blackangst1
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- Feb 23, 2005
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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Then you should be just as outraged that Obama is continuing the war madness as though Bush were still office
Trust me, had Bush pledged to end the war in Iraq within a reasonable time frame and shifted those resources to Afghanistan (you know, the place that actually attacked us), I would have been an awfully happy camper. I'd love if anyone could find a single post I've made that was against the war in Afghanistan.
IIRC he had a 3 year pull out timetable. Same as Obamas pretty much.
You mean when he said it was okay to have 'aspirational time horizons' of three years? Sorry, but that's not even close. Obama has floated several plans, from his original 16 month version to a longer one that would be 2 years... and those are for withdrawal, not an 'aspirational time horizon' that means nothing and constrains no one. Even at Obama's worst, Bush's plan was still 50% longer and with no commitment.
Sorry if I wasn't impressed by it.
Well, according to this article, Obama inherited a pullout date of Dec 31 2011, "the date set in a security agreement with Baghdad that says all U.S. troops, not just combat forces, must be gone by then."
shrug. Looks like a pullout date to me.