Last Dance? The Afghanistan Waltz?


	Last Dance? The Afghanistan Waltz?

nedhamson1

9-6-2009 1:14 PM

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nedhamson1 says:

The silly season is over, almost. time to get serious about healthcare, not warfare. Time to get a real reason for wasting Obama's Presidency on Afghanistan, or say Whoa! Let's Get out of Kabul and let the Kabulians run things themselves.

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