ThunderclapNewman's Comments (46052)

“Explain.
The facts are there.”

“An overstatement to be sure, but not completely off base. Still in Iraq.....s­till in Afghanista­n.....Gitm­0 still open...sti­ll using secret pris0ns over seas.....P­atriot Act still backed by current admin.....­still not signing onto anti-landmine treaty....­..still same economic gurus running policy....­..”

“Thunderclapnewman my post is not a defense of Bush's surge in Iraq, but rather pointing out the hippocrasy of progressives in now supporting obama's Afghan War. How do you defend obama's choice to escalate the Afghan War??”

“You're awfully generous with our national treasure there, Newman.

By all accounts, there is no "cleaning up" possible. We're throwing good money and lives after bad, staving off the inevitable. Those who pose a threat to US security aren't there.

You make a tired argument, based on what Obama would have done 2 years ago. For Obama to be sending more troops to Afghanistan to fight the Bush-Cheney 'war on terror' would be like FDR sending troops to the battle of Arnheim in 1945 after it was lost (and a dismal failure) in 1944.

(WWII, Operation Market Garden - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_arnhem_01.shtml)

We know a heII of a lot more now about the true state of our national security and where and what the threat really is.

It's interesting that this is the only campaign pledge of Obama's that he's keeping. Every other one has been broken because of lame excuse like, "We're NOT starting from scratch", etc. How long is it going to take Obama's most ardent admirers to realize that he's a 'Company' man now, a continuation of the Bush-Cheney administration's policies. Just about every last one of them. You know you didn't vote for that.

Only the 'now' matters, and this is the wrong decision for now. It goes completely against the Obama doctrine, for what US foreign policy should be around the world. So Obama's even going against his own positions.”

“There was no valid reason to invade Iraq.
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Biden, Clinton and Kerry vehemently disagree with you.”

“yes”

“They have certainly provided no evidence to the contrary.”

“They are sooo insensed for those very reasons ... they STOP thinking .. hallelujah !!!”

“I'm laughing at you out loud.”

“You asked for the link. Now you got it and your best response is "boring". lol......”

“or make you bl0w a gasket completely.”

“yep”

“Well then explain the absolute silence of the MSM on this? I can't wait to read this -:)”

“http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6945445.ece

The Met Office plans to re-examine 160 years of temperature data after admitting that public confidence in the science on man-made global warming has been shattered by leaked e-mails.

The new analysis of the data will take three years, meaning that the Met Office will not be able to state with absolute confidence the extent of the warming trend until the end of 2012.”

“moonbats have no ability to do their own research. TCN you are amazingly simplistic.”

“EU is a m@rx-ists empire.”

“It's an exercise of group marxism!”

“Coal-in-Stocking for you this year - while you're wearing it.”

“How so? In a million words or less.”

“Your typical response signals I am definitely on the right track. Thanks for the validation.”