Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future


	Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future

jatfla

10-8-2009 11:08 PM

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jatfla says:

I can't decide if I'm surprised or in a coma.

Sending only enough troops to keep al-Qaeda at bay places those already there in increased danger. No wonder the moral has taken a huge dip over the last months. No leadership = demoralization. And this guy is a 'Commander-in-Chief'?

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10-9-2009 11:04 AM

lakotahope

He's a Nobel Peace Prize Winner too!.... I wonder how he is gonna explain sending in 20 to 40 thousand more troops.

10-9-2009 11:20 AM

jatfla

To keep the *peace*.

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Mr Obama appears to have been swayed in recent days by arguments from some 
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direct threat to the US and that there should be greater focus on tackling 
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