war in a blanket.  :biggrin:
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Bo D

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March 31, 2009, 10:38:55 AM
Quote from: Exterminator on March 31, 2009, 10:11:16 AM
An afghan is a blanket.  I don't think it's ever appropriate to go to war in a blanket.  :biggrin:

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Ma and Pa

#3
March 31, 2009, 11:13:36 AM
Geronimo never had a problem with it.

Exterminator

#4
March 31, 2009, 11:15:56 AM
Touché!  :biggrin:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Palehorse

#5
March 31, 2009, 11:40:06 AM
Afghanistan is the home base of the rag-headed evil doers that knocked down those two buildings in the big apple, and master minded 9/11. It was the main theater of operations before we got side tracked with that litterbox in Iraq.

Iran is a political hotbed of diplomacy, with it basically being considered the "seat of the middle-east". They hold an important position in international energy security and the world economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. As Iran goes so goes the price of oil and gas.

Iran is bordered by Afghanistan on the east and so their support in this theater of operations, or at least a commitment to remain neutral, is important to the long term success of the operation.
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mcgonser

#6
March 31, 2009, 12:07:11 PM
Quote from: mcgonser on March 31, 2009, 09:56:59 AM
Can anyone tell me why it is ok to go to war in Afghanistan but not Iraq. I would like to hear your opinions on this.

Please excuse me this morning, my brain is not with me today. I am sick and so I shall go off to bed until I get better.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Palehorse

#7
March 31, 2009, 12:22:34 PM
Oh. . . you meant Iraq not Iran. . .

Feel better! :smile:
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me

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March 31, 2009, 12:52:54 PM
Quote from: mcgonser on March 31, 2009, 12:07:11 PM
Please excuse me this morning, my brain is not with me today. I am sick and so I shall go off to bed until I get better.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
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mcgonser

#9
March 31, 2009, 04:45:55 PM
I am back after a long nap. I have been taking sinus medicine and it makes me fuzzy. PH and Me thanks for the concern. I am better for now.
Yep I meant Iraq-talk about being fuzzled headed.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Palehorse

#10
March 31, 2009, 07:08:04 PM
Iraq. I'd sure like to know why we're there . . . What they told us wasn't the case.
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Ma and Pa

#11
March 31, 2009, 10:19:09 PM
Ultimately has to be about maintaining some sort of control over the oil fields, doesn't it? We can't maintain the pretense of "friendship" with Saudi Arabia forever; they aren't friends or allies of the U.S. When the house of cards collapses, we'll need a new oil-rich partner. Plus, we need their clout to play off against Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, all of which could turn against us on a moment's notice. It may be that the State Dep't. thinks the new Iraqi gov't. can be persuaded to maintain some indifference, rather than overt hostility, toward Israel. JMO.

mcgonser

#12
March 31, 2009, 11:26:01 PM
Then Why exactly are we going to afghanistan???????
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Henry Hawk

#13
April 01, 2009, 07:48:00 AM
Quote from: Ma and Pa on March 31, 2009, 10:19:09 PM
Ultimately has to be about maintaining some sort of control over the oil fields, doesn't it? We can't maintain the pretense of "friendship" with Saudi Arabia forever; they aren't friends or allies of the U.S. When the house of cards collapses, we'll need a new oil-rich partner. Plus, we need their clout to play off against Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, all of which could turn against us on a moment's notice. It may be that the State Dep't. thinks the new Iraqi gov't. can be persuaded to maintain some indifference, rather than overt hostility, toward Israel. JMO.

I agree Pa... :yes:
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Ma and Pa

#14
April 01, 2009, 09:20:23 AM
We are tooling around the Afghan sandbox (gravelbox?) ostensibly in search of "Taliban insurgents", those bogeymen of the 21st century who have supplanted Nazis and outlaw bikers in our public consciousness as vicious enemies to be feared and hated. We are hunting them rather tentatively in Afghanistan because we don't want to incur the wrath of that country in general -- remember how they handled the Russians. We do so because our government is either unwilling or unable to go hunt them in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, which is their REAL stomping grounds.
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